Cuts in public finance necessitate a ‘tailoring’ approach to benefits to enable companies to trim costs and “give themselves an advantage in the war for talent”, says international consultancy...
HR workers need not worry yet about HR as a frontline job cuts target, Anne Gibson, president of the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA), told HR magazine yesterday.
In tough times, employees feel they have to work harder and that to get ahead in their careers they must go the extra mile, says a major survey published today by the Chartered Management Institute...
Prime minister David Cameron has made his clearest comments yet on cutting HR jobs within UK police forces as a way of achieving budgeting cuts and strengthening front-line policing (see previous...
While previously the law did not hold employers liable for third-party harassment, G Norouzi successfully argued that as a public sector employer the council was bound by the EU Race Directive, which...
In parliamentary debate yesterday, at the session called specially to discuss the urban unrest of the past week, prime minister David Cameron was drawn into commenting on the role of HR in the police....
There is a good case to bring in flexible working to help businesses and employees cope with the strains imposed by the unrest in some UK cities, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development...
Policies to limit demand, increase productivity or up the use of private money in healthcare should be seriously considered while there is still time, according to a new report by the Institute of...
Consultation on the independent Löfstedt review into health and safety legislation closed at the end of July. Review chair professor Ragnar Löfstedt (pictured) told HR magazine "we are going through...
The unrest currently affecting the capital and various other UK cities is imposing a strain on employers and their staff who volunteer as special constables.
Last month, following the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World, Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of its publisher News International, resigned. Days later, the Metropolitan Police...
BBC Worldwide has appointed Deborah Rowland (pictured) as people director, with effect from 1 September.
