How Did I Get Here? Sandy Boyle HR Director Mills & Reeve
Sandy Boyle explains why delivering bad news is the worst part of HR’s job and gives his reasons as to why he’d happily share his lunch table with Peter Ustinov. 1. How strategic is your current role and what does it involve?As the HR Director and an executive board member of a large regional law […]
News in Brief: The week in HR
Catch up on the week in HR with our at-a-glance news round up including why appraisals are failing to deliver, reaction to soaring A-Level results, how CV fraudsters can slip through the net with the help of shoddy pre-employment vetting procedures and the ‘deadwood’ that is breeding resentment in UK plc. W/C 15/08/05A-Level results lambasted […]
The Couch?! Tune in or drop out
Tuning into the airwaves is one way to block out the stresses and strains of corporate life; this week the Couch?! probes at your cultural preferences and ponders why it is that Classic FM gets you reaching for the volume button.A survey by Peninsula employment law firm has revealed that the likes of Tchaikovsky, Beethoven […]
Editor’s Comment: Seeing is believing
Cosseted and sheltered by bucket fulls of regulation, living in the nanny state is all rather cosy but what ever happened to trust, that binding glue of laissez-faire, intrinsic to wedding vows and plastic surgery promises; Editor’s Comment seeks out the cynics. Signing up to the labour market no longer requires an aptitude for decision-making. […]
What’s the answer? Working with Haemophiliacs
This week Joanne Archer, Senior Solicitor at Clarkslegal LLP and Ranjit Dhindsa, Head of Employment at the Midland’s office of international law firm Reed Smith present their ideas on managing a haemophilia sufferer in the workplace. The question:Does anyone have experience of Haemophilia and have any tips whether adjustments should be made to first aid […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: Beyond the darkness
Sue Kingston is bowled over this week by intrepid adventurer Steve Cunningham who has been totally blind since he was just 12 years old; read Sue’s extracts from this fascinating seminar to learn why the only barrier to realising potential is discrimination. W/C 1 August 2005It has been a busy week again and I’ve realised […]
Discrimination: All together now
The rights of employees who form part of a same-sex relationship are set to be dramatically strengthened by the end of the year. The Civil Partnership Act will come into force as of December 2005. This Act will allow same-sex couples to form a civil partnership. The process of entering into a civil partnership will […]
Opinion: Breaking down ‘ageist’ barriers
Film Director, Luis Bunuel is credited for once saying, “Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese” During his 83 years, life expectancy almost doubled to about 60 years, today his longevity is something that has become quite normal; Euphrosene Labon looks at our battle with age perception and wonders why workplaces […]
Stressed and nowhere to go?
Paul Avis from Employ-Mend discusses what is needed to ensure that the workplace is a healthy one when it comes to stress and mental health management. I am getting just a bit bored of all this talk about stress. Yes we know that it exists and that it does not, that it is subjective (and […]
Payroll Tip: Recovery of statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay
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: When can an employer recover all of the SMP and other statutory payments paid to employees? A: The rate at which employers can recover payments of SMP, SPP and SAP is currently 92%. […]
How to: Motivate the poor performer
Don’t let poor performers drag themselves and the organisation down; see these top tips on how to re-energise flagging motivation levels with low-cost incentive awards. Managers usually agree that motivation programmes are about encouraging and recognising performance improvement. In order to do this successfully, it is essential to have an understanding of the composition of […]
Member wire #112 – Maternity horror stories
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 112 16 August 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Exploding the maternity myths 2. HR Practitioner’s Diary: Ostriches and Tribunals 3. News in Brief: The week in HR – Boss’s indecent proposal 4. The Couch?! Interview revelations – from whoppers to fibs […]
How Did I Get Here? Police Training Supervisor, Sergeant Iwan Owen
Police Trainer Sergeant Iwan Owen was recently named Britain’s Best Boss in a competition held by Lloyds TSB and Working Families. Nominated for the award by all six tutor constables working under him, at the Western Division Professional Development Unit of North Wales Police, Sgt Owen was singled out by judges for operating a high […]
Hard(y) Law Talk: The ‘equality’ treadmill
Equality and diversity are now commonplace buzz words in the HR community. But is it just lip service or does it have some meaning? What does it truly mean and what can be achieved? In its tidying up exercise of matters long overdue reform, the Government has introduced its Equality Bill. As the Minister said […]
How to: Manage maternity
The latest Equal Opportunities Commission statistics reveal that 440,000 women a year face discrimination at work while pregnant or on maternity leave, with up to 30,000 losing their jobs as a result, this is despite over 25 years of sex discrimination legislation; HR Consultant Sandra Beale explodes the maternity myths. These statistics represent a lack […]
News in Brief: The week in HR
Catch up on the week in HR with our at-a-glance news round up including HR’s failure to step up to the M&A challenge, why ACAS management has been left red-faced, the wildcat strike grounding BA passengers and how a boss’s indecent proposal cost him £150,000. W/C 11/08/05HR fails to deliver M&A demandsOne in five HR […]
The Couch?! Interview revelations – from whoppers to fibs
The Couch?! Team are investigating what makes us fib when being interviewed for a job we desperately want. What is it about interview scenarios that make people act out of character? The occasional bluff is a natural human reaction to this high pressured situation but how far should you go? A survey carried out earlier […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: Ostriches and Tribunals
The grudge match with ‘Polar Bear’ is nearing but our HR Consultant Sue has other issues on her mind; bogged down by the red-tape burden she finds a lot can be learnt from our feathery friends. W/C 1/8/05August already! Where has the summer gone? It’s hard to believe I’ve been a self employed HR Consultant […]
Colborn’s Corner: HRZone stirs up porn probe
Big Brother and the Ashes test series had better watch out for another topic has grabbed the limelight; this week Any Answers received a question about an inappropriate calendar displaying ‘Carmen Electra’ as Miss August – a heated debate ensued regarding the right course of action to take. Carmen Electra is admittedly an unlikely sounding […]
What’s the answer? Changing pay frequency
This week Nicholas Snowden, Senior Solicitor at Clarkslegal LLP and Helen Badger, employment law expert, Browne Jacobson present their ideas on how to manage a change in pay frequency. The question:We are thinking of changing our payroll from weekly to monthly. I want to know if anyone can help out and tell me if there […]
