Katie Jacobs

Legal & General HRD: Wellbeing doesn’t have to be expensive

Implementing wellbeing programmes doesn’t need to be expensive if HR is “smart”, according to Legal & General group HR director Elaine MacLean.

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Regulation and policies not improving ethics in business

Increased regulation and policies around fraud and corruption are not translating into more ethical behaviour, professional services firm EY has found.

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Coaching and feedback still rare in performance management

Coaching and feedback make staff feel more positive about performance management, but HR is missing out on the gains.

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Business secretary confirms tougher strike laws

Recently appointed business secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed the Conservative government will follow through on plans to toughen up strike laws.

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IT skills gap holding back UK businesses

Almost half (45%) of UK businesses are experiencing an “extensive” shortage of IT talent, which is hampering productivity, according to research by IT skills and training body CompTIA.

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CIPD urges government to focus on productivity as pay growth remains low

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The CIPD is urging the newly-elected Conservative government to focus on improving workplace productivity as pay growth remains low.

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Pensions compliance ‘crowding out’ other retirement objectives

Organisations are neglecting more strategic retirement objectives as they struggle to keep pace with changing pensions legislation, according to research by Towers Watson.

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Focus recruitment locally to attract older workers

Employers need to rethink their recruitment and talent management practices to help older people stay in work, says The Co-operative Group HR director, Food, Helen Webb.

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Talent brings people issues into the C-suite, says academic

A focus on talent has helped to bring people issues into the C-suite, but many HR leaders are missing out on the strategic gains of “talent alignment”, according to Dublin City University professor of...

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Key workforce issues in the NHS: An HRD perspective

Stephen Moir, head of profession for HR in the NHS, responds to some of the NHS' key workforce issues.

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Grant Thornton to become a ‘shared enterprise'

The accountancy firm is changing its business model

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Networking should be ‘purposeful’, advises charity sector HRD

Collaborating with competitors to achieve a shared purpose can bring internal and external benefits to HR leaders, according to Angela Beerman, director of HR and OD at international development...

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