Solving the employee equation
Barnett Waddingham recently revealed new research into ‘The Employee Equation’ – the balance all business leaders must strike between meeting the needs of their employees and achieving their business goals. In the below extract, Partner and Head of Platform and Benefits Julia Turney outlines ‘the new normal’ that is making this balancing act difficult… The […]
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Employee Benefits: Measure, learn and adapt
By Alan Fergusson, Managing Director, Beneficia Going back to the CIPD Reward Management- Focus on Employee Benefits Survey (in conjunction with LCP- https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/reward-management-infographic2018_tcm18-51566.pdf) at the end of 2018 , I was reminded of a statistic within there the other day when reading another article. The subsequent article which I shared on Linkedin was about The Gym […]
63% of managers still haven’t heard of the apprenticeship levy
93% of UK business owners and managers still say they won’t or don’t know if they’ll be making use of the levy, despite only having until May to spend their initial funds. Findings from CIPD course providers, DPG, also found that well over half of their respondents hadn’t even heard of the levy. DPG says the data highlights the need […]
Private sector salary expectations hit new high
Almost half (49%) of employers considering a pay review over the course of the year are anticipating an increase to basic pay, according to new data from CIPD and Adecco’s Labour Market Outlook. However, 43% say it is unknown at this stage which way it will go. The findings of the Winter 2018-19 report [PDF] also […]
‘Confusion, scepticism and unawareness’ surrounding UK apprenticeship levy
63% of managers still haven’t heard of the apprenticeship levy and 93% aren’t making full use of it, according to new research. A large majority of key business figures in the UK are either confused by or sceptical of the levy and its benefits, a study by CIPD course providers DPG has found. DPG says […]
New book addresses conflict in the workplace
A new book has been published that explains how casting aside conventional grievance and dispute policies and making a move towards more constructive, collaborative and compassionate approaches to managing conflict can yield better results. Managing Conflict: A Practical Guide to Resolution in the Workplace (Kogan Page), suggests we need nothing short of a ‘resolution revolution’. […]
Brexit putting pressure on talent recruitment
Brexit will increase competition for well-qualified staff and make it more difficult to recruit senior staff. Those are the topline findings of the latest CIPD/Hays Resourcing and Talent Planning survey of over 1,000 HR professionals. The report reveals that some 72 per cent of HR professionals believe that competition for talent will increase over the […]
Guest Blog, Janice Haddon: Five office essentials to round off the Christmas period…
Christmas is nearly upon us. The John Lewis advert is running, city centres are trimmed up and people are starting to decorate their homes and pull on their favourite Christmas jumpers. But what about the office? Well, if you’re working in HR, it’s a busy time of year. There will be schedules to sort, end […]
CIPD enters partnership with Civil Service to ‘professionalise’ government HR practitioners…
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has announced its new partnership with Civil Service HR (CSHR) in a bid to upskill, support and professionalise government-based HR practitioners. With the two parties signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), it is thought an estimated 4,000 CSHR represented HR professionals will benefit from the collaboration, enabling […]
