Businesses are failing to see the value in conducting equal pay reviews (EPRs).
That is according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which has conducted its 2009 reward management survey.
The survey reveals that just over half of companies have or are planning to conduct an EPR.
Therefore, the CIPD believes the government should push [...]

A Tory peer has suggested that parents of children aged 18 and under should be eligible for flexible parental working rights.
Currently, it is only available for employees who have children aged six or under and Baroness Morris of Bolton has suggested that this change would not mean additional regulation for employers.
The proposal forms part of [...]

A new survey has revealed how the current economic downturn has impacted human resources (HR) strategy, budgets and employee turnover.
The Employee Engagement and Retention Survey 2009 was conducted by Talentdrain.com and shows that HR teams are expected to do more with less.
According to the survey, HR departments are being forced to give greater emphasis to [...]

Employers could hold off making redundancies and avoid having to re-recruit employees by instead offering staff reduced hours and paid leave.
That is according to accounting and consultancy firm KPMG, which has said that it wants to keep hold of its “talented people” by putting “contingency” plans in place.
By offering staff a shortened four-day week or [...]

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is preparing to update its enforcement guide on the national minimum wage (NMW) after research revealed there are 1.5 million employees who are not receiving the correct level of pay.
According to the TUC, the Enforcing the National Minimum Wage guide will help unions and advice agencies to search out rogue [...]

Companies whose workers are exposed to asbestos will be penalised, as will those who fail to provide their staff with "suitable asbestos awareness training" to their employees. That is the warning from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued in the wake of a prosecution of a company that had failed to ensure that its [...]

Employers are introducing a number of different measures in a bid to avoid making employees redundant. That is according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in conjunction with KPMG published in its Labour Market Outlook report. The report reveals that half of employers questioned have stopped employing temporary [...]

Ethnic minority employees may benefit from the appointment of James Caan as the new co-chair of the Department of Business’s Ethnic Minority Task Force.
Mr Caan enjoys a high profile as the newest member of the Dragon’s Den team and it is hoped that he will be able to use his entrepreneurial skills to help support [...]

The Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) has released a report which calls for "better and closer links" between employers and colleges. It believes that by making these connections stronger, "future skills gaps" will be avoided and productivity will increase, which will ultimately be a good thing for businesses and employees. In particular, the [...]