David Woods, 25 May 2012

Ministers could be given powers to raise cap on compensatory awards paid by employers following unfair dismissal

The UK Government this week published the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which will, if passed,...

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David Woods, 25 May 2012

Equality Act 2010: Government consults on repeal of provisions as part of red tape challenge

Following a review of equalities legislation under the red tape challenge, the Government has launched...

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HR Editorial, 25 May 2012

Equality and diversity policies 'already paying dividends', reports Home Office

The Government's approach to spreading opportunity and tackling discrimination is "already paying dividends",...

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David Woods, 24 May 2012

Government provides funds to employers who recruit young people with disabilities

The Government has launched a wage incentive scheme to encourage employers to give young disabled people...

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David Woods, 10 May 2012

FTSE 50 has only 1% HR representation at board level

Research by HR recruiter Ortus, published this morning, shows HR professionals are "seriously underrepresented"...

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David Woods, 09 May 2012

Managers confident about their ability to drive business growth in 2012, reveals ILM

Despite the gloomy economic outlook caused by the UK’s slip into a double dip recession, 60% of bosses...

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David Woods, 04 May 2012

Managers have ‘inflated opinion’ of their leadership skills and have ‘no idea’ how staff perceive their style, reveals CIPD study

A study into management by the CIPD has found that three quarters of employers report a lack of leadership...

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David Woods, 02 May 2012

David Conway takes over HR responsibilities for BBC Studios and Post Production

David Conway (pictured) has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) for BBC Studios and Post Production,...

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Theory into Practice

Theory into practice or hand in hand with practice?

All of the formal written work and study of the MSc is now completed, and the external exam board results have come in to confirm that everyone in the cohort has passed.

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Boris’s apprenticeships

Boris Johnson has pledged to get young London working by creating 250,000 new apprenticeships. In a recent article he puzzled aloud, not for the first time, why it seems to be all immigrants rather than British-born young people working in places like Pret.

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Giving feedback internationally

In our experience, the Performance Appraisal System that so many organisations employ these days is outdated and rarely works.

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