Operational Efficiency

One in five wouldn't hire the wrong cultural fit

Employers see a candidate’s cultural fit as very important, but experts warn this mustn't turn into bias

Legal lowdown: Employees' right to privacy

The case Barbulescu v Romania shows the need to strike a fair balance between employees' privacy and a company’s access to information

ONS stats "bittersweet" for women

High levels of employment are being driven by women, but this may be because they're having to work longer

Gender pay gap lawsuit puts Google in the spotlight again

Aside from being the US equivalent of a pay inequality claim, this case is also significant as an example of sex discrimination

How long before real estate and HR merge?

The HR-CRE nexus will find ways to use workplace design as a stimulus for the kind of people their organisation seeks to recruit

Unions call for NHS pay rise

Since 2010 pay has been frozen and then capped at rises of 1% for public sector workers

20-year-olds most demotivated workers

For all age groups the biggest motivator at work is flexible working

The significance of relationships and rituals at work

The meaning employees attach to established routines and rituals can be sorely underappreciated

Graduates willing to back out of job offers

Almost a third of those seeking placements have already withdrawn from an offer

Employers' confidence in hiring rises

Public sector hiring plans are positive for the first time in more than a year

TEF and the implications for employers

TEF (the Teaching Excellence Framework) should help universities create more work-ready graduates

Supporting an employee with a premature or unwell baby

Acas has released new guidance for employers on supporting employees who have ill or premature babies