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One-third of people would accept a pay cut if it meant that they could work from home, according to the results of Cezanne HR’s recent survey questioning attitudes to working from home. The survey asked respondents whether they would move to another […]
What will life be like for HR in 2015? There’s no doubt that the pressure the profession has increasingly found itself under in recent years is unlikely to lift. HR people will still be juggling a myriad of demands from […]
Get a group of HR people together in a room and it won’t be too long before the subject of skills shortages comes up. The economy has picked up – and the war for talent is back with a vengeance. […]
Are your people processes enabling employees to work to their potential? Are HR initiatives making a measurable difference to the bottom line? These are some of the questions that will be tackled by speakers at next week’s CIPD conference, where […]
HR is constantly changing – there’s always new practices to keep on top of, and new policies to get up to speed with. But with so much of your time devoted to supporting and developing other people, do you get […]
According to the latest Glassdoor UK Employment Confidence survey, the improving economy and falling unemployment rates has inspired increased feelings of job security and optimism for the future amongst UK workers. In a recent blog post, HR commentator Jon Ingham […]
Conference season is upon us and HR folk are getting ready for the main event of the year – the CIPD’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in Manchester, 5th-6th November. It’s a great opportunity to catch up on leading-edge thinking, and […]
The results of the annual CIPD/Simply Health Absence Management survey were published earlier this week, revealing mixed news, and plenty to think about for HR professionals and business managers. Beginning with the plus side, the findings show that absence levels […]
There’s a TED Talk on almost every topic imaginable – from how to tie your shoelaces, to the secrets of success. And with over 1,800 available to watch online for free, delivered by speakers as diverse as Stephen Hawking, Chimamanda […]
A riddle to start this week’s blog: A father is driving his only son to school one morning. On the way, their car is involved in an accident and the father died on the way to the hospital. The boy […]
There’s been a lot of talk recently about how HR people need to become more business savvy and financially aware if they are to win the respect of their management colleagues. That may well be true, but a debate is […]
Many HR people rely heavily on spreadsheets to help them record key people-related information. It’s an approach that works well when you are managing just a handful of employees or want to work with a very specific set of data. […]
