How to prevent stress in the workplace
The prevention of stress at work is a big problem in search of a big solution, yet is astonishingly easy to achieve, says Derek Mowbray. Stress is at the wrong end of the pressure-strain-stress continuum. Those who suffer from it badly may also suffer some of the most serious physical health problems […]
How talent development drives a high-performance culture
A united, high-performance workforce is not just a pipe dream, says Erik Finch, who examines the recommended steps of unified talent development to help achieve this goal. The pinnacle of any talent development initiative is, or at least should be, the creation of a high-performance culture. All businesses should aspire to this ‘utopia’. In […]
HR tip: Limiting recruitment – discrimination?
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Question: Ordinarily we visit four schools each year to give talks about engineering and what we do in the hope that they will produce some good apprentice recruits for us. The school just […]
The business case for diversity
Does greater diversity equal greater profits? Bella Mehta explains how diversity can deliver and make a positive impact on your bottom line. We’ve long thought that diversity was a ‘good thing’, something we should be doing. Now, though, we have concrete evidence that not only does diversity have the feel-good factor, but it […]
Ask the expert: Short-term lay-offs
How much notice does an employer have to give to shift workers, if there is no work available for them to do on a given day? Martin Brewer and Esther Smith advise whether short-term lay-offs would need to be imposed. The question: I have just started work for a small construction/professional cleaning company. We provide construction and […]
Caption competition: And the winner is…
City bonuses have dominated the headlines this year, and a recent inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has pushed the topic into the spotlight once more. It has found that women working in the UK’s financial sector receive around 80% less in performance-related pay than men – a shocking statistic. We have now […]
Achieving value-add performance management
For performance management to add value to an organisation, it must become a part of our day-to-day working lives, says Lisette Howlett, who explains how to inspire high performance in your people. Few organisations these days do not put time, effort and money into performance management in some form or another, and many operate highly […]
Opinion: Working beyond retirement age
As a 74-year-old who is still working, John Pope share his views on the issues around the raising of the state pension age, mandatory retirement rules, and the loss of talent to business. At present, retirement age for men is 65, soon to be raised to 66. That leaves about 45 years to generate the wealth that has […]
Ten top tips: Working from home
The number of remote workers has soared in recent times, which presents challenges for both the employer and employee. Russell Evans has some top tips on how to ensure home working adds value and increases business performance. Increasingly more organisations are offering their employees the opporunity to work from home, as a means of reducing […]
It’s about a sticky floor, not a glass ceiling
Gender discrimination is holding women back from the very start of their careers, long before they reach the supposed ‘glass ceiling’, says Mary-Rose Lines, who explains what HR can do to help women progress. What caused the war for talent? Many things including demographic changes, globalisation, skills shortages and increased competition. Have any of […]
HR tip: Closure of canteen
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Views on HR news: Engagement and productivity
Jon Ingham trawls the net to provide his round-up of the great and the good of HR thought and opinion, so you don’t have to. This month, he reviews posts on employee engagement and workforce productivity. My favourite posts this month have focused on employee engagement and productivity. Engagement Did you […]
Twelve creative routes to talent engagement
Having a low level of employee engagement in your organisation is a crime, says Andrew Leigh, who explains how to uncover high levels of talent engagement in the workplace. Talent engagement goes beyond the basics of talent management. It deals with the two essential questions: What does this person need to make a […]
Making mergers work: People are the strategic imperative
Anton Franckeiss explains how employees can be strategic in a merger and acquisition, how they are impacted by it and the importance of an effective HR policy throughout the period. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are motivated by a myriad of factors, but they are usually intended to provide an increased scale of operations, resources and […]
Jobpartners: ActiveRecruiter v8 “inspired by customers”
User feedback provides the basis for the eighth version of the talent management software. Jon Wilcox speaks with Jobpartners’ Richard Doherty about the update. Talent management software provider Jobpartners has unveiled ActiveRecruiter v8, now available to its existing customer base. The latest revision of the product features a number of improvements such as the […]
Parents to share maternity leave, says Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown has announced that the government will go ahead with plans to allow parents to ‘split’ maternity leave after six months. The prime minister outlined the proposals, which were put on hold by Lord Mandelson earlier this year, at the TUC conference in Liverpool today. Under the new scheme, mothers will be able to […]
Age discrimination in the media: Strictly unlawful?
The BBC has faced considerable criticism recently following allegations of age and sex discrimination, particularly in relation to Radio One and the popular television series, Strictly Come Dancing. Carly Mathers explains. There have been some recent allegations of age and sex discrimination at the BBC, the most prominent of which stem […]
Facebook proves employment goldmine for bank
The use of social networks in business continues to prove popular, after it emerged Japanese bank Nomura utilised Facebook to recruit former graduate trainees of failed investment bank, Lehman Brothers. It’s claimed up to 60% of Lehman’s trainee graduates were hired by Nomura, following the Japanese bank’s use of Facebook to identify potential candidates. Last […]
Legislation update: Continuity of employment with a company in administration
Richard White considers a recent appeal in which an employee challenged the decision not to allow him to claim for unfair dismissal after his employer went into administration. In recent months, there have been many reports of companies going into administration. Employees can suddenly find themselves unemployed with no comeback, as they are deemed not […]
Workplace wellbeing: Alternative rules of engagement
Jeff Archer explains how wellbeing initiatives can be used in a variety of ways across all levels of a business to engage and motivate the whole workforce. When you’ve exhausted traditional methods of engaging staff, and employees have become immune to all the latest exciting initiatives you’ve introduced to help raise performance, how can you inject […]
