Talent management: Finding a cost-effective solution
Sue Lingard explains how employers can invest in cost-effective talent management solutions that allow HR more time to manage people rather than paper. The changing labour landscapeToday, talent management is fast becoming the top of everyone’s agenda. All companies face the challenges of an increasingly competitive labour market. For many, job opportunities are the click […]
Workers sacrifice dream job for shorter commute
Commuting to work has got so bad that two thirds of workers would choose a shorter journey to the office over the perfect job.This is according to a survey by recruiters Unity Personnel, which quizzed workers in Leeds, and found that only 37 per cent of people would commute for over an hour to travel […]
Kitted out for maternity leave
Just because you’ve had a baby, it doesn’t mean you want to ditch work completely. Louise Druce looks at how KIT days can help mothers stay connected with the office. Not all women want to sever ties with the company while on maternity leave, which is why ‘keeping in touch’ (KIT) days have proved a […]
Prove we are valued….please
Should HR professionals stop worrying about their value to an organisation and concentrate on other issues? Not at all, says Andrew Mayo. There is always a certain amount of paranoia present in the HR function that its importance and contribution are not sufficiently valued. If it is any comfort, I observe the same in marketing […]
Legislation update: Employer’s reliance on expired disciplinary warnings
Richard White, specialist employment solicitor at Withy King, considers a case that looks at whether employers can rely on expired disciplinary warnings when deciding whether or not to dismiss an employee. Are employers entitled to take expired disciplinary warnings into account when deciding whether to dismiss an employee? Not according to the Employment Appeal Tribunal […]
Generation Y requires a ‘viral’ approach to recruitment
Diverse, tech-savvy and socially aware, the current generation of school leavers and graduates present a recruitment challenge for employers, explains Colin Tenwick. The new generation of school leavers is causing recruiters headaches when it comes to attracting, engaging and retaining promising employees. The Stepstone Total Talent Report 2008, which surveyed global business leaders on talent […]
HR tip: Proof of drunkenness
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:"Our night shift manager sent a man home because he said he was too drunk to work safely. We called the employee in for interview to decide whether disciplinary action was called for, […]
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 […]
