Hulton Archive / Getty Images LONDON - SOCIAL networks stand accused of being enemies of productivity. According to one popular (if questionable) infographic circulating online, the use of Facebook, Twitter and other such sites at work costs the American economy $650 billion each year.
Company culture is a lot like meetings and memos: it's an inescapable, and inevitable, part of the employee (and candidate) experience. But with the rise of social media, virtual employees and global teams, new business paradigms mean that when it comes to communicating culture and developing an authentic and resonant employer brand, it's anything but business as usual.
Workforce agility allows an organisation to establish the optimal workforce to support an organisation's objectives. We define agile working practices along four dimensions: * Time: when do they work? (e.g. part-time working; staged retirement) * Location: where do they work? (e.g. people working across multiple sites) * Role: what do they do?
The ban on home-working at Yahoo! by its CEO, Marissa Meyer last month, resulted in a twitterstorm of indignation. Hot on her heels, Best Buy has also stopped a programme which had been introduced back in 2005 allowing employees to work when and where they chose.
Future of hiring outlined at CIPD recruitment conference The future of recruitment lies in hiring for 'predicted performance in role' rather than judging a candidate on past skills or competencies, delegates at the CIPD's recruitment conference heard yesterday.