HR Briefing Issue 283 – 16 February 2006: Employee grievances
================================================================ HR Briefing Issue 283 – 16 February 2006 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ Editor’s note ============= You’ve told us that you’d like to hear how our members’ sticky HR situations are concluded. We’re delighted; therefore, to launch the first in the series of this new column completing the story and reflecting on key learning points. Find out […]
Opinion: Talking is a good game
Andrea Dawson-Shepherd, Director of corporate communications at Cadbury Schweppes explains why being in ‘the loop’ is a crucial element in achieving an engaged and committed workforce. At the most fundamental level internal communications help the business by ensuring that people know what’s going on. Furthermore, knowing what’s happening encourages people to feel more connected with […]
HR Tip: Role of companion
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 is the role of the companion in disciplinary hearings? A: The role of the companion is to hold the hand, metaphorically, of the accused and ensure that their rights are respected. To […]
Life Coach at Large: All work and no play?
The long hours culture is becoming an accepted part of working life; so how do you know if you’re clocking up hours beyond the norm? Emman Ranson Bellamy offers a quick test to unlock the truth. A work/life study conducted by Management Today reveals that almost half of British managers feel too mentally and physically […]
Q&A: HR Zone talks to Gate Gourmet’s former HR Director
Andy Cook exclusively reveals to HR Zone the real story surrounding the much-publicised dispute at BA’s in-flight caterer Gate Gourmet, including more on his role as a key architect in bringing the unrest to an end, the learning points, plus what he did next. Andy Cook has over 10 years experience in senior Human Resources […]
Book review: Tom Peters Essentials: Leadership, Aspire, Liberate, Achieve
Tom Peters Essentials: Leadership: Aspire, Liberate, Achieve Title: Tom Peters Essentials: Leadership: Aspire, Liberate, AchieveEditor: Tom PetersPublisher: Dorling KindersleyISBN: 1-4053-0257-7Price: £7.99Reviewer: Desiree Cox In this book, Peters recognises that the focus of leadership has shifted significantly over the past few years, driven by the workplace revolution that is taking place. As individuals accept more responsibility […]
News in Brief: The Week in HR – HR gives stress the cold-shoulder
Catch up on the week in HR with our latest news round-up including: HR gives stress the cold-shoulder, smoking ban ignites pension fears, big business harbours bullies and Capita scoops BBC HR services contract. W/C 13/2/06 HR gives stress the cold-shoulderDespite the associated costs, stress has failed to move up the HR agenda.According to healthcare […]
The Couch?! Is afflicted by meetingitis
It’s was no great shock when the journal Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice revealed this week, what we’d known all along: managers spend most of their days in meetings, meetings are getting longer and more frequent.A test of 37 volunteers found that the more time they spent in meetings, the more tired and stressed […]
Pensions A-Day dawns
Notes that shed light on the implications of impending, April changes. The company pension scheme is sometimes seen as a purely financial and HR issue, and matters relating to the scheme are often handled by these two functions. Such a view may have been perfectly realistic, until regulations came into force on 6 April 2005. […]
Colborn’s Corner: What’s the point of HR?
The recent ‘Any Answers?’ situation posted by member Katie Dane regarding a manager’s tirade on the purpose of HR and their comment that there is, ‘no bl**dy point to HR’ provoked a huge response with 22 comments to boot; so what’s the truth of this? Quentin Colborn investigates. It’s always interesting to hear organisations talk […]
What’s the answer? E-bullying
Lucy Hibbert gets legal guidance this week from Stephanie Wootton, employment law expert at Browne Jacobson and Ceri Durham a solicitor at Clarkslegal LLP on how to deal with the content of a threatening email. The question:An employee has approached me in confidence and asked to speak to me “off the record”. They showed me […]
HR Briefing Issue 283 – Employee grievances
================================================================ HR Briefing Issue 283 – 16 February 2006 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ Editor’s note ============= You’ve told us that you’d like to hear how our members’ sticky HR situations are concluded. We’re delighted; therefore, to launch the first in the series of this new column completing the story and reflecting on key learning points. Find out […]
How to: Understand what your people really think
And what to do when you know; read on to find out what part employee surveys, feedback from the line and company councils play in the communications mix. Organisations spend a lot of time, effort and money trying to find out what their people are thinking. The notion is that if they can just get […]
Book review: Managing Innovation
Managing Innovation: Turning Ideas into ProfitTitle: Managing Innovation: Turning Ideas into ProfitAuthor: Edited by Tim ThornePublisher: Compton House Publishing LtdISBN: 0954951824Price: £12.75Reviewer: Rob SheffieldManaging Innovation is an audio tape aimed at explaining some of the principles and hard-won secrets behind successful innovation. It aims to clarify the characteristics of cultures and people that lead new […]
Reviewer profile: Rob Sheffield
Rob SheffieldRob Sheffield has over 17 years’ experience in team management. He has worked in the educational publishing, direct marketing and aerospace industries, before establishing his own training and coaching consultancy in 1999. He has a particular interest in how leaders can make the best use of the talent in their teams. Rob is skilled […]
Case Study: BUPA boosts employee relations with IIP
BUPA, the private healthcare company and employer of 24,000 UK-based staff achieved the Investors in People Standard in August 2000; read on to see which business benefits they reaped as a result. The challenge:Major change across the business made it necessary for BUPA to examine both its internal processes and its approach to training and […]
Reviewer profile: Desiree Cox
Désirée Cox is a freelance management development consultant with her own company, Praeceptor Consulting, established in 2002 and an ILM approved training centre. With eighteen years of experience working in the IT industry in a variety of roles in both London and Paris, she now concentrates on providing consultancy, training and facilitation. Throughout her career, […]
Tax Feature: Preparing for PAYE online filing 2006
We are now less than two months away from the end of the PAYE year, and employers thoughts should be turning to online filing, and preparations necessary for this year’s filing process. More employers are required to file online this year. The rules now include employers with more than 49 employees as at the count […]
HR Radar: How do you foster an improved work/life balance?
Our new column, the HR Radar reports on how HR professionals manage legislation, deal with HR issues and apply latest thinking. In this latest edition, we ask three HR Directors which initiatives they use to improve work/life balance. Steve Thompson, HR Director, Camelot GroupAt Camelot we have created a culture based on high levels of […]
HR Tip: Contractual Changes
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 have agreed a change in overtime arrangements and thus a change in terms and conditions. Should we issue new contracts? A: No, there is no need to issue new contracts unless […]
