HR Zone Members Newswire #160 – Bonus Schemes: Do They Drive Productivity?
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Bonus schemes: Do they drive performance? By Annie Hayes
Fat cats with the cream of the bonus crop may argue that financial carrots such as these drive performance but what about those on the minimum wage or in the rungs of middle management? Annie Hayes, HR Zone Editor talked ‘bonuses’ with members to find out if they really do drive productivity. Do they work?If […]
HR Tip: Notice for senior staff
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Q: “What notice periods should we write into senior staff contracts?” A: That is entirely up to you and the employee to agree. There is no requirement for senior staff to be put on […]
How to: Craft the perfect employee opinion survey
In a recent Any Answers post Garry Newby asked for advice on compiling an employee attitude survey; Harvey Bennett explains in his bite-sized guide just how to get the right data. An Employee Opinion Survey is one of a range of survey/feedback tools in the organisation development locker. The others in the range include 360-degree […]
Sacked pregnant worker awarded £19k
A worker sacked when she was seven weeks pregnant has been awarded nearly £19,000 by a tribunal.The payout by Lanarkshire-based Premier Systems (Scotland) Ltd to former trainee sales administrator Karen Smith included £8,000 for injury to feelings.Ms Smith was dismissed the day after she told her employers about her pregnancy. She claimed she consequently suffered […]
New Sector Skills Agreement for Wales
Employers in six sectors of the Welsh economy have signed sector skills agreements (SSAs) bringing the total of SSAs in Wales to 11.The SSAs aim to ensure that education and training matches the needs of the workplace. The six sectors covered by the new SSAs are: Land-based industries Freight logistics Sport, active leisure and learning […]
Company of the week: Mills & Reeve
Annie Hayes spoke to Sandy Boyle, Mills & Reeve’s HR Director about why flex is best. *Benefits stats*Benefits offered: Pension – group stakeholder plan. Permanent health insurance. Life assurance. Private medical assurance. Holidays – 25 days plus an extra day at Christmas. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave. Company Doctor. Employee assistance scheme. Wedding leave. Moving leave. Residential […]
What’s the answer? Right to part time work
Kirsa Edwards gets legal guidance this week from Helen Badger, employment law expert at Browne Jacobson and Martin Brewer, a Partner with the employment team of Mills & Reeve on the right to request flexible working. The question:Help, I think I may have messed up! We have an employee who has requested to work part […]
Unemployment at highest rate for six years
New government figures show that unemployment in May had risen to 5.4 per cent, its highest rate for six years.The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said unemployment rose by 90,000 during the three months to May to stand at 1.65 million. The claimant count – the number of people claiming unemployment benefit – rose by […]
Law lords make employers responsible for bullying
Five law lords have upheld a Court of Appeal decision that makes employers liable for bullying in the workplace.The landmark decision means that employees who are the victims of bullying can take legal action under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. This means that they no longer have to prove that the bullying caused an […]
A Quarter of Managers Back Mandatory Human Capital Reporting
According to research from Investors in People, a quarter of all managers believe that reporting on human capital management (HCM) should be mandatory.The finding follows the Government’s decision last year to scrap the Operating and Financial Review, which would have encouraged companies publicly to report information about their employees.The survey, conducted by Investors in People […]
Opinion: The inspirational art of motivation management
There is a world of difference between the “administration of things” and the “management of people”. The management of people’s motivation is to make them more willing to behave in a way that supports the organisation. It is about the performance of the organisation; Stephen Walker of Motivation Matters offers his opinion. Good motivation management […]
Research Launched into Future Learning Patterns
Academics have proposed launching a long-term research project to discover how we will learn in the future.The proposal was made at Grand Challenges 2006, a conference held to consider how computing will evolve over the next 15 years.The learning for life challenge researchers want to find out how learning environments and opportunities will manifest in […]
DTI pays out over whistleblowing report
A long-running dispute between the DTI and the charity Public Concern at Work over whistleblowing legislation has ended with the DTI paying compensation of more than £130,000 for time-wasting.The dispute centres around a high court ruling that the public had a right to know about whistleblowing issues in claims that were brought under the Public […]
The great pensions debate: What’s the way forward? By Annie Hayes
The slow, lingering death of final salary pension schemes triggered by an ever-present pensions’ blackhole has concerned many workers and pundits alike; Annie Hayes, HR Zone Editor talked to the experts about the way forward and HR’s role in the pensions mix. What’s the general state of pensions play in the UK?In October 2004, Adair […]
Psychometrics spotlight: The ABLE series
In the fourth of a new series putting the range of psychometric tests under the spotlight we look at the ABLE series. The ABLE (Aptitude for Business Learning Exercises) series is a set of exercises used for ability testing for both selection and development purposes. Rather than focusing on the more traditional skills such as […]
New body to help ethnic minorities find work
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the launch of a new body to help ethnic minorities find work.The Ethnic Minority Advisory Group (EMAG), which is made up of twenty two representatives from across the ethnic community, has been set up as part of the Government’s welfare reform agenda to boost employment opportunities for […]
£41k compensation in religious discrimination case
A Muslim hospital worker has been awarded more than £41,000 by an employment tribunal after he was sacked following a year of harassment.West Herts Hospital Trust was ordered to pay £41,300 to Mohammed Ben-Khaled for religious and sex discrimination and unfair dismissal.Mr Ben-Khaled, originally from Algeria, had worked at the Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood […]
HR Tip: Withdrawing notice
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Q: “One of our employees told his manager to "stuff his job" and went home before normal finishing time. We took this to mean that he had resigned with immediate effect. However the […]
HR Zone Members Newswire #159 – Would You Hire An Ex-Criminal?
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 159 11 July 2006 www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ ********************** Featured Sponsors *********************** Is your compliance training dry and boring? http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/brightwave1a.html Transforming an industry – Free whitepaper http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/cccom1a.html **************************************************************** Editor’s note ============= Persons with spent convictions should not be discriminated against for the purposes of work, promotion or training. That is the […]
