£400m apprenticeship levy underspend revealed

Only £268m was spent by levy-paying employers on apprentices in the programme's first year of operation, 2017-18. This equated to just 13% of the Treasury's £2.01bn apprenticeships budget and contributed to a... Read more »

Unethical use of NDAs to be outlawed

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses that attempt to conceal harassment and discrimination could be made unlawful under proposals announced by government. The post Unethical use of NDAs to be outlawed appeared first... Read more »

Criticism of levy mounts as Apprenticeship Week kicks off

Training providers air criticism of the government's apprenticeship levy as surveys reveal the extent of ignorance over the scheme. The post Criticism of levy mounts as Apprenticeship Week kicks off appeared first on... Read more »

Freelancer platforms add to global work insecurity

The hiring of workers anywhere in the world through global freelancer platforms means that limiting immigration will not necessarily protect… The post Freelancer platforms add to global work insecurity appeared first on... Read more »

Top 10 HR questions February 2019: Redundancy, FTCs and maternity leave

When faced with the need to make redundancies, how should an employer decide which employees to select? Redundancy exercises bring... The post Top 10 HR questions February 2019: Redundancy, FTCs and maternity leave appeared... Read more »

Workers did 2 billion hours of unpaid overtime last year

Employees in the UK did more than £32 billion worth of unpaid overtime last year, according to analysis by the... The post Workers did 2 billion hours of unpaid overtime last year appeared... Read more »

No-deal Brexit: Five things for business travellers to consider

Businesses whose staff travel to the EU need to be making no-deal Brexit preparations. So what do they need to do to avoid difficulties travelling to Europe after 29 March? The post No-deal... Read more »

Culture eats the stockmarket for breakfast

PROMOTED CONTENT | Here, Nic Marks explains why companies with a good work culture are more successful - and he’s got evidence to prove it. If you’d like to learn more... The post... Read more »

Five reasons why you shouldn’t embark on HR Transformation

In the final part of our serialisation of her book, Lucy Adams looks at updating the HR IT system and... The post Five reasons why you shouldn’t embark on HR Transformation appeared first... Read more »

HR specialists reveal 8 employee retention strategies

Employee retention strategies are critical to the health of your company. This is particularly true for smaller businesses, which often don’t have the luxury of employing multiple people in the same role.... Read more »
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