Green candidates scoop jobs
A new study claims a third of employers would turn down an applicant on the basis of their green credentials failing to meet the required level.According to online recruiter fish4jobs, there is a growing trend for employers to evaluate candidates’ carbon footprints as much as their previous job experience. As many as one in 10 […]
Orme takes up £300k-a-year post as CIPD’s chief executive
Jackie Orme has started her new job this week as chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).The post is reported to carry a £300,000-a-year salary. Orme succeeds Geoff Armstrong, who retires in June. Commenting on Orme’s arrival, Vicky Wright, CIPD president, said: “This is an exciting moment for the CIPD. We’re […]
Demand for interims soars
The numbers of interim managers will rocket by more than 20% during the next six months.Sectors such as financial services, manufacturing and technology are leading the demand, according to the Hitchenor Wakeford’s Interim Management Index.John Wakeford, managing director of Hitchenor Wakeford, said: “The booming use of interim managers looks set to continue in 2008. The […]
Passion sparked by meaning and fairness
Meaning and fairness are amongst the key drivers of employee passion for work.The Blanchard study, Employee Passion – The New Rules of Engagement reveals eight key factors that influence employee passion:1. Meaningful work – people feel their work is worthwhile and connected to a larger purpose.2. Collaboration – an environment where motivation and inspiration are […]
Input and Output Measures.
The difference between input and output measures is often a source of confusion when discussing performance measures. This illustration may help to explain this difference.The Arch Metropolitan Theodrakis Christodoulou was for many years the much loved pastor of his flock in his sprawling See in rural Greece. His family were of simple farming stock and […]
Can the Management Gurus’ lead us to Nirvana?
A Guru was once cynically described as an expert who had reached the age of 50 without being found out.However we live today in the age of the Guru, with management Gurus being quoted not just by managers but by politicians and the media and being viewed as a celebrity sub species in their own […]
Outsourcing or Ouch-sourcing?
Outsourcing has been described as company’s giving away their brains and the major consequence of doing this is it is very difficult to get your brains back in the future! However, in the U.K. both Private Enterprise and the Public Sector seem to have acquired a worrying addiction to frontal lobotomy!The trend towards Outsourcing and […]
New managers: In at the deep end?
Why do we throw new managers in at the deep end, without teaching them to swim first? Management consultant John Pope has some answers. Replacing a managerEvery so often we need to replace a manager and find that there is no-one who has been developed to fit the job. We look round at the possible […]
Corporate manslaughter: Ignorance is no excuse
“I didn’t know” is no defence, say legal experts, who are urging bosses to get up to speed with the finer details of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act. But, as Annie Hayes discovers, research suggests senior managers are still unaware of their responsibilities, despite the ticking clock. What’s new?The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate […]
Loyalty is a two-way street
In order to gain your employees’ loyalty, you must first earn it. International management coach Bob Selden explains. Tata Motors recently released the revolutionary Nano in India, the world’s cheapest car at $2,500. What’s that got to do with loyalty you may well ask? Well, 70-year-old Ratan Tata, the current CEO of Tata, who took […]
Thieves at work grab £432m per year
More than three quarters of workers have stolen from work to the tune of £432m, with everything up for grabs including the office pet.These are the shocking findings of a private investigator, who found that 78% have stolen from their place of work at some point in their lives. Workers notch up an average £920 […]
FTSE 100 lead demand for HR professionals
Hiring in the HR market remains busy, with major FTSE 100 organisations and the media sector leading the demand and triggering a hike in HR salaries.These are the findings from a global salary survey by recruitment outfit, Robert Walters. The survey, now in its ninth year, reports that salaries are increasing in line with inflation. […]
Ask the expert: Changing job description
A part-time employee has always refused to increase her hours, but the post must now become full-time. Can the employer view this as a redundancy situation? Esther Smith, partner at Thomas Eggar, and Martin Brewer, partner at Mills & Reeve, advise. The question:We need to confirm details of a job description for a long-term employee […]
Home workers stamp on stress but fear being ‘overlooked’
Working from home reduces stress but leads to fears about career progression.New research, led by Durham Business School, Durham University, showed that home workers worried about missing-out on ‘water-cooler networking’ – where potential opportunities for moving up the ladder are discussed informally in the office.The study also found, however, that working from home generally had […]
‘Carbon champions’ boost green engagement
Appointing a ‘carbon champion’ may help engage workers in the bid to be greener.This is according to the Carbon Trust that found that as many as 70% of employees surveyed said they wanted to cut their carbon emissions but wanted more guidance and empowerment. While 80% of those surveyed said there was no training in […]
Coaching enjoys heightened respect
Coaching is increasingly popular as a means of promoting learning and development and has moved up the agenda.This is according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) 10th annual survey which shows how coaching within organisations has moved beyond being ‘the latest fad’ to adding real benefits.Almost three-quarters of UK employers currently use […]
Appraisals: The bigger picture
The secret to a successful 360-degree appraisal is more than a good software package and asking the right number of questions. Verity Gough grills the experts on how to get the best out of this tried and tested method of assessment. Bad appraisals cost the economy over £2bn a year, mainly thanks to the money […]
The psychological contract within employer branding
Dr Graham Dietz examines how the current trend for employer branding can work both for and against the 'psychological contract' that exists between employer and employee. In the past decade, the 'war for employee talent' has seen organisations expend enormous amounts of time, energy and financial resources in promoting their 'employer brand'. Glossy brochures and […]
HR tip: Satisfactory references
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Question:"We usually offer jobs subject to our receiving satisfactory references. We have two references on one person that are quite worrying and make us wonder if we would be making a mistake employing […]
Transforming the HR function with technology
Jason Kiely looks at the different stages of technology adoption within HR and provides advice to help HR departments understand how technology can make them more efficient, and as a result add real value to the business. The issue of e-HR is high on the list of senior HR professionals for its potential to improve […]
