GUEST BLOG: Desk-based working environments are leading to ‘tech neck’ – Here’s how you can help
You may be at your desk right now, reading this article. For many of us, spending a majority of our working week based at a desk, on a computer, is totally unavoidable. Combined with incorrect posture, means that many of us our suffering from back and neck issues and the problem is rising. Many people […]
Confirm your free VIP place at the Training & Development Summit
There’s a VIP place just for you at Training & Development Summit – Make sure you claim it! The event, which takes place on 20 & 21 May 2019 at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire, is entirely free for you to attend – simply register your place here. Your VIP ticket includes: A bespoke itinerary of pre-arranged, […]
Do you specialise in Talent Management solutions? We want to hear from you!
Each month on HR Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the human resources sector – and in February we’ll be focussing on Talent Management solutions. It’s all part of our new ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help HR industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Talent […]
GUEST BLOG: Just in time succession planning – Everything you need to know
By Brendan Murphy, Development Manager at Advanced People Strategies The effective management and leadership of an organisation’s talented individuals is one of the key challenges facing all Human Resource and Learning & Development professionals at the moment. Some would argue that it could be defined as one of the main reasons why some organisations thrive and respond […]
Last call for the Manchester HR Summit
Time is running out to secure the remaining complimentary VIP delegate spaces and supplier stands at the Manchester HR Summit, whichtakes place on February 14that the Hilton Deansgate, Manchester. The Summit is a highly-focused event that brings HR professionals together for one-to-one business meetings, interactive seminars and valuable networking opportunities. Over one working day delegates […]
GUEST BLOG: Managing employee relations with data driven insights
Andy Shettle, Chief Product Officer of ER Tracker, Selenity The most important aspect of any business is its people and no organisation can operate effectively without them. Successful businesses understand that a happy workforce is a productive workforce and as the HR function take a more strategic position, increasing emphasis is being placed on effectively […]
GUEST BLOG: How to measure internal communications
Cyrus Gilbert-Rolfe, MD EMEA at SocialChorus The workplace is undergoing a seismic shift. Businesses are now not only judged by their revenues or products, but also on the culture they build. The relationships companies have with their customers, the communities they have built around them and, importantly, their employees matter – a lot. In light […]
Keeping companies healthy – could staff supplements be the answer?
By Pharmanord Nutritional supplement maker Pharma Nord UK has floated the idea that corporate wellbeing could be improved if employers supplied their employees with vitamins. With British workers ‘fearing’ taking time off – according to the Office for National Statistics – people are going into work even though they are ill. In 2017, the average employee […]
Half of British workers stressed before they arrive at work
A new study has revealed more than half of British workers are stressed before they arrive at the office in the morning. 54% of those polled by CIPHR revealed that they were frequently feeling stressed ahead of arriving at work, with 45% revealing that the daily commute was their number one reason for the feeling. […]
Skills ‘biggest workplace issue in 2019’
Half of workers (53%) believe that getting the right people with the right skills will be the biggest issue faced by their workplace in the year ahead. Acas commissioned YouGov to find out what UK employees identified as the most important workplace issues in 2019. The other two top issues identified were technological change (36%) and […]