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EMPLOYMENT TRENDS |
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Human capital management approaches are being used by Buckinghamshire County Council to help drive forward its performance culture through a “people strategy dashboard” and corporate scorecard that help quantify success on both hard and soft measures.
We also find that public sector bodies are making rapid progress in measuring and managing human capital to best effect. More…
Calling unions to account for spending
Are trade unions making good use of public funds? Employment Review looks at the way they are planning to spend new Union Modernisation Fund awards, and asks what lessons have been learnt from the Union Learning Fund since it launched in 1998. More…
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Related articles on XpertHR:
In brief…
>> Measuring and managing performance
>> Reporting human capital
In detail…
>> Measuring human capital
>> Measuring leadership |
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RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION |
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Eight out of 10 employers are trying to cut recruitment costs, and IRS has been asking them what works.
According to our panel of employers, the most effective changes to online recruitment were, in rank order:
• accepting CVs and application forms online;
• ramping up the use of online selection tools;
• communicating with applicants by email;
• bringing in a candidate management scheme; and
• using off-the-shelf online selection tests. More…
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Related articles on XpertHR:
>> Outsourcing recruitment
>> Using headhunters
>> Case study: NHS jobs |
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PAY AND BENEFITS |
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The costs of employer-funded private medical insurance are rising fast. But they remain a popular employee benefit, particularly for senior staff. In this overview of the market for health-related benefits, we examine the evidence and offer case studies of two employers that have introduced healthcare cash plans. More...
Pay reports
>> BMW Plant Oxford receives 4.43% pay increase
>> 5% final stage deal for electrical contractors
>> 4% merit increase at Britannia Building Society
>> Pay rates rise by 2% at Kodak
>> 3.3% earnings growth at communities department
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Related articles on XpertHR:
>> How to: Choose private medical care
>> Survey: health and other benefits |
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EMPLOYMENT LAW |
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Many employers use “without prejudice” letters in a bid to head off a potentially difficult claim. But in Brunel University and another v Vaseghi and another, the EAT ruled that there is a need to get at the truth in discrimination claims that outweighs considerations of confidentiality. Our round-up of the procedural points raised in recent cases examines this and other cases dealing with:
• time limits for bringing a claim;
• claim form formalities;
• claims being struck out, withdrawn or amended;
• allegations of bias against tribunal members; and
• costs. More…
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Related articles on XpertHR:
>> Q&A: What does “without prejudice” mean?
>> Q&A: Termination of employment
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