By Joan Pettingill - hrmagazine.co.uk A Government report criticising ‘systematic blacklisting’ in the construction sector is likely to exacerbate concerns among HR professionals about how to uphold best practice in employee recruitment and management. The interim report from the Scottish Affairs Select Committee strongly criticises 43 construction companies for...
By Chad Brooks - smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com Keeping up with the changing times is critical to the success of any business. However, change can only be driven by company leaders who are willing to change themselves, says Barbara Trautlein, author of "Change Intelligence: Use the Power of CQ to Lead...
By AAP - news.msn.co.nz The government's latest employment law changes are under fire from unions and opposition parties. Labour Minister Simon Bridges has introduced the Employment Relations Amendment Bill to parliament and says the raft of changes in it will lift productivity and help businesses grow. Labour, the...
By Peter Ker - brisbanetimes.com.au BHP Billiton executives will work under a more frugal pay regime, after new chief executive Andrew Mackenzie reshuffled and redesigned the company's leadership ranks. The BHP board has used the management reshuffle - which included the demotion of petroleum chief Mike Yeager,...
By Kim Seeling Smith - Ignite-Global.com Your parents were wrong! But it wasn’t their fault. Everyone has been taught that in order to be successful, more productive, more well-rounded and happier we need to learn to overcome our weaknesses. That’s why, if you brought home 3...
By Jocelyn Davis - boston.com Business leaders looking for meaningful growth are all about investing in their people to cultivate an engaged workforce, and ultimately, achieve higher sales and a stronger bottom line. Here are seven trends we’re watching: 1. Uncertainty is the new normal. Organizations are...
By Tom Newcombe - hrmagazine.co.uk The first major survey of British business following prime minister David Cameron's policy speech on Europe in January 2013 has revealed broad support for the re-negotiation of Britain’s relationship with the European Union. The British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) EU Business Barometer,...
By Rob Gray - hrmagazine.co.uk In November last year, 40 prominent business leaders from organisations as diverse as Sainsbury’s, the NHS and BAE Systems signed an open letter to the Times. If that weren't unusual in itself, the subject matter was. The writers stressed the importance of...
By Kevin Dwyer - 4hoteliers.com Employee retention has been a hot topic in human resource management channels of communication for the past ten years or so. Much has been written in those ten years about strategies for increasing employee retention. Typical advice, based on research, is to...
From bride kidnapping expert and penguinologist to innovation consigliere, Emma Sinclair is bemused at the extent of confusing job titles these days. Currently a CEO, she'd rather be a rock star ballerina mermaid. By Emma Sinclair - telegraph.co.uk "What do you do?" is pretty much the...