Only a third of employees offered benefits
There is still confusion among workers as to what exactly constitutes an ’employee benefit’, with two thirds of workers receiving none at all, a survey has found.Canada Life Group Insurance discovered that company pension schemes into which the firm contributes were the most highly sought after benefit by employees, with holiday allowance over the legal […]
Firms urged to ‘boomerang hire’
Businesses which re-employ former employees enjoy cost savings and increased productivity, new research claims.Corporate social networking company SelectMinds said employers who stay in touch with ex-staff and bring them back into the organisation when needed can expect significant benefits. In the poll of 60 global firms, 66 per cent of re-hires were classed as star […]
When a team is born: How HR can bring people together
Building a solid team requires mastery of all the HR disciplines: reward policy, organisational culture, management processes, and working practices, to name but a few. It’s what makes effective team-building one of the greatest challenges out there. Rob Lewis looks at what HR can – and can’t – do. As the mastermind behind D-Day once […]
Legislation update: Liability for stress at work
Richard White, specialist employment solicitor at Withy King, considers a recent case in which the court of appeal overturned a high court decision concerning liability for stress at work. Claims from employees for injuries arising from stress at work have been the subject of a large amount of case law in recent years, the effect […]
Act it out: Using drama-based training
The use of professional actors in learning and development has evolved from the simple provision of role players to designing and delivering sophisticated simulation events. Robbie Swales highlights the changing nature of drama-based training and provides tips on how to choose a drama provider. Acting in the interests of L&DFifteen years ago, when I became […]
Understanding employee engagement
The widespread imbalance between recruitment and retention shows that organisations have got their priorities wrong, says Ron Eldridge. He calls for a strategic shift to address this anomaly. Staff retention is a key issue for HR professionals. UK organisations spend billions of pounds attracting, recruiting and developing their staff yet research shows that more than […]
HR tip: Disabled employee and sickness benefit
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:"One of my employees is a disabled person who has been off sick for several months and has now exhausted his contractual sick pay entitlement. Because he is disabled do I have to […]
New CIPD Chief Executive appointed
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has announced the appointment of Jackie Orme as Chief Executive, to succeed Geoff Armstrong, who is retiring in June 2008.She joins the CIPD from PepsiCo International.What do others think of the appointment? Iain Young
Business Software Satisfaction Awards 2007
The great and the good from the software industry joined journalists and employers in central London on Tuesday 9 October for the 2007 Business Software Satisfaction Awards organised by Sift Media, publisher of HR Zone. The wine flowed, as did the conversation, and we saw some very deserving winners collect their awards. All in all, […]
Legendary comedian presents an ode to the awards
The guest speaker at Sift Media’s 2007 Business Software Satisfaction Awards ceremony in London on Tuesday 9 October was Barry Cryer, the legendary comedian and performer. A true professional with an epic CV to prove it, Barry served up a 30-minute barrage of gags that concluded with a poem specially composed for the occasion. To […]
Business Software Satisfaction Awards 2007: The results
More than 300 people gathered for a glittering ceremony at The Brewery in London on Tuesday 9 October for the 2007 Business Software Satisfaction Awards organised by Sift Media, publisher of HR Zone. The 2007 awards cover suppliers who serve members of all of Sift Media’s online professional communities, including HR Zone, TrainingZone, AccountingWEB, FinanceWeek, […]
Employers warned of apathy towards employee wellbeing
A third of UK workers feel their health is being neglected at work by employers, new research has revealed.The study, by Business in the Community (BITC), also highlighted that 62 per cent of workers don’t believe that their bosses consider staff as assets worth investing in, whilst 46 per cent state that a lack of […]
Beyond recognition: Success at the SSAs
There may have been many rivals at the Business Software Satisfaction Awards (SSAs) but the winners were all united in praising their customers for making it such a successful night.Spanning several categories, including accounting and finance, HR and training and customer relationship management (CRM), the awards were voted for by consumers. As many of the […]
New chief executive for the CIPD
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has appointed Jackie Orme as chief executive, following the departure of Geoff Armstrong who is retiring in June 2008.Orme takes up her position in April 2008. She is currently chief personnel officer and vice president, HR at PepsiCo International, and sits on the global PepsiCo International HR […]
Cuts both ways: Handling mass redundancy. By Louise Druce
Redundancies are never easy for the people who are going or for those left behind. But try to get them over and done with too quickly and HR could be putting its own head on the block, as Louise Druce finds out. No matter how hard you try to put a positive spin on it, […]
The Facebook face-off. By Lucie Benson
One of the most hotly debated issues of the year so far has to be the question over whether staff should have access to social networking sites in the workplace. So what is the answer? Lucie Benson talks to HR Zone members to find out. People up and down the country are divided as to […]
£5m Olympic boost for London skills
An additional £5m is being invested in training opportunities for Londoners ahead of the 2012 Olympics.The government funding will be targeted on training sports coaches, construction workers and 200 extra apprenticeships in customer services and hospitality ahead.Skills minister David Lammy said: “We must get more people into skilled jobs in construction, customer services and hospitality, […]
Government leadership programme goes international
The National School of Government Centre for Strategic Leadership is introducing an international week into its flagship leadership development programme.Hosted by the LIMAK business school in Vienna, the week will allow participants on the Top Management Programme (TMP) to visit a variety of central and eastern European cities. Speaking at a Whitehall event to celebrate […]
Curing the absence disease
Paul Roberts, healthcare consultant at IHC, outlines a number of steps that organisations should take to maximise their absence management procedures and minimise the effects of absence on the individual, the team and the organisation. Absence is a disease that is infiltrating the vast majority of UK workplaces, yet under half of organisations monitor the […]
‘Office rage’ felt across Europe
Being spoken down to by a boss or colleague is the main cause of work-related stress and anger in the office, a survey has found.New research into the causes of anger felt by office workers in the UK and Europe, has revealed that long and pointless meetings are the key causes of frustration across European […]
