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Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, has agreed to a controversial European directive to give agency workers the same rights as full-time employees of British companies. An analysis of the new laws by the Department for Business discloses that … Continue reading
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need. Voltaire
I love challenging conventional wisdom. So while this may sound paradoxical for a recruiter, I want to question the value of employing staff. Is there a perhaps a natural bias or knee-jerk tendency to think that employing someone to do … Continue reading
The thing about clichés like ‘our people are our greatest asset’ and ‘people management is a critical part of the line manager’s role’ is that there is an underlying truth to them. When CIPD commissioned research from Bath University in … Continue reading
There were some interesting nuggets in among the expected in the latest CIPD survey on pay. A desire to increase pay and benefits has become the main reason that employees want to change jobs, the CIPD revealed. Pay overtook ‘improving … Continue reading
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 conferred liability on employers that know of a … Continue reading
Almost half (45%) of HR practitioners entered the profession “by chance”, according to early findings from XpertHR’s 2011 research into HR careers. The interim findings from the research, which is still underway, also highlight the fact that more than four … Continue reading
Employers are focusing on the effects of next year’s pension reforms, including how to mitigate any increased costs from compliance. With the Pensions Act 2008 due to begin taking effect next year, employers must increasingly consider the impact it will … Continue reading
Employee Benefit’s survey, which was carried out in June 2011 among readers of Employee Benefits magazine and users ofhttp://www.employeebenefits.co.uk, received 261 responses KEY FINDINGS • 74% say complying with the 2012 pension reforms will increase costs. • 38% intend to review future … Continue reading
