Critics of Ulrich Model ignore new progress, says Dave Ulrich

Dave Ulrich has responded to a paper on 18 years of the Ulrich Model by saying the report ignores the many updates and adaptations that have been published since it was originally conceived.

Work-life balance: HR concept or way of life?

I’ve grown up with an important appreciation of work-life balance and flexible working.

Flexible working: dads want choice, too

Flexible working, particularly in relation to child care, is heavily skewed towards mums. HR magazine editor Arvind Hickman argues a shift in employer attitudes is needed ahead of next year's shared...

Flexible working: dads want choice

Archaic it may be, but when most people think of flexible working arrangements, it’s highly likely that mothers spring to mind. But the tide is turning. For a start, employers are being urged to...

HR and the SME growth cycle

HR magazine looks at how important HR is to the burgeoning small and medium-sized enterprise sector and finds that, once the initial cynicism about bureaucracy is overcome, the function can evolve...

Top Employers for Working Families awards and benchmark open

Registrations for the 6th annual Working Families awards, in partnership with HR Magazine, are now open.

Cary Cooper: Flexible working should be open to everyone

Thanks to the fact nearly two out of three families are now ‘two-earners’ and the UK has a ‘long working-hours culture’, the issue of flexible working has gained HR and political traction of late.

Farage should leave things to the HR experts

If Nigel Farage had his way, China’s one-child policy would look positively benign. In a speech he gave in London earlier this week, he said that only women who reject motherhood completely have any...

Employees value flexible working conditions above pay

Almost three quarters of UK employees say they work more productively at home than in an office, research suggests.

Working Families: Trends in supporting work-life balance

The perfect storm of a baby boom and an ageing population is a potential HR headache, but you can learn a lot from this year’s Top Employers for Working Families Awards.

Jeremy Hunt: Employers should offer carers flexible working

Employers should let workers who care for elderly relatives choose what hours they work, health secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured) has said.

Is there a business case for flexible working?

For employees the potential benefit of flexible working is obvious: a better work-life balance. But what’s in it for businesses?