What can the cabinet reshuffle teach HR?
The recent cabinet reshuffle has seen significant changes, sparking discussions surrounding the importance of decisive action, and how you should manage changes to your personnel.
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Justin Trudeau gives Canada its first gender balanced cabinet
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s new Prime Minister, has named a ministerial team that, for the first time in the country’s history, is equally balanced between men and women.
Read MoreLord Young becomes govt adviser on health and safety practice
Prime minister David Cameron has announced that Lord Young of Graffham has been drafted into the coalition cabinet as an adviser on health and safety practice.As a result of the appointment Lord Young, who joined the House of...
Read MoreCable outlines role of his ministerial team
Business Secretary Vince Cable has outlined the responsibilities of his Ministerial team at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Vince Cable said: “I am delighted with my new job as Secretary of State for...
Read MoreREC: Recruiters’ feedback important to agency work discussion
A UK employment body has said it is keen to meet with the new Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable to discuss possible changes to Agency Work Regulations.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said working...
Read MoreNew cabinet is as if “feminism never happened” claims Fawcett Society
The lack of women in David Cameron’s new coalition cabinet appears to have upset a UK organisation.Theresa May is the only MP from the Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition to be offered one of the top jobs in...
Read MorePolitical leaders invited to learn the art of engagement
Facing the toughest challenge of their careers, leaders of political parties invited to learn the art of engagement. Members of the cabinet and shadow cabinets of all the major political parties are being invited to attend...
Read MoreEvery employer should champion flexible working says minister
Government yesterday called on employers to do more to promote flexible working, as it published its response to the Family Friendly Taskforce report. Taking forward the taskforce’s recommendations, Ministers will promote...
Read MorePower to public sector workers, says Osbourne
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to give public sector workers the right to form employee owned co-operatives to take over the services they deliver. This will empower millions of public sector workers to...
Read MoreCivil Service more diverse than ever before
Civil Servants come from more diverse backgrounds than ever before – according to new research. The new figures also show that in the very top jobs, contrary to many common perceptions, the vast majority of people went to...
Read MoreLord Hunt of Wirral RoSPA’S new deputy president
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has a new deputy president. The Rt Hon The Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE, the Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, has taken up the role at the 92-year-old safety...
Read MoreTechnology skills get a boost as National Skills Academy for IT approved
The strategic importance of the IT sector to the UK has been confirmed today, with the Government committing support for a National Skills Academy for IT. Skills Minister Kevin Brennan today approved the Business Plan to create...
Read MoreConservatives consider later retirement date
Should the Conservatives get into power, the age of retirement is likely to be raised to 66 “no earlier” than by 2016 for men, the shadow chancellor has claimed, which could see retention of staff being increased....
Read MoreCIPD: Half of workforce could be off sick
Up to half of the UK’s workforce could be absent if a second wave of the swine flu pandemic hits the country, the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) has warned, which could leave businesses facing absence...
Read MoreGraduate recruitment: the next ten years
Ten years ago, when All Saints were on top of the charts and David Beckham wore a sarong, graduate recruitment was very different. Recruiter’s in-trays – not in-boxes – filled with paper application forms every...
Read MoreStress ‘affecting public sector workers’
Employees in the public sector complain of suffering from stress to a greater extent than their private sector counterparts, it has been suggested.A survey compiled by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development...
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