Guest Blog, Pam Rogerson: Disciplinary procedure is not as simple as right or wrong…
Within a typical HR department, you’d think the issues that arise would be fairly straightforward – but you would be wrong. Most HR professionals are passionate about finding the right people to fit into suitable positions, and allowing them to develop and grow within their organisation to benefit all parties involved. After all, employees are […]
Industry Spotlight: Cash is dead, incentives are alive…
Incentives come in many forms. A lot of companies take the easy option of giving cash incentives as it’s quick, easy and doesn’t take much thought, but is this enough to motivate and retain staff? Numerous studies have concluded that non-financial motivators are much more effective, and work better in the long term. Financial rewards plug […]
Forum Insight: 5 top tips to successfully closing big money deals…
There are a number of viable reasons as to why decision-makers across a broad range of sectors ultimately lose out on big money deals; many overlooking the simplest of techniques that can either make or break a business relationship. Here, we break down the fundamental tips to help you sell your services… Let the client […]
Unum: Cancer equates to one third of long-term sickness claims…
One of the UK’s leading employee benefits providers, Unum, has found as a result of its recently published second annual statement that 31 per cent of paid long-term sickness claims were related to cancer. The statement, which details crucial information on all Unum paid-for income protection claims to individuals who fell seriously ill during the […]
Are apprenticeships delivering enough value and productivity?
A new report developed by the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the Department for Education (DfE) has failed to create any concrete plans on how it will use the increase in apprenticeship numbers to deliver improvement in productivity, as well as its strategy on ‘influencing the mix’ of apprenticeships in a bid to […]
MPs reveal ‘shocking’ increase in workplace pregnancy discrimination…
In conclusion of its recent report into the rising discrimination of pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace, the Women and Equalities Committee is urging the government to take radical action and publish an ‘ambitious, detailed plan’ within the next two years, or face the prospect of more pregnant women and mothers being forced […]
One in eight too ill or disabled to work at state pension age, TUC claims…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has revealed as a result of its recent report that approximately one in eight male and female workers are forced to put an end to employment before state pension age due to disability or ill-health concerns. The ‘Postponing the pension: are we all working longer?’ research found 436,000 workers who […]
