Employers and the New Anti-Slavery Legislation
Changes in employment law have now made it a criminal offence to hold a person in servitude or slavery, or…
Are We Missing Out on HR Outsourcing Potential?
The recession’s tag-line of improved performance and reduced costs should have made it the ideal time for Human Resource Outsourcing…
Stress in the Workplace
The UK appears to have entered an age of stress verging on a pandemic, and the workplace is one of…
Let’s Take a Look at Absence Costs
As the new coalition government addresses the deficit, the impact of public sector sickness absence is likely to be raised,…
Letting Go of Staff
The credit crunch has seen queries about redundancy reach the top of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s…
Senior Judge Warns of the Importance of Deadlines
Lord Justice Mummery, a senior judge, has announced that people should avoid the law as far as possible.
The Guidelines for Protected Beliefs under the Equality Bill
It has been quite confusing for HR management to understand the Equality Bill guidance that was recently released.
Equality Act Won’t Boost Recruitment
The government’s hopes of urging employers into positive action in recruitment with the Equality Act are being dampened by industry…
Will the Agency Workers Regulations be Overturned?
The 2010 Agency Workers Regulations are due to be enforced in October 2011, in keeping with the EU’s deadline of…
Meeting the Apprenticeship Goals
The Conservatives aim to create an extra 100,000 apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships each year. The fact that less than 10% of…
Blacklisting Employees
‘Blacklisted employees’ refers to individuals who are not recognized by the organisations or trade unions within a large organisation.
Employee Reputation
Employees most definitely want to have a good reputation in their working environment. An employer’s duty is to make sure…