Member wire #108 – Breaking trust – maternity ‘poor’ practice
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 108 19 July 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Maternity – enough support? 2. HR Practitioner’s Diary: Finding strength 3. HR Tip: Failure to attend a disciplinary hearing 4. News in Brief: The week in HR 5. Any Answers: leave for kidney […]
CSR and beyond: Damage limitation
In this article we look at responsible business practices towards customers. These issues are important for the HR community because irresponsible behaviour by sales employees can be catastrophic to a company. In previous editions of this column we have focused on the HR aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR). We have argued that CSR is […]
Opinion: The hidden costs of ‘sheep dip’ training
In the third and final part of our series, Kevin Kerrigan, managing director of SHL (UK) discusses how businesses can embrace the use of objective assessment throughout the employee’s time with an organisation. Employing a new starter is rife with hidden costs. No candidate is perfect, so even if they demonstrate the ‘best fit’ for […]
Payroll Tip: Deductions from wages
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: How can we ensure that our rules for making deductions from pay are lawful? A: The key issues to consider are those defined under the ‘Protection of Wages’ provisions of the Employment […]
Review: Coaching with Colleagues
Title: Coaching with ColleaguesAuthors: Erik de Haan & Yvonne BurgerPublisher: Plagrave MacmillanISBN: 1403943230Price: £25.00Reviewer: Nigel Harris Subtitled “An action guide for learning”, this book brings together a rigorous academic approach from traditional therapeutic disciplines and modern, practical applications as developed in contemporary coaching methods. The book was originally published in Dutch, Erik de Haan being […]
How Did I Get Here? Graham Alexander, Supercoach
Graham Alexander, often described as a ‘supercoach’, having been largely attributed with bringing coaching to the UK talks about his career and why he would choose to dine with Buddha, George Bush and Osama Bin Laden. 1. How strategic is your current role and what does it involve?My current role is very strategic. I relate […]
Figuring things out: Culture – help or hindrance?
<img src="/files/siftmedia-photolib/photo_joe.jpg" “When working like the highly oiled pistons of a high performance engine, organisational culture can transform companies,” in the first of a new column Figuring Things Out Joe España, MD of Performance Equations exposes the reasons why mergers and change progammes often fail because of culture. There are a number of inter-related performance […]
Editor’s Comment: The salvation of Investors in People
Branded a ‘useless quango’ together with the likes of the British Potato Council, Investors in People the ‘kite’ mark of good people management has been keen to throw off the shackles of a bad review; so has it managed it and are employers willing to slay Goliath for the title? Originally founded in 1991 as […]
News in Brief: The week in HR
Catch up on the week in HR with our at-a-glance news round-up including age discrimination changes, HR BBC chief pay revealed, stress blamed for public sector sky-high absence, UK’s first leadership degree, employees too busy to holiday and Employment Tribunal fall questioned. W/C 11/07/05Age discrimination changes spark debateFrom October 2006, age discrimination will become unlawful; […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: Finding strength
“Feel the Love” – no, this is not about the men in my life, but the way people support and encourage one another through trying times. The events in London has brought human instinct to the fore and I have spent some time reflecting on this wonderful trait of humanity– giving as opposed to receiving. […]
Colborn’s Corner: Mind your Ps and Qs
Last Wednesday was National Kissing Day, a time to celebrate romance and love; Quentin Colborn reflects on relations between men and women at work and wonders just how far our political correctness should go. Recently I was asked to do a presentation on the rules of engagement between men and women at work. The audience […]
What’s the answer? Night shift working
This week Joanne Archer, Senior Solicitor at Clarkslegal LLP and Helen Badger, employment law expert, Browne Jacobson present their ideas on how to manage health obligations in relation to night shift workers. The question:“We have three employees who are outsourced, and they work a nightshift of 7:30pm – 7:40am. We have not provided them with […]
Opinion: The retirement brain drain
With an ageing population, Godfrey Parkin wonders why so many companies have no formal process for passing on the knowledge of their most experienced workers at retirement. In most Western countries, the baby boomer bubble is causing concern for those planning pension and social security services. It should also be worrying employers. A quarter of […]
How to: Win the war for talent
Issues and current trendsNo less then £12 billion was wasted on poor recruitment last year while the most recent Recruitment Employment Confederation (REC) 2005 jobs report shows that the number of unfilled vacancies is still climbing and has risen by 6.2% in the past year alone. The movement of labour is also having an impact […]
How to: Measure the value of HR
In this Expert Guide, Paul Kearns condenses 25 years of experience as a Practitioner and Consultant, draws on the lessons from his eight books, numerous articles and conference presentations to bring HRZone members the essence of HR measurement. HR measurement is not about measuring HRIt is about measuring performance. The first, most important and over-riding […]
How to: Facilitate a live e-learning session
Guidelines for running live e-learning/synchronous sessionsUsing a synchronous tool requires careful planning to ensure that all aspects of the design, scheduling, delivery and management of an event produce successful results. Even though many synchronous tools are easy to use, good preparation will result in a far more successful session, especially for those who are not […]
How to: Choose the right online collaborative learning tool
Online learning has come a long way in the last two years but for many professionals, these changes are experienced as confusing and difficult to understand. With more fast-moving changes due in the next couple of years, this Expert Guide explains how the internet now supports live interactive learning involving groups of people. Pre-packaged versus […]
How to: Avoid presentation and training disasters when using technology
Murphys Laws of Media If anything can go wrong it will Equipment knows when you are nervous No two plugs are compatible Slides are always upside down Computer files are always incompatible If it worked yesterday, it will not work today Ian Hart, University of Hong Kong It has happened to the best of trainers: […]
Applicant tracking software the US way
Around 10% of the FTSE 250 utilise applicant-tracking systems (ATS). Conversely, in the region of 90% of the Fortune 250 in the US use some form of ATS. Clearly, the benefits of this type of system have yet to be realised in the UK. In the competitive world of business, efficient recruitment processes are vital […]
How to: Take control of absence
The issueIf you have a job, you will be absent at some point, whether through illness or issues at home. This type of infrequent and genuine absence should not usually be a problem. When, however, absence becomes part of the corporate culture, or develops into habitual long-term sickness absence, it can have a profound impact […]
