“Lazy” doctor must pay £20k to employer, tribunal rules

A "lazy" doctor has been ordered to pay £20,000 to his employer, as an employment tribunal dismissed his claims.

How Tessa Boshoff transformed Wall Street English

Tessa Boshoff, vice-president of HR at education provider Wall Street English, tells Millicent Machell how she helped a ‘sleeping giant’ awaken into an online learning powerhouse.

HR Most Influential supplement 2024

This year's HR Most Influential supplement – an interactive digital supplement focusing on how to boost career-long learning – is now available to download.

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Managers want, but aren’t getting, emotional intelligence training

Nearly three quarters (72%) of UK managers have reported that emotional skills should be one of the top five most important capabilities for managers, research by manager training platform MindTools...

How can HR prepare for green jobs?

The UK’s last coal-fired power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, closed on Monday (30 September), as part of the government’s efforts to reduce the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels.

HR Most Influential listees share career insights

This year's HR Most Influential thinkers and practitioners have shared their insights into how HR professionals can boost their career through learning, in a brand-new interactive supplement for HR...

Unpaid internships should be illegal

It’s not enough to say, 'but we’ve always done it this way', when 'this way' is literally unpaid labour.

Admin roles predicted to decline by 2035

Workers in administrative and construction sectors are at the greatest risk of leaving the labour market, or experiencing downward wage pressures, a report by the National Foundation for Educational...

What can leaders learn from the stage?

Theatre has always held a special place in what I do. It has taught me how to work with confidence, organisation and strength. What can we learn from theatre, to shine in the workplace?

Managers' skills don't meet employee expectations

Two fifths (40%) of UK employees do not believe their manager has had sufficient training, or the right skills, to perform their role, research published on 5 September by wellbeing platform Unmind...

Best of HR books: August 2024

We delve into the latest book releases for HR professionals.