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- 20-05-2012
Last minute check: Four things you need to know about the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday On Tuesday 5 June there is an extra bank holiday to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the spring bank holiday has been moved to Monday 4 June to accompany it. This may raise a number of issues for employers, from w... read more - 20-05-2012
Government ends A4e welfare-to-work contract The Government has ended a contract with welfare-to-work provider A4e following allegations of fraud at the company. A statement released this afternoon by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) explained that, althoug... read more - 20-05-2012
Government moves to abolish law on harassment of staff by third parties The Government has today launched a consultation on plans to repeal provisions in the Equality Act 2010 that make employers liable for the harassment of their staff by a third party. Under the Act, employers can be held li... read more - 20-05-2012
Olympics checklist: Attendance and disciplinary issues Employers need to act now to avoid disruption caused by absence and misconduct during the 2012 Olympics. Kate Bland, associate solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, provides a checklist for employers. Refres... read more - 20-05-2012
Government job scheme not 'value for money', says National Audit Office The National Audit Office (NAO) has said that the Government's Regional Growth Fund, which was set up to support growth and boost private-sector employment, has not delivered "value for money", with some of the jobs generated expected to c... read more - 20-05-2012
Employers turn to informal training to cut costs Employers have turned to informal training methods, such as work-shadowing, social networking and mentoring, in a bid to cut learning and development (LD) costs, research has found. According to the ... read more - 20-05-2012
Employment law reforms confirmed in Queen’s Speech Proposed changes to employment regulations have been announced in the Queen's Speech, confirming widespread speculation that such measures would be included. Outlining the Government's plans for the year ahead, the Queen s... read more - 20-05-2012
Three in four workers report managers’ lack of leadership and skills Three-quarters of employees report a lack of leadership and management skills, and believe that too many managers have an inflated opinion of their management abilities, according to research released today. The Chartered ... read more - 20-05-2012
Government confirms suspension of Sunday trading restrictions for Olympics is temporary Plans to lift restrictions on Sunday opening hours for large shops during the Olympics and Paralympics are a temporary measure and will not be implemented permanently after the Games, the Government has confirmed. Trade un... read more - 20-05-2012
Teaching union condemns performance-related pay proposals The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has described plans to pay teachers on results as "total nonsense", following the release of a report by the House of Commons Education Committee that looked at methods of recruiting and retaining ... read more - 19-05-2012
How do your staff turnover and absence rates stack up? Labour turnover and absence are the two most fundamental metrics that an organisation can track in order to assess its health - and no organisation can control what it is not measuring. Research on absence shows that orga... read more - 19-05-2012
CIPD appoints Peter Cheese as new chief executive The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has announced that Peter Cheese will take over as chief executive. Cheese is currently chairman of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) but will be lea... read more - 19-05-2012
Employers believe apprentice minimum wage should be doubled The national minimum wage for apprentices should be increased to £5.00 an hour, say employers. This is according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) latest Labour Market Outlook survey, wh... read more - 19-05-2012
What does the Queen's Speech mean for HR? The Queen's Speech unveiled a number of proposed changes to employment regulation that could have a significant impact on employers of all shapes and sizes. The speech, which sets out government plans for the year ahead, i... read more - 19-05-2012
Fit note has made no difference to sickness absence, say employers Nearly two-thirds (60%) of employers believe that the fit note has made no difference to sickness absence levels since its introduction in 2010, a report has found. The research, from manufacturers' organisation EEF and he... read more - 19-05-2012
HR professionals 'almost completely absent' from FTSE 50 boardrooms Directors with HR backgrounds are "seriously under-represented" in the boardrooms of the UK's largest companies, making up less than 1% of their board members. This is according to research from HR recruiter Ortus, which fo... read more - 19-05-2012
Government should 'hold its nerve' on flexible working extension, says CIPD The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has called on the Government to "hold its nerve" on the planned extension of the right to request flexible working to all employees, which is expected to be announced in the ... read more - 19-05-2012
Legal Opinion: Disclosure of information to unsuccessful job applicants Can an unsuccessful job applicant demand that the prospective employer provide him or her with documents about the successful applicant? The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held, in Meister v Speech Design Carrier... read more - 19-05-2012
Staffing plans to tackle border-control queues at Heathrow 'doomed', says expert Government plans to reduce delays at Heathrow airport's border control by overhauling the shift system and providing reinforcements are "doomed" because they ignore the performance and engagement of individual staff, a resourcing expert ha... read more - 19-05-2012
Young people want access to employers to improve career prospects Young people want to bridge the gap between education and work, and improve their chances of finding employment by obtaining greater access to employers, according to research published today by City Guilds. City &am... read more
