News: Performance Management

Airline boss introduces performance management

24 December 2007

Datuk Ser Idris Jala had a big job on his hands when he was charged with turning Malaysia Airlines back from the brink.Speaking to the New Straits Times, the managing director said he was "strongly optimis...

Performance management can help flexible working run smoothly

20 December 2007

Performance management training can help with the smooth implementation of flexible working.Speaking to Personnel Today, Keith Nash of recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark said that firms needed to make...

Staff appraisals are vital to employer/employee relationship

18 December 2007

Staff appraisals are a vital part of employer/employee relationships, and need to happen on a regular basis to be effective.In spite of a recent Investors in People survey suggesting such appraisals may not be ...

Employment and Skills commissioners announced

11 December 2007

The government has announced the list of commissioners who will form the new UK Commission for Employment and Skills.This Commission will work to influence skills systems in the UK, which could have knock-on ef...

British training would result in fewer migrants

07 December 2007

A report in the Daily Mail newspaper suggests that fewer migrants would be allowed into Britain if Britons learned more skills.It claims that the government will not admit that the economy could cope with a red...

Small construction firms would benefit from levy change

06 December 2007

Small construction firms are likely to be able to offer free training to staff next year if the threshold for the training levy paid by building firms is increased.A Bill that will increase the threshold at whi...

Gordon Brown outlines skills gap needs

03 December 2007

Prime minister Gordon Brown last week gave a speech to business leaders about addressing the skills gap in the UK.Firms can do this by using in-house training, and the prime minister indicated his passion for t...