HR Zone Briefing #267 - Lifting the lid on cowboy recruiters

Annie Hayes

Sift

Editor

HR Zone Briefing #267 – Lifting the lid on cowboy recruiters

By Annie Hayes

================================================================
HR Briefing Issue 267
13 October 2005
http://www.hrzone.co.uk
================================================================

SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS ****
1. HR Practitioner’s Diary: A new chapter
2. Extracts of a Life Coach: Reconciling tensions
3. How to: Hang on to star performers
4. Bad habits: Time to go ‘smoking’ cold-turkey?
5. HDIGH? Jo Bond, RightCoutts MD an HR consultancy
SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS ****

Editor’s note
=============
Living in the shadows can be a lonely place made all the more
tiresome by the absence of a recognised professional footing on
the corporate ladder. I caught up with the Recruitment
Employment Confederation on the eve of the launch of its first
ever degree in recruitment.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/146193

Elsewhere, find out how to hang onto your star performers:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/146200

Regards,

Annie Hayes MCIPD
Editor
mailto:editor@hrzone.co.uk

HR Zone is one of the world’s leading online resources for
HR and training professionals.

For details of how to reach this audience:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/help/advertise.html

What are you offering as a Christmas Bonus this year?
/————————————————————–
With the festive season fast approaching, Luncheon Vouchers
offer a tax free solution for employers looking to provide a
tangible bonus for their employees. Cash and other benefits may
be fully taxable but Luncheon Vouchers are NIC and tax exempt
for up to 39 pounds a year. As flexible as cash, Luncheon
Vouchers are accepted by a range of restaurants, cafes and food
outlets across the UK.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/accor13.html
————————————————————–/

Regular features
================
HR Practitioner’s Diary: A new chapter
————————————–
It has been a very hectic time (in a good way) but regrettably
that means that the diary is going to a monthly rather than a
weekly slot for the time being.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/146210

Extracts of a Life Coach: Reconciling tensions
———————————————–
This week, fledgling life coach, Emma Ranson Bellamy examines
opposing value systems and reveals her secrets of saving clients
from making the same mistakes over and over again.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/146098

Hard(y) Law Talk: Pensions – protection or prevention?
——————————————————
Pensions, pensions, pensions … pages and pages of headlines
over the last two decades have made employees uneasy about their
financial futures on retirement, and employers uneasy about
their ability to fund their pension scheme commitments.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/146110

Win a trip to a Champneys health spa & benchmark your employee
benefits!
/————————————————————–
Take part in Employee Rewards Watch and you will be entered into
a prize draw giving you the opportunity to win a trip to a
Champney’s health spa. Plus:
– Find out what national insurance savings your business could
make by implementing salary sacrifice;
– Receive a complimentary copy of our in-depth research report
enabling you to benchmark your employee benefits strategy;
– Keep up-to-date with all the employee benefits trends from
flexible benefits to total reward.
Click here to enter
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/thomson3.html
————————————————————–/

Opinions & Comment
==================
How to: Hang on to star performers
———————————-
Revelations: how to retain key players in an increasingly
volatile job market.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/146200

Bad habits: Time to go ‘smoking’ cold-turkey?
———————————————
Ranjit Dhindsa, head of employment at the Midlands office of
international law firm Reed Smith slaps on the nicotine patches
and looks at what cold-turkey will mean for UK plc.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/146134

Five steps to fast relationships
——————————–
We all know that relationships with colleagues and clients are
important but how can you build them quickly?
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/145316

Managing in adversity: Preparing for a crisis
———————————————
Terrorist atrocities like the London bombings and natural
disasters on the scale of the Tsunami are sadly part and parcel
of the modern world we live in; read on to find out how to plan
for the worst.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/146136

Employing Non-UK Nationals, Overseas Recruitment Strategies
/————————————————————–
Thursday 1st December 2005, Thistle Lancaster Gate, London.
Eight in 10 UK employers recruit form overseas. How can
organisations tackle issues of discrimination and integration.
Book by 15th October and receive a 15% Early Bird discount.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/symposium.html
————————————————————–/

Community
=========
How Did I Get Here? Jo Bond, RightCoutts MD an HR consultancy
————————————————————–
Jo Bond explains why the worst aspect of working in the HR arena
is people that don’t value the input of the function.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/146123

HR Tip: Definition of full-time and part-time work
————————————————–
“What exactly is the definition of a part-time worker? Is it
someone who works for less than 16 hours?”
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/145813

Review: Coaching at Work magazine
———————————
Our two reviewers, Emma Ranson Bellamy a fledgling coach and
Duncan Gee a senior coach and mentor put the launch magazine
through its paces.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/145939

CareerZone
==========
Jobs of the week
provided by the changeboard.com
The specialist human resource & change management job board
http://www.changeboard.com

Director of Human Resources
—————————
National Probation Service London
London
70,000 – 78,000 (+ 3,081 London Weighting)
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/cb15709.html

Project Consultant, Policy and Employment
—————————————–
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Edinburgh
Packages to attract the best
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/cb15473.html

OD & Change Management Consultant
———————————
T-Mobile
Hatfield
50,000- 65,-000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/cb15197.html

HR Manager
———-
OrtusHR
Central London
45,000 plus 6 weeks holiday
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/cb15816.html

HR Business Partner
——————-
Strategi Search and Selection
North West
c45,000 + Car + Bonus + Benefits Package
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/cb15761.html

Subscription Information
========================
HR Zone publishes a range of regular newswires, including:
– HR Zone Members Newswire
– HR Briefing

Update your subscriptions by visiting the Profile page and
selecting the “My Services” link.
https://secure.hrzone.co.uk/profile
—————————————————————-
To unsubscribe:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/unsubscribe

Unsubscribing can currently take up to 14 days to process.
—————————————————————-
Copyright (C) 2005 HR Zone. All rights reserved.
================================================================
HR Zone, 100 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6HZ
Tel:+44 117 915 3344 Fax:+44 117 915 9630
http://www.hrzone.co.uk
================================================================