Take part in our survey on evaluating learning and development within an organisation and you will receive immediate access to either the 2012 XpertHR report on absence rates or how to deal with bullying and harassment. 

This line manager briefing covers the legal and practical issues that line managers need to know about work experience placements. 

PowerPoint presentations accompanying the line manager briefings on conducting effective appraisals and annual leave have been added to the XpertHR line manager briefing section. 

XpertHR is conducting a survey looking at how organisations are investing in learning and development. Take part and you will receive immediate access to the 2012 XpertHR report on how to measure the success of learning.

Our 2013 calendar covers: forthcoming legislation and cases on appeal; XpertHR surveys, conferences and events; religious festivals; bank and public holidays; and much more. 

Managing underperformance is a critical issue, yet line manager training on dealing with underperformance is often ineffective, XpertHR Benchmarking research finds. 

The XpertHR policies and documents section has been enhanced by the addition of a model apprenticeship agreement. 

Mental health in the workplace is something that many employers struggle with. A recent employment tribunal made specific recommendations for staff training under the Equality Act. 

Our research finds that line manager input can be key to the successful evaluation of learning at an individual level, but this is jeopardised where managers lack commitment. 

Housing trust Central & Cecil embarked on a programme of cultural change - this feature examines how learning and its evaluation play an integral part in the process. 

PowerPoint presentations to accompany the line manager briefings on handling requests for flexible working and managing a remote sales team have been added to the XpertHR line manager briefing section. 

PowerPoint presentations accompanying the line manager briefings on disability discrimination and conducting an investigation have been added to the XpertHR line manager briefing section. 

Ongoing economic uncertainty is having a serious impact on UK employers' learning and development budgets, XpertHR Benchmarking research finds.

On this week's XpertHR Weekly, we discuss the findings of the 2012 XpertHR survey on managing underperformance. We explore the different techniques that employers use to tackle underperformance; the effectiveness of those techniques; how employers can improve their handling of underperfomance; and some of the legal issues around using a capability procedure or disciplinary procedure to manage underperformance. 

PowerPoint presentations accompanying the line manager briefings on timekeeping, bullying and harassment and motivation have been added to the XpertHR line manager briefing section. 

Learning how to conduct a difficult conversation is the most important aspect of performance management training for managers, according to respondents in our latest research, yet employers rarely make this mandatory. 

PowerPoint presentations to accompany the line manager briefings on managing personal relationships at work, handling difficult conversations and retirement have been added to the XpertHR line manager briefing section.

PowerPoint presentations to accompany the line manager briefings on collective redundancies, individual redundancies and time off for dependants have been added to the XpertHR line manager briefing section. 

Our 2012 calendar covers: forthcoming legislation and cases on appeal; XpertHR surveys, conferences and events; religious festivals; bank/public holidays; training dates; and much more.

Our survey finds that most employers making learning and development cutbacks have seen no reduction in efficiency, with three in 10 having actually seen improvements. 

This XpertHR research examines the size of employers' learning and development budgets, and looks at how employers use informal learning at no cost. 

PowerPoint presentations to accompany the line manager briefings on long-term sickness absence and grievances have been added to the XpertHR line manager briefing section. 

Although eight employers in 10 use line managers as coaches, many have concerns about their competence in this area, according to the 2012 XpertHR coaching survey. 

PowerPoint presentations to accompany the XpertHR line manager briefings, including the misconduct and short-term sickness absence briefings, have been added to the line manager briefing section. 

Coaching programmes can deliver a broad range of valuable benefits - including improved business performance - if they have support at leadership level and the buy-in of employees, according to the 2012 XpertHR coaching survey.