They may not want to admit it, but the recession gave bosses an excellent opportunity to dispense with a long list of incentives (fruit in the office, away days, gifts, Christmas parties, vouchers...
There is no shortage of statistics on rates of staff absence. And systems are now being developed that not only record absence data but actually predict when an employee will next be off. The danger...
CSR budgets are returning despite the recession as firms recognise the link between staff volunteering, employee engagement and healthy business results.
The high-profile cases of huge bonus payments to executives of failing companies highlight the mismatch between personal performance and that of the organisation.
Online outplacement programmes are popular with employers seeking cost-effective ways of supporting redundant staff. Does it spell the end of the human touch? Robert Gray reports.
A e-HR system that allows employees to log on to update their personal details and access training information should be a winner. So why has take-up been so low?
Web 3.0 and cloud computing are interchangeable terms to describe the trend for dispensing with installing and running certain software programmes and using the internet instead. But how will this...
The generation born between 1979 and 1999 entered the workplace expecting to call the shots. Will employers continue to meet their demands when times get tough?
There is doubt about the effect on morale and loyalty of rewarding employees with gifts at the festive season. Robert Gray looks at which ones work and suggests 10 of the best.
When cost savings are the main driver for outsourcing public-sector HR functions, service quality can suffer. Ensuring best practice must be the main focus.
