MPs and business leaders will be putting managers and leaders under the spotlight with the launch of a new cross-party Parliamentary Commission. The Commission, led by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Management (APPGM) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), will explore why too many managers end up cutting costs, rather than promoting growth and employment.…
The government could save as much as £70 billion by 2020 if it adopted plans to eliminate paper and digitise its activities, work smarter with fewer staff in Whitehall, shop around for the best procurement deals, and accelerate the use of data and analytics. A Policy Exchange report, Smaller, Better, Faster, Stronger, shows how the government…
Aviva has launched a new private medical insurance product for large employers. GuideWell, which uses an open referral pathway to manage claims costs and deliver sustainable and competitive pricing, will provide employees with an easier claims journey that promises no shortfall on hospital charges or specialist fees. The new PMI product, which is available in…
FSB National Chairman meets businesses in York devastated by the latest flooding and calls for better insurance cover Small firms need insurance protection against flooding as the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) raises concerns that many businesses in high-risk flood areas cannot get adequate insurance cover and will have to pay out themselves to repair…
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) latest survey has found that ‘employees do not appreciate the value of the total reward offering’ is considered to be the biggest concern for reward professionals for the second year running, while the worry over ‘increasing pension costs’ is on the rise. The Reward Risk survey goes…
Ensuring benefits packages are engaging and motivating has become a greater concern for reward professionals than attracting and retaining staff. The latest Reward risk survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals that ‘attraction and retention of key employees’ has fallen out of the top ten list of concerns for the first…
The government’s “massive” reduction in the number of inspections carried out on low risk environments such as shops, restaurants and takeaways could lead to reduced health and safety standards and more accidents, the health and safety expert Bibby Consulting & Support has warned. Routine checks on businesses used to be carried out by the local…
New laws designed to recover the estimated £44 million annual cost of investigating workplace accidents could cost Scottish businesses thousands of pounds, according to Central Insurance, Scotland’s largest independent commercial insurance broker. Central Insurance said the Health and Safety Executive’s new cost recovery rules underlined the need for Scottish companies to put in place comprehensive…
NHS Professionals’ report calls for trusts to address the underlying causes of high levels of locum spend Trusts are failing to grapple with the real causes of locum spend reveals a report by NHS Professionals. The report contends that trusts are only dealing with ‘one tenth of the problem’ with uncoordinated approaches to managing agencies,…
If you are not familiar with the word ‘onboarding’, the chances are you will have come across the concept under another umbrella term such as ‘orientation’ or ‘induction’. However each word does have a slightly different connotation; while orientation refers to a hire’s first day in their new role, onboarding is the practice of integrating…
Ever increasing childcare costs are threatening the workplace inclusion of new parents, a study suggests. Published by Daycare Trust and Mumsnet, the report reveals that over a third (38 per cent) of parents have considered quitting their job because of childcare costs and more than one in ten (12 per cent) have actually done so.…
The issue of rising childcare costs is one many of us can relate to and has been vastly reported in the media this year. Most recently, research conducted by CentreForum confirmed that British childcare is among the most expensive in the world with childcare costs coming in at double the global national average – now…
Childcare costs can account for more than 35 per cent of salaries in the UK Parents in the South of England are hardest hit Welsh parents see the steepest rise over the last five years Childcare costs now take up a third of salaries, according to Hay Group’s latest PayNet UK Salary Tracker. In some…
Childcare costs can account for more than 35% of salaries in the UK Parents in the South of England are hardest hit Welsh parents see the steepest rise over the last five years As parents across the UK prepare for the Easter holidays, new data reveals that childcare costs now take up a third of…