Leonard Cheshire brings HR back in-house to give it flexibility

Leonard Cheshire Disability is bringing payroll and HR back in-house to help it manage its complex payroll needs.

When the boss becomes the office bully

As an HR manager, how would you tackle the situation if the individual causing havoc among the team was a stressed out senior colleague of yours, perhaps a board director? Would you turn to your...

Snow creates chaos for health services as NHS staff members stay in hospitals overnight

Bad weather conditions have caused disruption to services in hospitals and care centres across the UK, with some NHS staff being forced to stay overnight in hospitals.

One in four UK workers would not claim for serious work injury

A quarter of UK workers would not make a negligence claim if they experienced a serious injury at work as the result of faulty or unsuitable equipment, a survey has suggested.

It's snow problem: using technology to overcome the weather

With severe snowfall hitting parts of the UK, organisations are being encouraged to use technology to minimalise disruption.

Using rehabilitation services to manage long-term absence

Absence from work cost Britain's employers 17bn in 2009, as the average employee took six days off sick, according to a recent survey of absence and workplace health by the CBI and Pfizer.

CIPD findings on stress levels in UK workplaces fail to provide real quantitative data, say absence management experts

Absence management consultants have challenged the CIPD's findings that stress levels among UK employees have soared over the past year, giving rise to long-term absence across all sectors.

Stress-related absence has increased over past year, according to CIPD/Simplyhealth statistics

Stress levels among UK employees have soared over the past year, giving rise to long- term absence across all sectors.

How to ensure remote workers do not get disconnected

Working from home has become massively popular over the last few years. Freak weather patterns, tube strikes and volcanic ash clouds have driven home the need for a mobile workforce. The desire to...

Many employees want to work from home but their employers won't let them

Nearly one in five workers want to work from home but are being prevented from doing so by their employer, the TUC claims.

New payroll service in operation at the Met Office

The Met Office has introduced a new payroll service for its 1,900 employees

Baker Tilly's new online HR system has improved absence monitoring and cut costs by 75%

Baker Tilly has reduced HR spend by 75% as a result of moving to an online HR system.