Managing learning for the YouTube generation  How should L&D departments track and measure learning that is becoming more technology driven and informal? Finding the right balance is the challenge. The UK learning and development sector has been undergoing change for some time. Not only

Mental toughness: how to build a resilient workforce  Mental toughness has become a buzzword in learning and development – frequently used but often without context. But what exactly does it mean, and can it be taught? Applied psychology academic source looks at how organisations

Why better management could unlock the productivity puzzle  UK productivity is still lagging behind that of other countries, and bad people management is often to blame. How can we unlock the best manager behaviours and get the most out of employees? We all know

The Rugby World Cup 2015 begins on 18 September and ends with the final at Twickenham on 31 October. While many matches take place in the evening and at weekends, employers need to think about how they can minimise disruption at work while helping

With huge changes predicted to how and where we work over the next 10 years, what does this mean for how we incentivise and pay staff? A source considers the future of reward. Ten years ago we did not predict the impact of social

A recent study looks at how employers should respond to employee resignations and how to decide whether or not to grant garden leave. It is always the same when someone resigns. They walk into the room, smiling sheepishly and close the door behind them.

Every year brings with it numerous legislative changes and, as our annual round up of employment law changes shows, 2015 will certainly be no different. Despite the coalition’s efforts to cut red tape, its final year in government has delivered what legal experts agree

While there is nothing in law that requires employers to use probationary periods, they are commonly used when an employee joins the organisation and are useful way of assessing performance in a given timeframe. We set out six tips for implementing them effectively. 1.

The UK has 8 permanent bank holidays per year: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, Late Summer, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. However, Scotland and Northern Ireland have omissions and additions in relation to the bank holidays taken

The Government’s Fit for Work service, which is being rolled out in 2015, is meant to cut sickness absence costs for employers. However, some believe that the changes will leave small firms out of pocket.   From 1995, the percentage threshold scheme (PTS) allowed