Some HR professionals are planning to bypass the Agency Workers Directive
And we look at how Tower Hamlets council in London aims to save £1m per year transforming its HR function
Rob Moss is joined by Mike Berry and Louisa Peacock.
Episode 119
21 Aug 2009 @ 10:01 am
HR news and views including:
- How a significant increase in vacancies within the NHS has prompted accusations of poor workforce management
- What employers should be doing during Ramadan, and how the Muslim religious festival serves as a timely reminder of the 2011 Equality Bill
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
Friday podcast - 14 August: TUPE, youth unemployment
14 Aug 2009 @ 10:14 am
HR news and analysis, including:
Latest youth unemployment figures and what employers are doing to remedy the situation
Court of appeal ruling on the status of TUPE in pre-pack administration
Depersonalisation of CVs
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by John Charlton.
Produced by Tara Craig.
Friday podcast - 7 August: swine flu and absenteeism, civil service redundancy payments
7 Aug 2009 @ 09:58 am
HR news and analysis, including
Younger workers more likely to be off sick with swine flu
Union reaction to proposed changes to civil service redundancy payments
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and Rob Moss.
Edited by Tara Craig.
Friday podcast - 31st July: AWD, legal representation at disciplinary meetings
31 Jul 2009 @ 09:43 am
HR news and analysis, including:
Latest developments in the Agency Workers Directive debate
The fight for legal representation at disciplinary meetings
Employees' preference for small businesses
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Louisa Peacock and John Charlton.
Edited by Kellie Cantelo, Tara Craig and Louisa Peacock.
Latest HR news and comment on the Gate Gourmet tribunal and the Agency Workers' Directive.
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Rob Moss and John Charlton.
Edited by Tara Craig.
Friday podcast - 17 Jul 2009: Swine flu and vulnerable workers
17 Jul 2009 @ 11:07 am
Noel O'Reilly and John Charlton join Rob Moss to discuss news that the details of whistleblowing incidents heard in employment tribunals could be forwarded to the relevant regulatory authorities. And is HR doing enough to protect vulnerable workers from swine flu?
Other HR news and analysis includes:
The MacLeod Review of employee engagement
Heyday retirement age case begins at High Court
500,000 new jobs in renewable energy by 2020
Unemployment is now 2.38 million, a record increase of 281,000
And a former prison officer claims she was bullied at work because of her good looks.
Friday Podcast - 10 July: swine flu - workers allowed up to 2 weeks off; blacklisting in the construction industry
10 Jul 2009 @ 12:02 pm
HR news and views, including:
- Swine flu - workers allowed up to 2 weeks off
- Blacklisting in the construction industry
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Louisa Peacock and John Charlton.
Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including:
- the Equality Bill amendment to allow dual discrimination cases;
- how regulating no-win no-fee lawyers would impact on HR; and
- we ask you for your suggestions on how should make it onto the Personnel Today Power Players list.
Presenter Louisa Peacock is joined by Helen Williams and John Charlton.
Edited by Louisa Peacock and Tara Craig.
Friday podcast - 26 June 2009
26 Jun 2009 @ 11:58 am
HR news and views including:
- Lobby groups want the Home Office to crack down on intra-company transfers as they say they are an abuse of immigration legislation
- The Heyday age discrimination day court case date is set and the Personnel Today campaign on scrapping the default retirement age
- Business psychologist Binna Kandola tells Personnel Today all humans are prejudiced and this translates into the workplace.
Presenter Louisa Peacock is joined by John Charlton and Rob Moss.
Co-edited by Louisa Peacock and Rob Moss.