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 […]
HR Zone Briefing #258 – Why is HR always the first to go?
================================================================ HR Briefing Issue 258 11 August 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Editor’s Comment: Why is HR always the first to go? 2. CSR and beyond: Banging the drum? 3. Age: The new discrimination 4. HR Business Partnering – What does it really mean? 5. How Did […]
HR Business Partnering – What does it really mean?
More and more people are describing themselves as ‘HR Business Partners’ and the job adverts are increasing along with salaries for many of these lucrative posts. Is it just a change of name, or is it really a different role? These Frequently Asked Questions, should help you decide. What is an HR Business Partner?A business […]
Age: The new discrimination
Discrimination on the basis of how many or how few furrows you have on your brow will soon wind bosses up in the dock; Guy Guinan, employment partner at law firm Halliwells LLP offers a comprehensive checklist for nervous bosses that may want to scrub ‘young and energetic candidates needed’ from their recruitment adverts. The […]
HR Tip: Recouping training costs
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: All new recruits are sent on an expensive, externally run training course designed to give them the specialist, technical skills required for their work. Unfortunately, we have recently lost some staff to […]
Member wire #111 – Inappropriate calendar; Member of the month
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 111 9 August 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Inappropriate calendar – sexual harassment? 2. HR Practitioner’s Diary: Playing safe? 3. Payroll Tip: Reservist training and paid time off 4. Member of the month: Brendan Sweeney 5. Any Answers: hiring RSI sufferers, […]
CSR and beyond: Banging the drum
I have argued that corporate social responsibility (CSR) should be about responsible business behaviour and that getting the basics right including employing people properly, paying tax and selling honestly is by far the most important thing; that said recent events in the Capital have come as a salutary reminder that the ‘community’ element of CSR […]
How Did I Get Here? Head of HR at Macmillan Cancer Relief
For many organisations the mantra ‘people are our greatest asset’ is no more than a hollow PR gambit but not so for the voluntary sector who rely heavily on the staff that have opted for the third way; Head of HR Tracey Huckfield talks about how Macmillan Cancer Relief use HR practices to get ahead. […]
Diversity at Accenture: Daring to be different
Sam Clark, Accenture’s Head of Diversity for the UK & Ireland looks at the diversity issue and explains why she believes HR Directors need to take the next step towards changing behaviours. Last week, the UK Government published draft regulations to end discrimination in the workplace due to be enacted in October 2006. This means […]
How to: Become a Change Agent
How can HR executives be genuine ‘agents of change’ in their organisations? By playing to their strengths, says Emmanuel Gobillot, Director at management consultancy, Hay Group. As part of a knowledge economy, people and their skills have become the new weapons on the business battlefield. We are no longer defined by our roles, but by […]
