10 signs your employees are suffering from stress and anxiety
This article was written by Rick Hughes, Lead Advisor: Workplace, British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). Taking more time off work than usual Greater use of substances such as alcohol, tobacco and drugs (prescription and illegal) Increased irritability, poor concentration, reduced productivity Deteriorating personal or work relationships, including bullying behaviours Becoming more ‘emotional’, moody […]
How technology can hamper employee engagement
This article was written by Gary Cattermole, co-founder and director of The Survey Initiative, a staff survey provider specialising in employee engagement. Much has been made over the past 12 months on how technology can improve employee engagement in the workplace. Social media has become the latest trend with Yammer offering something quite unique to […]
Academic insight: New laws will deter people from raising concerns about wrongdoing
This article was written by Professor David Lewis, Middlesex University Professor of Employment Law and convenor of the International Whistleblowing Research Network. Many workers will remain silent about serious wrongdoing when legislation affecting employment protection for whistleblowers comes into force – as I detailed in evidence submitted to the Whistleblowing Commission recently. The Enterprise and […]
What should HR professionals know about neuroscience?
It's Neuroscience Learning Month on HRZone. You're reading one of the pieces that has been written to help you develop a sound understanding of why neuroscience principles are important to business, and a basic understanding of how you can apply them effectively. There's loads more content going live over the month to help you on […]
Legal insight: obesity as a disability in the workplace
This article was written by Caroline Prosser, Solicitor, Hill Dickinson LLP and Kerstie Skeaping, Partner, Hill Dickinson LLP. In Walker v Sita Information Networking Computing Ltd a man weighing over 21 stone was held to be disabled by the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Does this mean that all those who are obese will be classed as disabled and […]
Hiring candidates from around the world in fewer than 80 days
This article was written by Josh Tolan, CEO of Spark Hire, a video powered hiring network that connects job seekers and employers through video resumes and online interviews. While it might be convenient to imagine your ideal candidate is located around the corner, the truth is your perfect employee might actually be located around the […]
Beat burnout – seven ways to create an extra hour in the day
This article was written by Jeff Archer, Director of The Tonic Corporate Wellness. Someone said to me recently, ‘All I need is an extra hour each day and I’d get everything that I need to do done.’ Unfortunately, we’re all stuck with 24-hours in the day and 168 hours in the week so an extra hour […]
What is Occupational Health not there to do
This article was written by Brett Edwards, Managing Director of Corporate Health. Working at the heart of Occupational Health (OH), I am often struck by the amount of people who fail to fully grasp what the service can deliver. Frequent changes to legislation and increasing levels of employment-related litigation make OH a useful business tool, […]
Academic insight: what are the main challenges of teleworking?
This article was written by Dr Oliver Mallett, a Lecturer in Management at Durham University Business School, and Dr Robert Wapshott, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the University of Sheffield. While offering many benefits, working from home is not without potential problems for employers or employees and their cohabitants. High-speed internet and related technology have made regular working […]
Can you really measure engagement?
This article was written by Hugh Tonks, CEO ofThymometrics, which provides constant, real-time monitoring of employee satisfaction over time. If we are going to try to measure something, we need to know what it is we’re measuring. So an essential precursor to any attempt to measure engagement is to pin down a definition of what […]
Talent spot: Derek Irvine, vice president of client strategy and consulting at Globoforce
“Workplaces are deserts when it comes to employee recognition,” believes Derek Irvine, vice president of client strategy and consulting at Globoforce, the employee recognition firm. That’s where Globoforce’s comes in. It aims to show companies that putting the effort into employee recognition can pay dividends in terms of productivity and staff churn. Employee engagement can […]
Money – a motivator back in vogue?
This article was written by Karen Drury, consultant with Maven International (UK) Ltd. In the bad old days, the accepted wisdom was that money acted as the prime mover for effort – the more you paid, the more effort you got. Over the last 40 years, the importance of pay as a motivator has been hotly debated. […]
Ten tips for successful applicant management
This article was written by Don McIntosh, Director of RecruitActive, a division of Konetic. If you advertise smartly, screen applications carefully and use the right tools to assist with online recruitment you will attract, identify and engage with the best talent for your organisation. The starting point is a solid and realistic job description that outlines […]
What can UK organisations learn from US graduate recruitment tactics?
This article was written by Jeanette Maister, U.S. Managing Director of Business Development at WCN. US companies don’t have all the answers when it comes to campus recruitment, but there are many best practices in place that could have relevance across the globe. Of course, it would be a mistake to simply replicate the US process […]
The key to successful CSR starts with employee engagement
Nicky is a CSR professional with 20 years’ experience in managing and directing corporate social responsibility in global companies. She runs her own CSR consultancy,Nicky Amos CSR Services Ltd. She spent ten years as Head of Corporate Responsibility for The Body Shop. The gradual mainstreaming of corporate responsibility into the business agenda over the past decade has […]
Rising ‘presenteenism’ is putting UK workers’ health and productivity at risk
Over two-thirds (70 percent) of UK workers say more and more people are coming to work when ill, according to research from Capita Employee Benefits. More than half of respondents (59 percent) say they feel more pressured to attend work when sick than they used to. However, 78 percent say colleagues who are sick should […]
Employee volunteering – where CSR and HR meet
This article was written by Gennie Franklin, Director of Programmes and Employee Volunteering, Business in the Community (BITC). Volunteering is an important part of creating a healthy, motivated and engaged employee profile and its importance is only likely to increase as employees’ expectations of employers rise. Employee volunteering is a fast moving space both in terms […]
Nine thoughts on leadership & trust in the wake of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement
This article was written by Dr Graham Dietz, BA, MSc, PhD, PGCLTHE, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Durham University Business School. So, probably the greatest football manager in the history of the game has retired. Sir Alex Ferguson, who led Manchester United to a near-constant series of trophy triumphs for 26 years, has finally called […]
The hidden benefits of technological integration
Roger Moore, General Manager, Bond Teamspirit, explains the benefits associated with having an integrated HR and payroll system and reveals the unexpected and often overlooked benefit of integration which can provide businesses with valuable information in order to achieve significant savings. Payroll and HR are two of the closest departments in an organisation. HR looks […]
Interview: Helen Jackson, Learning & Capability Development Manager at Vodafone
Helen Jackson, Learning & Capability Development Manager at Vodafone, will be taking part in a webinar in association with HRZone and Saba Software, ‘How Vodafone uses global LMS to transform learning,’ on May 16 at 1pm GMT. Should learning always be integrated, and come under the umbrella of, the HR department? In Vodafone we believe that […]
