All Human resources articles – Page 44
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AnalysisTaking the right approach at store manager conferences
Store manager conferences can be a powerful business tool to motivate as well as reward if the right approach is taken
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AnalysisUnited we stand
When JJB Sports lost its battle earlier this summer to de-recognise the GMB union that represents staff at its Wigan warehouse, the case illustrated the conflict-ridden relationships that some retailers continue to have with unions.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do we have to change our employment policies to reflect the changes to the Equality Act?
How do we have to change our employment policies to reflect the changes to the Equality Act?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Store staff are unenthusiastic about a new performance management scheme. How can I enforce the policy?
Store staff are unenthusiastic about a new performance management scheme. How can I enforce the policy?
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NewsMoss Bros appoints Maurice Helfgott as non-exec
Moss Bros, the menswear specialist, has appointed retail investor Maurice Helfgott as an independent non-executive director.
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NewsLouise Barnes joins Fenn Wright Manson as part of sale deal
Fenn Wright Manson, the contemporary womenswear brand and retailer, has been sold to Darwin Private Equity for an undisclosed sum. Former Fat Face chief executive Louise Barnes has been hired as executive chairman.
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AnalysisHMV: The music of chance
HMV’s latest initiative lifts morale and underlines its specialist credentials, says Natasha Devan
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do we make sure unscrupulous employees don’t steal customers’ credit card information at the tills?
How do we make sure unscrupulous employees don’t steal customers’ credit card information at the tills?
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NewsBest Buy Europe implements customer feedback system in Phone House stores
Best Buy Europe has extended its use of a customer feedback system to its 1,600 Phone House stores, after seeing the benefits in its Carphone Warehouse business in the UK.
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NewsNew Look uses internal social network to support international plans
New Look is using an enterprise social network - called iLook - to support international expansion and communicate with its 27,000 employees and business partners worldwide.
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AnalysisLetting the tills ring out
Getting store operations right at Christmas is vital to a successful festive trading period. Liz Morrell looks at the five big issues facing retailers this year
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OpinionRetail surgery: A senior employee has started working for a competitor while still on gardening leave. What can we do?
A senior employee has started working for a competitor while still on gardening leave. What can we do?
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AnalysisA culture of good behaviour
Outside expert help can assist retailers to improve staff performance
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NewsCharlie Mayfield urges retailers to act on skills shortages
John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield has warned retailers they face the business equivalent of climate change unless they focus on developing employees’ skills.
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AnalysisBack to school for retail’s rising stars
The Oxford Summer School may be steeped in tradition but it is moving with the retail times
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AnalysisRetirement plans mean headaches
The scrapping of the default retirement age is not a clear cut issue for retailers
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NewsM&S shareholder gives thumbs-up to Robert Swannell’s appointment
Marks & Spencer’s largest shareholder has welcomed the appointment of its new chairman Robert Swannell.
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Analysis
Grow your own engineer
Tesco’s apprenticeship scheme ensures bespoke training for employees. Liz Morrell reports
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OpinionConcrete evidence of retail’s worth
The UK should be a place “where starting an enterprise or creating a job - even just one job - is genuinely valued by society”. That was Vince Cable speaking a couple of months ago. So how much value should be attached to 22,000 new jobs?