Online outplacement programmes are popular with employers seeking cost-effective ways of supporting redundant staff. Does it spell the end of the human touch? Robert Gray reports.
Traditional suppliers of e-learning modules are being challenged by new products entering the market that make it easy for HR professionals to build their own. Peter Crush investigates.
More than 100 cleaners at St Pancras Station in London are considering strike action over plans to introduce machines for them to clock in and clock out using their fingerprints.
Due to increasing numbers of employers publishing job vacancies on TwitterJobSearch, the social networking site has launched a new tool to help applicants search for jobs near them.
The Health Store has reduced its absence levels from 7% to 2% by requiring staff to 'clock in' using a finger scanner.
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When I started my career in the early 1990s, a job search meant scanning the classified section of the local newspaper, followed by snail-mail applications to employers. This dates me to the dinosaur...
Thousands of Ministry of Defence (MoD) personnel received the wrong salaries because of a fault with the organisation's Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) programme.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will allow 10,000 military and civilian staff around the world to access its self-service HR system to update personal details and book onto training courses.
Brewer, retailer and hotel chain Adnams has implemented a managed payroll service and an online time and attendance system.
One in 10 employees are now using Facebook and Twitter to manage professional relationships but 30% of employees feel harassed by the sheer number of messages they receive and are unsure of the best...
Masterlease UK, the fleet management company, is using self-service software from Sage HR & Payroll to reduce HR admin and increase employee engagement.
