How Did I Get Here? Des Woods, Global Head of Learning and OD, Linklaters … continued
8. How do you prove the value of your department within your organisation?I think if you are ever in a situation where you are always having to ‘prove’ your value you are probably in a bad place and need to go and do something more useful with your life, because you are either working in […]
How Did I Get Here? Des Woods, Global Head of Learning and OD, Linklaters
Des Woods reveals how training priorities are established within a legal partnership and how Linklaters evaluates its training and development activities. 1. Please describe your role and responsibilities.I am Head of Learning and Organisation Development (OD) at Linklaters, one of a small group of very large global law firms who assist banks and large corporate […]
HR Zone Members Newswire #145 – How An HR Officer Dealt With Drugs At Work
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 145 11 April 2006 www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ *********************** Featured Sponsors ********************** A new way to tackle absenteeism http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/medicashb.html Free ‘Notification of Forthcoming Retirement’ Letter http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/croneri5b.html **************************************************************** Editor’s note ============= Managing drug abuse or handling employees under suspicion of it is tricky. Last week Jeannette McAlister was faced with this dilemma […]
Opinion: Training strategy must change … continued
Although some training departments conduct training needs analyses when new legislation is passed and they become aware of business changes, the results of these analyses are often not included in the training strategy, as the business is unwilling to pay for the additional development activities suggested.In order to be able to stand their ground and […]
Opinion: Training strategy must change
An organisation’s training strategy must take account of recent legislative changes and support mindset and behavioural change within the business, especially for line managers. To ensure that these issues are included in the training strategy, training departments must transform themselves from being suppliers of training courses to becoming proactive business partners. In addition, training strategy […]
HR Tip: Dismissal settlements
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: “We wish to dismiss an employee but do not want to go through a lengthy process. Neither does he. He will accept a sum of money that we have agreed. How can […]
How to: Make it to the top of the HR tree … continued
The value of networkingLastly, you should never underestimate the power of good old-fashioned networking. We are always keen to offer advice on how staff can develop inter and intrapersonal skills and point out how employees handle themselves and relate to their colleagues, clients and suppliers is critical for their own career progression and for the […]
How to: Make it to the top of the HR tree
Mark Carriban, Managing Director of HR recruitment outfit, Hudson offers some top tips. It has been said that working in Human Resources can be a thankless task. It is a challenging role often underappreciated by senior executives. But it is one of the most rewarding positions in business: there are few jobs more gratifying than […]
End procrastination: Top time management techniques
Jim Bird, founder and chief executive of time management organisation worklifebalance.com, outlines four ways to effectively organise your tasks to produce efficient and effective results including throwing away 'to do' lists. In today's ‘choice challenged’ environment, the absence of time management skills can leave you feeling overwhelmed in your everyday life. Your most vital […]
HR contract wins: March to May
Read on to find out who is scooping the major HR contracts this year. Hilton International chooses BrightwaveHilton University, the learning and development portal for Hilton International, has selected Brightwave to deliver e-learning modules. 8.5.06 Snowdrop wins Chartered Institute of Building contractThe Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has selected Snowdrop’s HR software to improve management […]
News in Brief: Employment Law Triggered … continued
Employers turn a blind eye to apprentice trainingThis is according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) who say that some apprenticeships offer training that is either of poor quality or is non-existent. Apprentices under the age of 19 currently do not have to be paid the minimum wage, a policy that the TUC is urging […]
News in Brief: Employment law triggered
Catch up on the week in HR including first raft of new employment legislation, last call for Pensions Commission, D-day for A-day, CIPD move Harrogate conference, pay rises sink to three year low and mums take an average six months maternity leave. W/C 3/4/06April sees introduction of new employment legislationApril 6 marked the first trigger […]
Opinion: Learning from experience … continued
Sharing lessonsLessons learning can be applied in most organisational settings including the example of crisis management at DTE Energy. However, imagine a scenario where the team responsible for the launch of a new product or service had made its lessons available to others. It is quite possible that further new product development can be enhanced […]
Opinion: Learning from experience
Imagine a system where staff not only use reflective practice as standard, but also share those light-bulb moments. Prof Michael Kelleher explains how it can work and why learning and development professionals are the perfect people to make it happen. Reflection is an active process. It involves the examination of past experiences and gaining some […]
HR Happy, HR Horror
From British anti-nudes to swapping wives for donkeys, it’s been another wonderful week. Join us as we look back over the best stories from the past five days. Happy: For Blair’s IT ignorance Tony Blair has admitted that he “struggle[s] to do more than switch on a computer”, the Metro newspaper reports. This is an […]
HR Zone Briefing #290 – Off The Record Employment Law Advice
================================================================ HR Briefing Issue 290 – 6 April 2006 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ *********************** Featured Sponsors ********************** Strategic, compliant human capital management with Oracle http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/oracle11a.html **************************************************************** Editor’s Note ============= Amanda Shaw, head of HR at Cottrills gives her views on the way age discrimination laws will affect service related award schemes. http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/153317 Elsewhere, the debate on whether […]
Comment: The impact of age discrimination laws on service related awards … continued
What practical steps should be taken?To support a decision to continue with long service awards, you may also wish to consider the following popular measures to assess how your organisation can benefit from such schemes: Survey staff views HR benchmarking figures Reduction in turnover Exit interviews Trade union and staff association Special review groups Survey […]
Comment: The impact of age discrimination laws on service related awards
How will new regulations outlawing age discrimination affect service related award schemes? Amanda Shaw, head of HR at Cottrills, comments on the Employment Equality (Age) Regulation 2006 draft paper. Until now, there has been no legislation dealing with age discrimination in Great Britain. This will change in October 2006 when legislation will be introduced outlawing […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: Training in foreign tongues … continued
Wanted – employees with a history of bad behaviour!How’s this for a revelation, yet another recent article to confuse your ‘bosses’ even more about the ‘ideal’ workforce.Rather than looking to staff who are cheerful, punctual, flexible, smart and honest, businesses are being encouraged to consider employing staff with ‘flawed’ personalities – it would appear that […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: Training in foreign tongues
HR consultant Sue Kingston, our very own ‘Bridget Jones’ files her latest diary extract including rescuing a food business from a potentially disastrous health and safety inspection, handling training with a group of non-English speakers, dating disasters and triumphs and more on those vital wine and chocolate statistics. March 2006I just don’t know where the […]
