http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbWed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58312/helping-to-minimise-the-risks-of-sharps-injuries.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58312/helping-to-minimise-the-risks-of-sharps-injuries.html Professional bodies and medical firms should take a lead role as pressure mounts on healthcare organisations to prepare for implementation of the EU Directive on sharps injuries. Every day, nurses face the threat of sharpWed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58317/february-2012-employment-law-changes-five-things-employers-need-to-know.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58317/february-2012-employment-law-changes-five-things-employers-need-to-know.html Are you wondering how the 1 February change in award limits and amounts payable under employment law&nbWed, 01 Feb 2012 10:47:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58120/creating-service-level-agreements-for-occupational-health.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58120/creating-service-level-agreements-for-occupational-health.html It is essential that OH providers and those in need of OH services are clear on their specific requirements. Service level agreements can help to clarify such information in order to ensure smooth running of the contract. Nic Paton&nbWed, 01 Feb 2012 09:09:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58244/using-evidence-based-management-in-employee-wellbeing.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58244/using-evidence-based-management-in-employee-wellbeing.html Wellbeing specialist Dr Bridget Juniper considers evidence-based management and the role it can play in developing an effective employee wellbeing strategy. Increasingly, we hear that HR and management academics use the teWed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58297/key-employment-law-changes-in-2012.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/02/01/58297/key-employment-law-changes-in-2012.html Many changes are planned for this year. John Charlton explores how they might influence employment practices. Employment law fans must be looking forward to the rest of 2012 with gusto: it promises much on the legislative,Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/27/58291/four-key-enablers-to-employee-engagement.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/27/58291/four-key-enablers-to-employee-engagement.html Engagement is one of those terms that is often referred to as a "fluffy" HR issue. But according to David MacLeod, chair of the Government-sponsored Employee Engagement Task Force and non-executive director of the Ministry of Justice, it iFri, 27 Jan 2012 08:29:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/25/58286/maximising-the-effectiveness-of-hr-data.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/25/58286/maximising-the-effectiveness-of-hr-data.html In the first of a series of articles on using data and metrics more effectively, Nick Kemsley of Henley Business School looks at why HR professionals need to become more "tact-tegic" in how they use data. TWed, 25 Jan 2012 14:46:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/16/58268/learning-technologies-and-learning-and-skills-2012-preview.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/16/58268/learning-technologies-and-learning-and-skills-2012-preview.html Learning Technologies 2012 and Learning and Skills 2012 will be taking place at London's Olympia on 25 and 26 January. Personnel Today looks at what delegates can expect from both events. Event organisers are expecting a reMon, 16 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/09/58182/who-should-manage-employee-wellbeing.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/09/58182/who-should-manage-employee-wellbeing.html In the third in a series of articles for Occupational Health magazine, wellbeing specialist Dr Bridget Juniper considers who should take responsibility for the development of employee wellbeing within an organisation. In tMon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/06/58241/managing-employee-health-and-absence-a-conference-review.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/06/58241/managing-employee-health-and-absence-a-conference-review.html A conference on managing employee health and absence, organised by XpertHR Events, took place on 23 November 2011. Employee wellbeing specialist Dr Bridget Juniper looks back on the topics covered. The world economy continFri, 06 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/03/58014/return-to-work-through-vocational-rehabilitation.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/03/58014/return-to-work-through-vocational-rehabilitation.html A vocational rehabilitation model using occupational therapists challenges traditional OH approaches. Gerald Mcfeely explains. An innovative model of vocational rehabilitation is being piloted by NHS Lothian aimed priTue, 03 Jan 2012 10:05:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/03/58016/campaign-aims-to-increase-nhs-staff-flu-vaccination.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2012/01/03/58016/campaign-aims-to-increase-nhs-staff-flu-vaccination.html To minimise the spread of influenza within the NHS, key organisations have launched a campaign to boost the uptake of staff vaccinations. Dean Royles reports. Flu leads within NHS organisations, many of whom are occupationTue, 03 Jan 2012 09:05:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/31/58248/salary-sacrifice-vat-changes-four-things-employers-need-to-know.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/31/58248/salary-sacrifice-vat-changes-four-things-employers-need-to-know.html On 1 January 2012, new rules on the VAT treatment of certain benefits provided under salary-sacrifice schemes will come into force. The changes follow a ruling in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that, where an employerSat, 31 Dec 2011 13:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/23/58250/the-year-ahead-10-people-management-priorities-for-2012.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/23/58250/the-year-ahead-10-people-management-priorities-for-2012.html After a tough year of economic uncertainty, when keeping staff engaged while keeping an eye on budgets was at the front of many HR professionals' minds, will 2012 offer more of the same? Personnel Today looks at 10 people management prioriFri, 23 Dec 2011 09:54:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/22/58246/working-for-an-outsourcing-company.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/22/58246/working-for-an-outsourcing-company.html When Tracey Shepherd first discovered she would be transferred to the company her employer had just signed an outsourcing deal with, she was distraught. She had been working for Thomson Local, the business directory company, since 1996 andThu, 22 Dec 2011 13:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/22/58249/the-future-relationship-between-technology-and-talent.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/22/58249/the-future-relationship-between-technology-and-talent.html One thing that is certain during the current economic climate is that talent matters. This is the assertion of talent solutions company Taleo's chairman and chief executive Michael Gregoire. There are many challenges facinThu, 22 Dec 2011 13:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/20/58240/2012-employment-law-changes-six-things-employers-need-to-know.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/20/58240/2012-employment-law-changes-six-things-employers-need-to-know.html Every year brings with it some important new employment legislation for the employer to negotiate. Whether related to unfair dismissal, pensions, employment tribunals or redundancy, 2012 presents new legislation relevant to all organisatioTue, 20 Dec 2011 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/15/58224/sharing-the-knowledge-particle-physics-meets-recruitment.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/15/58224/sharing-the-knowledge-particle-physics-meets-recruitment.html Nothing travels faster than the speed of light - or does it? Personnel Today editor Rob Moss returns from a recruitment conference at the Large Hadron Collider in a collaborative frame of mind. "Why are you going there?" wThu, 15 Dec 2011 09:21:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/12/58121/making-the-most-of-employee-wellbeing-initiatives.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/12/58121/making-the-most-of-employee-wellbeing-initiatives.html Wellbeing specialist Dr Bridget Juniper looks at how employee wellbeing is an important factor in organisational performance and how it can be used to maximum advantage. The phrases "employee wellbeinMon, 12 Dec 2011 09:09:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/08/58212/how-nokia-achieved-organisational-dialogue-via-social-media.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/08/58212/how-nokia-achieved-organisational-dialogue-via-social-media.html In February 2011, it looked like things couldn't get any worse for Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone company. The now famous "burning platform" blog post by CEO Stephen Elop (which many at first thought to be a leaked internal memo) rapidly Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:52:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/07/58211/protected-conversations-reasons-for-and-against.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/07/58211/protected-conversations-reasons-for-and-against.html Plans to introduce a way for employers to discuss matters of performance with staff in a more open manner have raised several talking points. John Charlton reports. Is it really the case that employers cannot have full andWed, 07 Dec 2011 15:53:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/07/58210/managing-staff-performance-while-avoiding-tribunal-claims.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/07/58210/managing-staff-performance-while-avoiding-tribunal-claims.html New rules for retirement demand a review of capability and performance-management processes, says Roger Tynan, partner in the employment department of Maclay Murray Spens LLP. The end of the default retirement aWed, 07 Dec 2011 09:53:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/02/58201/moving-into-consultancy.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/02/58201/moving-into-consultancy.html The economy is in chaos and the number of people who are unemployed is at its highest level since 1994. Surely this is the best time to keep your head down in a secure role, rather than take a high-risk move into consultancy? Not necessariFri, 02 Dec 2011 08:52:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/02/58200/how-to-impress-a-ceo.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/02/58200/how-to-impress-a-ceo.html Whether you are trying to make your mark or win a prestigious appointment, it pays to impress the CEO. Stephanie Sparrow reports. There has never been a more challenging time for senior HR professionals. As they work throuFri, 02 Dec 2011 08:51:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/01/57927/how-the-agency-workers-regulations-affect-employers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2011/12/01/57927/how-the-agency-workers-regulations-affect-employers.html The UK has introduced new laws increasing the rights of temporary workers. Linda Goldman and Joan Lewis find out what this means for firms hiring agency staff. There was a time when the use of temporaryThu, 01 Dec 2011 11:57:00 GMT