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HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 124
8 November 2005
http://www.hrzone.co.uk
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1. News in Brief: The week in HR – HR happy-ometer swings
2. The Couch?! Has a good old moan
3. What’s the answer? Cost of living increase
4. Any Answers answered: Diversity in the public sector
5. Any Answers: Calling in sick when annual leave is booked
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Editor’s note
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Colds, sniffles and bugs are prevalent at this time of year and
it can be tempting to stem the flow of absence by tying reward
schemes in with attendance records. Member, Alistair Booth would
like to know your thoughts on the moral and practical issues of
reserving bonus payments for those in good health.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147384
Regards,
Annie Hayes MCIPD
Editor
mailto:editor@hrzone.co.uk
Welcome new members
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This week, HR Zone welcomes members from the following
organisations, among others, to the site:
Royal Automobile Club; Beachcroft Wansbroughs; Capgemini;
Croner; Cushman & Wakefield; Watson Wyatt Ltd; Lancashire
Constabulary; The National Trust; Fife Council; Morgan Stanley;
First Great Western Link; The Institute of Cancer Research;
Kensington & Chelsea PCT; Citigroup; Flagship Training Limited;
HR Professionals; ProjectHR Limited; Gwynedd Council; RMS plc.
Compliance is just the beginning….
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Just because a particular decision complies with the law or with
organisational policy does not make it the best or only answer.
Consider:
* Enron … * Barings Bank… * Worldcom…
The ripples from poor decisions have been enormous both for the
immediate individuals but also in the wider community.
Click below to find out how your organisation could improve
decision making.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/fenman.html
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Any Answers Answered
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Catch up on the latest answers supplied by members at ‘Any
Answers’ and reflect on the issues at hand:
Valuing ‘diversity’ in the public sector
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Members exchange views on whether it is a competency or a
standard.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147160
Performance and control
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Peter Hunter kick-starts a debate on ‘the destructive effect of
control.’
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147373
Selecting a payroll provider
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John Stacey gets some advice on who to choose.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147290
Health and Safety Executive – How risky is your business?
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People slipping up at work is the most common cause of major
injuries and can prove more costly than you think.
Every year it costs UK employers over 500m pounds!
To help HR Managers advise their employees on minimising the
risk at work, the HSE have put together a variety of tips, tools
and experiences.
To visit the resource centre, follow the link:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/hse12.html
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Share your views
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Catch-up with the latest questions being asked by the community
and add your answers at:
What is the procedure when someone is off sick but has booked
the day as annual leave? Asks Carrie Mansfield.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147388
Elizabeth Puttick is looking for a ‘best practice’ audit
framework for HR. Can you help?
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147288
Sue Baker works for a pharmaceutical company and is looking to
benchmark lunch allowances.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147219
Read all the latest questions and add your own:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/anyanswers
Investors in People – Experiences and benefits in practice…
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Over 37,000 UK organisations are recognised as Investors in
People, covering a wide spectrum of UK industries.
To demonstrate the tangible benefits of applying IiP to your
business, we have selected a range of case studies from
organisations working with Investors in People; outlining their
experiences and the benefits they have seen since achieving the
Standard. To access the case studies and to request more
information, follow the link:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/iip8.html
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Members’ corner
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What’s the answer? Cost of living increase
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This week Nicholas Snowden, senior solicitor at Clarkslegal LLP
and Helen Badger, employment law expert at Browne Jacobson
present their ideas on whether a cost of living increase can be
made the exclusive benefit of certain employees.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147154
News in Brief: The week in HR – HR happy-ometer swings
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Catch up on the week in HR including HR happy with their lot,
work gives life meaning for many and why there is no
substitution for eye ball to eye ball communication.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147303
The Couch?! Has a good old moan
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Inspired by a recent news release, the Couch?! purges itself of
all its moans and groans before it’s too late.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147340
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