The recent tax guidance on salary sacrifice schemes and maternity leave has prompted an increase in calls on this topic to the CIPD employment law advice line

Employers have been urged to offer more apprenticeships, despite new research showing the number of places has doubled over the past decade.

The adage that you can't manage what you don't measure is still true. Today's talent management-led HR systems allow companies to track a much wider range of information, writes Tony Flanagan of Cezanne Software Ltd

'Yes, I finally heard it: the solution to gender inequality in the workplace! I argued it myself not so long ago with some younger female friends of mine and, after being sharply shot down, I presumed I was on my own on this one'

What could a chocolate manufacturer, a high street chemist, an internet search engine and a global financial institution have in common? The answer is to be found in their approach to their staff, and most crucially in the way they address their employees personal well-being

How can HR weather a downturn? While some HR people are responding to a change in climate by reaching for the hatchet, others are actively hiring. Madness? Not at all, according to industry experts. Anat Arkin reports

I’m the HR director for a large business that is looking to cut costs as we face tough economic times, and cutting staff benefits has become attractive. How can we create a solution that helps the firm with its financial issues as well as supports attraction and retention?

More people in Britain are working excessive hours as a response to the worsening economic conditions, according to the TUC.

 

Heineken has been using non-financial rewards such as local recognition schemes and team awards to engage its employees

Employers will be able to offer specialist counselling for cancer sufferers following a partnership between employee assistance programme provider CiC and the Cancer Counselling Trust

Professionals can feel caged in by promotion to a managerial role, with negative repercussions for their organisation. Russell Hobby suggests a way they can perch between progress and intellectual challenge

While the west has been offshoring work to the subcontinent, big firms from India such as the Tata group have been establishing a strong UK presence. Anat Arkin reports on their innovative approach to people management