Edmund Tirbutt

HR reward special 6/7: the impact of pensions auto-enrolment on other employee benefits

Pensions auto-enrolment will inevitably have implications for employee benefits and reward systems, and there has already been considerable activity in this respect from employers facing the more...

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HR technology special 5/7: Do employers need a social media policy at work, or just common sense?

HR departments are finding themselves responsible for holding a mountain of personal data online, where it is less secure than under lock and key in a filing cabinet.

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HR health and wellbeing special 4/6: No employer can afford to ignore musculo-skeletal cases

Musculo-skeletal injuries have, according to official statistics, been decreasing slightly since 2009, but no employer can afford to ignore a problem that is resulting in over 150,000 new cases a...

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HR health and wellbeing special 3/6: Can workforce resilience be nurtured to cope with economic downturn, bereavement, conflict and mental health concerns?

Although some commentators see ‘resilience’ simply as the latest buzzword for managing stress, in its purest sense it refers to the ability to bounce back from adversity.

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