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Every week, the Personnel Today team discuss the latest news in human resources. Members of the editorial team describe the stories they've been working on and the implications for human resources professionals. Let us know what you think of Personnel Today's Friday Podcasts by taking part in our listener survey
HR news and analysis, including:
- The HR implications of the emergency budget
- Personnel Today’s migration to an online platform
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Dan Thomas and Rob Moss.
Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including • The potential for an increase in sickness absence, post-recession • The HR response to the proposed public sector pay cuts
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Noel O’Reilly and Dan Thomas.
Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including:
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Positive action in the light of the coalition government and the Equality Act
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Reactions to the government’s drive for greater transparency around public sector pay
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Dan Thomas.
Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including: • The government’s welfare policy overhaul • BA strike update • HR’s failure to capitalise on social media Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and Dan Thomas. Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including:
• Staff turnover – the latest trends, and what employers are doing to tackle it • The potential impact of court injunctions on the public sector
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Dan Thomas.
Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including: • The general election result and the potential impact on employers and the workforce • British Airways cabin crew and new strike plans • Tesco’s plans for helping staff enjoy the World Cup
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Louisa Peacock.
Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including: • The main political parties’ immigration policies, and the potential implications for employers • The growing problem of workplace stress and what employers need to do to tackle it. Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and Noel O’Reilly. Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including:
- How HR coped with staff absence as thousands of employees were trapped abroad due to the volcanic ash fallout
- Workforce planning trends: How firms are planning to downsize their permanent workforce and re-hire people as hire sub-contractors to do the same work - saving on building and pension costs. IT giant IBM told Personnel Today it was considering doing this on a huge scale, which could be the start of a trend, according to outsourcing experts.
Presenter Rob Moss is joined by Louisa Peacock. Edited and produced by Louisa Peacock.
HR news and analysis, including:
- A new Work Foundation investigation into the problem of sickness absence
- News of Personnel Today's first social media week
- Strike threats at BT
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Noel O'Reilly and Rob Moss.
Produced and edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including: - The Equality Bill, its implications for employers and what HR should be doing to meet its terms - How employers are using social media and online technologies to help improve their employees’ health
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Dan Thomas.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including: - 2010 budget breakdown: implications for employers and HR - public sector cuts - strikes: potential impact on the economy and the workforce
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Louisa Peacock and Richard Staines.
Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including: - Clare Chapman on the NHS response to its latest staff survey - Xpert HR on HR salaries, budgets and priorities - The Jedi faith and the rise of discrimination claims
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Louisa Peacock.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including: - Graduate recruitment: are recruiters beginning to see beyond the 2i degree? - The HR response to the government’s new ’10 point plan’ for helping councils create efficiencies
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and Dan Thomas.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including: - Bullygate: what started as news of bullying at Number 10 has developed into a scandal around the National Bullying Helpline. Chief executive Christine Pratt speaks to Louisa Peacock. - Procter and Gamble’s associate medical director Paul Nicholson describes his misgivings over the new fit note and GPs’ involvement.
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Louisa Peacock.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis including:
- the latest advice on whether holiday leave can be carried over to following year when the employee falls sick
- we analyse the latest UK unemployment figure and in particular the rise in part-time work
- and, Laurie Ruettimann of PunkRockHR.com talks about the benefits of HR blogging.
Presented by Rob Moss, with Kat Baker and Louisa Peacock. Additional recording by Martin Couzins.
HR news and views including: - Comment on the new fit note from Dame Carol Black and shadow welfare reform minister David Freud - The latest developments in the Default Retirement Age saga
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Mike Berry.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including:
- The latest developments in the case of Network Rail HR director Peter Bennett, who is facing accusations of discrimination
- The new fit note strategy and whether the HR community expects it to work
- The threat to police recruitment branding posed by delays in the placing of new recruits
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and Noel O’Reilly.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including: - The best ways to manage sickness absence, as the UK marks ‘National Sickie Day’ on 1 February - The collapse of the latest bid to scrap enforced retirement at 65.
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and Noel O’Reilly.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including:
- The banning of pre-employment health questionnaires under a new clause in the Equality Bill
- Tim Miller, Standard Chartered Bank’s HR chief and Personnel Today’s 2009 top HR power player, discusses the impact of the recession on the banking sector
- The Met Police’s plans for the London Olympics in 2012
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and Louisa Peacock.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including: - What happens next regarding the Working Time Directive? If the opt-out is scrapped for good, as is looking likely after the European Parliament vote to do so, what will that mean for employers? How long can employees work for on average under the new rules? - A new tribunal ruling on TUPE means companies going into administration using a 'pre-pack agreement' will not need to follow TUPE rules and can change staff's terms and conditions.
Presenter Louisa Peacock is joined by Helen Williams and John Charlton.
Edited and produced by Louisa Peacock.
The HR and employment law implications of extreme weather: - Health and safety implications - Absent employees’ rights to pay - Working conditions - Dealing with staff with emergency childcare issues.
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and Susie Munro.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including a look back at the big stories of 2009 – swine flu and bonuses – and predictions of what 2010 will mean for the HR community.
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Louisa Peacock and Rob Moss.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including:
- We talk to Lord McKenzie about the government’s mental health employment strategy
- And we discuss union reaction to proposed cutbacks in the civil service compensation scheme.
Our news digest includes:
- A black factory worker at a playing card manufacturer wins her racial discrimination case
- City HR departments can expect to be inundated with enquiries from bankers who want to avoid bonus taxes
- And the work experience student who made thousands from insider trading.
Presented by Rob Moss, with Noel O'Reilly and Kat Baker.
HR news and analysis, including: - The HR implications of the Walker Review on corporate governance in the financial sector - Business in the Community’s new Working Joints and Muscles toolkit, aimed at improving musculoskeletal health in the workplace - The Bribery Bill and its potential impact on UK businesses
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Noel O’Reilly and John Charlton.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including: • The implications of the Boorman Report on NHS health and wellbeing • RBS, change management and employee engagement • Employment law: equal opportunities case Presenter Tara Craig is joined by John Charlton and Noel O’Reilly. Produced and edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including: - 2010 salary prospects for HR - The CIPD’s annual report and accounts.
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Mike Berry.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including: - The Conservative party’s plans to scrap Train to Gain if they win the general election - Key findings from IRS’ 20th annual graduate recruitment survey - The Civil Services’ plans to introduce an HR business partner development programme
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Louisa Peacock.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and views including:
Poor mental health at work: are employers doing enough? Should they have to take responsibility for non work-related mental health issues?
A new EAT ruling says that volunteers are not covered by the disability discrimination act, and considers the implications of further legal challenges.
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Noel O’Reilly and John Charlton.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including: • Why fewer under 25s are applying for apprenticeships • TUPE: what happens to staff when insolvent businesses are rescued Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and John Charlton. Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis including:
- We discuss the Institute of Directors’ call for state pension age to rise to 70
- What are the likely pay deals in 2010? We look at the latest IRS pay prospects survey, published on XpertHR today
- And we discuss the fallout of the CIPD’s announcement to buy the Bridge Partnership consultancy.
Rob Moss is joined by John Charlton, Mark Crail and Mike Berry.
HR news and analysis including:
- A retired senior NHS workers wins £370,000 and £24,000 per year for life for stress-related injuries
- We discuss the prospect of mandatory age audits as part of the Equality Bill
- And we look at this week’s announcement to delay the introduction of the Agency Workers Directive.
Rob Moss is joined by Kat Baker, Mike Berry and John Charlton.
HR news and analysis, including: • Round-up from the Conservative Party Conference, including train to gain and the equality bill • HR’s role in the run up to the implementation of personal accounts
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Kat Baker and John Charlton.
Edited and produced by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including: • The decision in the Heyday case against the default retirement age • The latest law employment changes and their implications for employers
Presenter Tara Craig is joined by Rob Moss and John Charlton.
Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis, including: * Microsoft's plans for introducing 3,000 apprenticeships in the UK * the findings from the TUC's annual Pension Watch survey
Presenter Tara Craig is joined this week by John Charlton.
Edited by Tara Craig.
HR news and analysis:
- 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.
HR news and views including:
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How a significant increase in vacancies within the NHS has prompted accusations of poor workforce management
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.