CSR and beyond: Ashes fever hits a nerve
The emergence of England as a serious contender in the Ashes series has captured the imagination of the sporting nation; the spirit within which the tests are played provides valuable lessons for those looking to polish their workplace behaviours. Played with civility and mutual respect, the way in which professional cricket is conducted is a […]
Opinion: Realising potential
In light of the serious skills shortages faced by many UK organisations, Godfrey Owen, Deputy Chief Executive of people development consultancy Brathay, looks at how developing talent is critical to the improved business performance and success. He argues that in order to address the skills shortage, UK companies would do well to adopt a structured […]
The Couch?! It ‘s a jungle out there!
This week the Couch?! takes a trip through the office jungle exploring the animal inside us all. Are you the king of the jungle or are you at the bottom of the food chain? Perhaps you are a cute fluffy Koala who is calm cuddly but probably not very active. Share with our community your […]
Briefing: Dressed to impress?
Should we regret the passing of the tie and pin-stripe? Ranjit Dhindsa, Head of Employment at the Midlands office of international law firm Reed Smith reports on the trend towards open-necked shirts and the inevitable clash with rules and regulations. It seems ironic that just as workplaces relax their stance on casual dress, they sharpen […]
News in Brief: The week in HR – Rooster, Workhorse, Sheepdog or Cat?
Catch up on the week in HR with our at-a-glance news round up including the struggle to get ‘core jobless’ back to work, the rooster, workhorse, sheepdog or cat equation, why standing rules hark back to Victorian times and the buoyant jobs market that is making City slickers smile. W/C 29/08/05Struggle to get “core jobless” […]
Review: The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching
Title: The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching: 50 Top Executive Coaches Reveal Their SecretsEditors: Howard Morgan, Phil Harkins and Marshall GoldsmithISBN: 0-471-70546-2Price: £19.99 UK/USA $29.95/CAN $42.99Reviewer: Dr Colin ThompsonLeadership coaching has become vitally important to today’s most successful businesses. The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching is a landmark resource that presents a variety […]
Editor’s Comment: The bitter pill – trading across borders
Finding candidates with the right skills is rather like hunting for a needle in a haystack; the National Health Service, our biggest employer has to resort to stripping the third world of experienced medical practitioners while with the same hand turning away doctors for training posts, so just what is going on and what does […]
What’s the answer? Suspension on full pay
This week Helen Badger, employment law expert, Browne Jacobson and Nicholas Snowden, Senior Solicitor at Clarkslegal LLP present their ideas on the rules surrounding suspension on full pay. The question:My neighbour has been suspended from work on full pay whilst an issue is being investigated. He has not been told what the investigation is about […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: Driving me crazy
Having a life, is not a concept that all bosses can grasp; this week Sue Kingston introduces the concept of the Working Time Directive to a Chief Executive that expects round the clock service while seeking your advice on how to deal with a reference request for a certified alcoholic. W/C 22 August 2005:With the […]
Top tips: Rewards and accolades that work
Attracting the right staff and then keeping them is no longer the one horse race it used to be; Stewart Masterton, Business Adviser for Business Link for London kick-starts a month long look at reward by providing some top tips that promise to help businesses outsmart the opposition. Successful rewards schemes need to be tailored […]
Figuring things out: Employee engagement – fad or JGMP?
<img src="/files/siftmedia-photolib/photo_joe.jpg" Engaged, participating, involved, motivated, enthused. Aren’t these all words that we would love to use to describe our workforces? In the last few years the combined corporate effort to create “engaged” teams has amounted to a major campaign; with budgets to match. But hasn’t the employee engagement movement, with HR terminology of its […]
Payroll Tip: Medical check-ups and eyesight tests
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: Is the provision of medical check-ups and eyesight tests a reportable benefit? A: The provision of private medical treatment or private medical insurance is an employment-related benefit and must be reported on […]
Getting it right: Risk assessments for new and expectant mums
Many employers are falling short of their duties under health and safety legislation to assess and manage risks for new and expectant mothers, thereby exposing themselves to potential sex discrimination claims. General dutyMost employers will be aware of their general duty under The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to assess and […]
Case Studies: E-hiring in a tight labour market
Healthcare group, Denplan and mobile provider T-Mobile share their experiences of meeting the new recruitment challenge with a generous smattering of some ‘Monster’ help. Searching for jobs via the internet has been possible for over twenty years, but in the beginning was restricted to basic bulletin boards accessed by the early adopters – technology aware […]
How Did I Get Here? Rona Cant
Adventurer, explorer, author and development consultant Rona Cant is one of the founders of business and people development specialists, The BIG Question. How did you come to work in training?After I completed the 2000 BT Global Challenge Round the World Yacht Race I developed a new career as an explorer, author and motivational speaker. Other […]
Hard(y) Law Talk: Corporate manslaughter – the ball and chain
Get out of jail card and Corporate Manslaughter or corporate man’s laughter? After four years of fudging, stalling and numerous consultations, let alone redrafting – a law on corporate manslaughter has at last arrived. The Bill, currently before Parliament, seeks to create a new offence of corporate manslaughter, providing a more effective sanction for holding […]
Member wire #114 – Harassment – drawing the line; problem managers
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 114 30 August 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Harassment – a mountain out of a molehill? 2. HR Practitioner’s Diary: The calm before the storm 3. News in Brief: The week in HR – stress drains profits 4. The Couch?! Hanging […]
The Couch?! Hanging on the telephone
Now the Couch?! team don’t mean to seem a bunch of old fuddy-duddies, but we’ve always appreciated good manners. A please and a thank you never goes amiss, and by all means please do hold the door open for us… So you can imagine our concern when we learnt of a new phenomenon this week […]
News in Brief: The week in HR
Catch up on the week in HR with our at-a-glance news round up including the rise in sickies, how stress drains profits and why e-mail is the new tactic for bullies. W/C 22/08/05Sickies soar in the northWorkers in the UK have notched up around 78 million absence days over the last year.Some 13.9 million have […]
Editor’s Comment: Can a leopard change its spots?
Clean sheets are rather hard to come by in a society that pivots around prejudice and discrimination; Editor’s Comment looks at whether we can ever turn a blind eye to spent convictions and skeletons in the closet. Michael Buerk, the veteran BBC newsreader recently commented on the position of women in society, controversially remarking that […]
