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Apprenticeships for under-25s drop by 10%
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 03/11/2009
The number of under-25s starting apprenticeships has fallen by nearly 10% during the recession, signalling that employers could be sidelining training placements.
Managing learning and development in a recession: the 2009 IRS survey
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 21/09/2009
While many employers have responded to the recession by reducing their training budgets, most have not forgotten the importance of employee development. The 2009 IRS learning and development survey finds that many employers are refining their use of training resources to achieve maximum efficiency, and increasing their focus on leadership development.
Progress is stalling on closing the pay gap, report says
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 21/08/2009
A lack of government action to break down gender stereotypes in schools is "disappointing" and is contributing to the slow progress in closing the gender pay gap, according to the final report from the Women and Work Commission.
Survey: Succession planning in practice
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 16/03/2009
Succession planning can protect organisations from the consequences of losing key employees, but our survey finds that many employers are unwilling or unable to engage with the process.
Bad managers can cause staff heart attacks
Source: Occupational Health
Date: 01/01/2009
A manager’s leadership skills can have a significant effect on rates of serious heart disease among their staff, latest international research has suggested.
Survey: Leadership development trends 2008
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 09/06/2008
This survey looks at what leadership development means at 74 different organisations - how it is planned and implemented and which employees are included; it also identifies some key challenges and learning points.
Survey: Investors in People
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 16/05/2008
We survey users of the Investors in People (IiP) standard to explore the impact it has had on business performance, along with the frustrations they have faced.
Survey: Line managers' role in people management
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 03/04/2008
HR policies are increasingly implemented by line managers, often independently of the HR function. Our survey explores the balance of responsibilities and HR practitioners' views of the way in which line managers discharge their people management duties.
Employers' practices in managing work-related stress
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 28/11/2007
Stress costs employers £9.6 billion every year, according to HSE estimates. Our study investigates what employers are doing about this major challenge, highlighting the stress-management measures that are proving particularly effective.
Employers' use of return-to-work interviews: the IRS report
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 08/10/2007
Our in-depth research into the use of return-to-work interviews with employees following periods of sickness absence confirms that they contribute greatly to effective absence management. However, with improved training and line manager co-operation, employers could be reaping even greater rewards from their use.
Survey: Workplace training - budgets and challenges 2007
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 08/10/2007
Workplace training trends including learning and development goals, delivery methods, budgets, major challenges and successful solutions are investigated in an IRS survey of 86 employers.
Older workers learn from younger colleagues
Source: Training & Coaching Today
Date: 01/10/2007
Many older workers are learning new skills from far younger counterparts, according to government employment agency Jobcentre Plus.
Managing mental ill health in the workplace
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 20/08/2007
Mental illness represents a growing cause of absence from work. Our survey looks at what employers are doing to help individuals with mental health conditions, the support they offer to line managers, and the ways in which they are trying to promote a healthier workplace.
Assessment centres: the IRS report
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 16/07/2007
The use of assessment centres can help improve hiring decisions considerably, yet even employers that have committed the time and money required to adopt this demanding selection process could gain more from their investment, as this IRS report shows.
Case studies
Leadership culture change aids engagement at L&Q Housing Trust
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 03/08/2009
Despite having to rethink the way it delivers its services in the light of the current recession, London and Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) has seen a rise in staff satisfaction, fuelled by its ongoing focus on engagement and a groundbreaking leadership development programme.
Leading high performance at British American Tobacco
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 29/01/2009
By making line managers accountable for talent development, an international tobacco group has increased its pool of ready successors and improved the sustainability of the business.
Training ignites commercial insight at Mosaic Fashions
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 15/12/2008
Mosaic Fashions, owner of eight high-profile fashion brands, has witnessed a culture change among its senior leaders after running a commercially focused leadership development programme. We examine the results and the factors that made it a success.
Employability scheme in Leeds fills NHS jobs and improves diversity
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 17/11/2008
An employability training scheme to help marginalised groups in Leeds has seen 70% of participants find work in the NHS, helping to reduce recruitment difficulties and improve diversity, particularly of ethnic minorities.
Managers at Atkins treated like graduates
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 16/09/2008
The UK’s largest engineering consultant has improved its retention of senior managers since it started treating them like graduates.
Case study: Bentley grows its own managers
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 11/06/2008
The "Becoming a Bentley manager" course - which supported a rapid expansion of the Bentley Motors workforce - won a National Training Award in 2007, and is just one of a number of management development programmes delivered by the company’s in-house training academy.
Case study: BUPA sends volunteer staff to Thailand
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 27/05/2008
Healthcare provider Bupa turned 60 in 2007, and sent 60 staff to Thailand to work at an orphanage, home to 126 children living with HIV/AIDS, reports Tara Craig.
Case study: Engaging leadership at Serco
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 08/04/2008
Service company Serco has introduced a new leadership strategy to help build the skills of its current leaders to meet the organisation's growth plans.
Case study: Culture change at Pentax proves people are key to success
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 04/04/2008
A comprehensive culture change programme designed to empower staff and improve communication at Pentax UK has helped the company achieve a dramatic turnaround in its financial results. We spoke with those who led the change and found out how it was achieved.
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust trains staff via MP3 players
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 19/02/2008
How do you ensure busy hospital workers meet their legal training requirements without disrupting medical care? One NHS trust introduced MP3 players so staff could access courses any time, anywhere. Lucy Freeman reports
Talent management in Coca-Cola: the fizz from within
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 06/02/2008
Forced to recruit marketing expertise externally, drinks giant Coca-Cola set about ensuring it had a flow of internal talent ready to step up. Nick Martindate reports for the HR in practice series.
Coaching leaders: how to make it effective
Source: Training & Coaching Today
Date: 01/02/2008
Coaching leaders is now a widespread practice among larger organisations. What should it comprise to make it effective?
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