HRD Connect | GDPR updates | Upskilling your people

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In today’s ever-changing marketplace, skills are becoming more critical than ever before. Ensuring staff have the necessary skills and filling skills shortages are just a couple some of the challenges facing employers. Michael O’Donnell from the Scottish Qualifications Authority discusses how to upskill your people and ensure productivity for the entire company.

Today is International Day of Happiness, and to mark this joyous day we look at how organisations can fully engage with their employees to truly make their workforces happier. We also clarify what a Chief Happiness Officer is – click below to find out.

We also cover the introduction of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules, which from 25 May 2018, mean that organisations must be ready to seek consent to store individual contact details and subsequently use these to engage with an individual. What does this mean for the future of engagement, asks Jerry Collier, Innovation and Client Success Director at Alexender Mann Solutions.

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Emily Sexton-Brown,

Editor, HRD Connect

Skilled for success – investing in your people

In today’s ever-changing marketplace, skills are becoming even more critical than ever before. Ensuring staff have the necessary skills, and filling skills shortages are just some of the challenges facing employers. Coupled with regulatory changes…

People Analytics GDPR: The opportunity to master colleague and candidate engagement

Idris Nagri

The introduction of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules, from today means that organisations must be ready to seek consent to store individual contact details and subsequently use these to engage with the… Read more

Engagement Employee Engagement: The Pursuit of Happiness

Idris Nagri

Employee engagement is the biggest HR pain point and often very hard to perfect, even for the most experienced managers. We use it to talk about organisational performance, employee commitment, and individual behavior. But as… Read more

Culture What exactly is a Chief Happiness Officer?

Idris Nagri

Inspiring and fostering happiness in the workplace is at the top of many business leader’s to-do lists. Employees who feel engaged and fulfilled at work are in turn more productive, so investing in the happiness… Read more

Leadership Development Ten questions every board should ask itself about risk management

Idris Nagri

What are the top ten questions every board should be asking about risk management? Read more

HRD Connect Weekly : 20th March 2018

Skilled for success – investing in your people

People Analytics GDPR: The opportunity to master colleague and candidate engagement

Engagement Employee Engagement: The Pursuit of Happiness

Culture What exactly is a Chief Happiness Officer?

Leadership Development Ten questions every board should ask itself about risk management