At the recent CIPD conference, Chief Executive Peter Cheese issued a rallying call to the profession. In a complex and changing world of work, HR practitioners, he said, needed to focus their efforts on “creating a future that’s good for […]
Teresa May has said that in her view “Brexit is Brexit,” but what that will look like, and when it will happen, is far from clear! This presents HR with unique challenges: helping employees deal with uncertainty today, and equipping […]
Employers are increasingly looking to their line managers to manage absences – but are not giving them the tools and support to do it well. This is the key message to emerge from the 2016 CIPD/Simplyhealth Absence Management Survey, which […]
As one of the finalists at the upcoming HRO EMEA iTalent completion, our R&D Director, John Hixon has just 7 minutes to pitch our solution to an expert panel. It’s given us the ideal opportunity to look back at our […]
Flexible working is not as widespread as you might believe, according to recent research from My Family Care and Hydrogen. Their recent survey has revealed a significant disconnect between the number of people who would like to work ‘flexibly’ (more […]
Ask an HR person the size of their organisation’s salary bill and they will have no trouble coming up with a figure. But what about the link between pay and performance, the impact that pay has on employee retention or […]
Is it time to take your HR processes online? In a recent survey of adults in full-time employment, we found that amazingly 70% of employees are still either asking for their holiday verbally, or through email requests and paper-forms. That’s […]
The performance review’s demise has been the topic of much debate over recent months. An increasing number of organisations are shifting away from annual appraisals in favour of on-going, just-in-time feedback. Recent PwC research shows one in 20 organisations are […]
The topics of anxiety and depression are often taboo in the workplace, but thanks to the well publicized ‘Mental Health Day’ on October 10th, we’ve decided to take action. A Business in the Community (BITC) report, released to coincide with the […]
The HR Most Influential 2016 rankings have been unveiled, recognising the practitioners and thinkers who are leading the people management agenda forward. Top of the pile this year is Sandy Begbie, Standard Life Chief People Officer, Valerie Hughes D’Aeth, HR […]
