General election 2010: the implications for HR

A new Government will be formed within the next five months, and with it will come a raft of new policy initiatives. Personnel Today finds out what would most benefit HR, and what would cause the profession the most difficulties. 

• General election 2010: the implications for HR Whichever party forms the next Government, decisive action will be needed to cut the UK's budget deficit of £178 billion. The spending cuts and tax increases needed to reduce this figure cannot be postponed indefinitely and, when implemented, the impact on business and HR will be far-reaching. 

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Video: Employment law under a new Government With a general election due in the next few months, XpertHR editors Jo Stubbs and David Shepherd examine the institutional constraints, both European and national, that will limit any new UK Government’s freedom of manoeuvre on employment law. They also identify potential areas where current rules could be changed easily and therefore early in the life of a new administration. 

Employment law under a new Conservative Government As we get closer to a general election, there is a strong possibility that the country will soon have a Conservative Government for the first time since 1997. In this article, we consider those areas of employment law on which an incoming Conservative Government might focus. 

HR changes over the last decade Has HR changed for the better? Is it taken more seriously, and how rosy is the future outlook? Personnel Today asks the experts.