Gabriella Jozwiak

Saxo bank announces new head of group HR

Online trading and investment bank Saxo has announced Tony Bainbridge as its head of group HR.

News

Define ‘culture’ to avoid failure, warns M&A expert

Companies entering merger and acquisition (M&A) processes should define their workplace cultures before joining them to avoid failure later in the deal, an M&A expert has suggested.

News

Record-breaking tribunals backlog pushes system to the limit

Efforts to reduce a backlog of employment tribunals are unlikely to have substantial impact as more than 625,000 cases wait to be heard, an employment lawyer has warned.

News

Employers urged to redesign bonus schemes

Employers should consider investing bonus pots in base salaries or initiatives that improve employees’ work enjoyment to drive performance, a management expert has suggested.

News

LGB staff twice as likely to be bullied

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) employees are more than twice as likely to experience bullying in the workplace than their heterosexual colleagues, a study suggests.

News

Revised TUPE legislation comes into force

Amended Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) legislation comes into force today.

News

Dean Royles: Let's challenge workplace alcohol habits

Employers should reconsider rewarding employees with alcohol if they want to see improvements in staff wellbeing and performance, the head of NHS Employers has said.

News

HR recruitment to be challenged by inexperience

Almost two-thirds of employers expect a shortage of experienced candidates in HR recruitment over the next year.

News

'Skills shortage vacancies' rise twice as fast as available jobs

Job vacancies in England have returned to pre-recession levels, but economic recovery will be impeded by a lack of recruits with appropriate skills, Government research suggests.

News

Study reveals chasm between satisfaction and promotion for women

Gender diversity initiatives are being hampered by focusing too much on initiatives that make women feel more satisfied rather than driving actual promotions, research suggests.

News

GDP growth not all good news, warn business leaders

GDP figures showing the UK economy is growing have prompted warnings recovery will be hampered by low productivity and be felt disproportionately across industries.

News

Banks set to improve social mobility

Four of Europe’s biggest banks are to target recruits from low and middle income households, after research revealed the disproportionate number of finance employees from privileged backgrounds.

News