Strategic HR

'Enlightened' performance-related pay needed to increase productivity

More 'enlightened' performance-related pay is one way to increase workplace productivity

Swinson: More role models needed to end ‘stigma’ around part-time work

Business and government must showcase senior part-time workers to end the ‘stigma’ surrounding part-time work, minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs & Women and Equalities Jo Swinson...

The Executive's Trinity

Stephen Bungay on the difference between managing, leading and directing

Poor quality work more damaging to mental health than unemployment, says Bevan

Poor quality work has a more detrimental impact on psychosocial health than being unemployed, according to Work Foundation director of the Centre for Workforce Effectiveness Stephen Bevan.

Employers need to accept parents' family focus, says Mumsnet CEO

Employers must accept that working parents will always put family considerations ahead of work, according to Mumsnet CEO and founder Justine Roberts.

Poor employability skills holding back entry-level jobseekers

Employers are failing to fill entry-level positions despite a surplus of talent, according to research by totaljobs.com and IPPR.

Managing multi-cultural teams

Comparing different cultures on scales of management behaviour can highlight potential culture clashes when working together.

Apprenticeships contribute £34 billion to UK economy in 2014

Higher wages, increased tax receipts and lower benefits costs are all factors in apprenticeships contributing £34 billion to the British economy in 2014, according to research by the Centre for...

Are annual appraisals losing impact?

The view that performance management is broken is gathering pace, but forward-thinking companies are shaking things up.

Progression paths key to solving skills crisis, says UKCES CEO

Ensuring there are clear routes “from the shop floor to senior leadership” is an important way for employers to retain skills, according to UK Commission for Employment and Skills chief executive...

Beyond gender diversity: Don’t forget the ‘tinted ceiling’

Focusing on gender diversity is important, however the processes, mindsets, historical context and resulting barriers that hold back women are the same as those that hold back ethnic minorities and...

EE: Building a new type of apprenticeship

A few years ago, mobile operator EE needed to rethink its contact centre strategy. Director of frontline talent and resourcing Stephen Barratt shares how it did so, and helped bring down youth...