News in Brief: The week in HR – 13/06/05
See our at-a-glance round-up of all the latest HR news including signs of a cool down in the jobs market, fathers yearn for more baby time, unhappiness clouds HR function, HR missing out on full IT potential and why workers in Cambridge are the healthiest commuters. Signs of cool down in jobs marketThe UK labour […]
The Couch?! Interview nightmares
The Couch?! team received news this week that a boss in Glasgow recently held a job interview naked in order, he says, to satisfy his boredom. Since his unveiling he has been given three years probation and placed on the sex offenders’ register.Neil Gouldson, employment law expert at Manchester law firm Rowe Cohen says the […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: Secrets of interviewing
This week our HR Practitioner rescues a business from insolvency, reveals the secrets of her interviewing process and finds love has green fingers. W/C 6 June 2005Another fairly hectic week which involved a project indirectly linked to HR, but at least I’m adding value to the clients’ plight, read on:Soft skills of HRA client who […]
Colborn’s Corner: What’s in a name?
Okay, so we’ve all heard the one about HR standing for Human Remains, but how important are titles to us and what do they say about the role of HR within an organisation? Over the years the terminology has shifted from terms using ‘welfare’ through to ‘labour’ and then onto ‘personnel’ and titles using variants […]
Opinion: Recruitment – breaking the churn cycle
“The current recruitment model not only perpetuates a wasteful attitude to human resources, but also risks overlooking, and therefore not securing, the highest quality candidates.” In the second of a three part series, Kevin Kerrigan, managing director, SHL (UK) discusses how businesses can build a more effective supply chain based on agreed competencies.The first part […]
Case Study: Mecca improves its winning ways with LMS
Once the exclusive preserve of the nation’s gaming grans, bingo is grabbing a wider audience today, prompting significant growth within the sector. One of the UK’s leading bingo brands is Mecca Bingo, where fast-moving expansion and development is being managed using a learning management system (LMS). Mecca Bingo has 120 clubs spread throughout the UK […]
It’s good to talk: navigating the consultation of employees regs
Solicitor Ann Bevitt of the law firm Morrison & Foerster explains the ins and outs of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004. Before April of this year, employers were required to inform and consult with their staff in certain circumstances, for example, if they were proposing to make redundancies or if there was […]
Payroll Tip: Part of property used for business purposes
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 should the reportable value of living accommodation be apportioned when it is partly used for business purposes? A: The benefit of living accommodation can be restricted where a part of the property […]
Feature: Training Evaluation Part 4 – Taking control for ROI
In the last instalment of this series Martin Schmalenbach goes beyond Kirkpatrick levels 1 and 2 to look at the value of control groups, and offers some tips on how to get a real sense of ROI. Read part one, part two and part three. A popular technique used when evaluating training beyond Kirkpatrick levels […]
Blowing the whistle can be hard to do
In theory at least, blowing the whistle on workplace wrongdoing is easier than it ever was. And since the passing of the Public Interest Disclosure Act in 1998, all companies should have a whistle-blowing policy in place. PKF partner David Dearman believes that there’s a five point strategy that points the way to having such […]
Review: Secrets of the people whisperer
Title: ”Secrets of the people whisperer” Author: Perry WoodPublisher: Random HouseISBN: 184413563-2Price: £9.99Reviewer: Jonathan SeniorSubtitled, “Use the art of communication to enhance your own life and the lives of others,” I initially feared that this would be one of “those books” where all you have to do is simply read it and not only would […]
Editor’s Comment: Doughnuts, Dementors and Daring!
The space beneath the stairs is not usually considered a place of beauty or art, indeed it’s not traditionally given the time of day – more used to languishing in the role of keeper of the vacuum and Harry Potter; but for those in the people management business it’s an area from which a lot […]
News in Brief: The week in HR – 10/06/05
See our at-a-glance round-up of all the latest HR news including working time opt-out victory, strike report – mixed bag, temps not appreciated, call for ‘work-learn’ balance and bosses turn blind eye to workplace theft. Working time opt-out rescuedBritain has saved the right to retain the opt-out to the 48 hour working week, for the […]
The IT Zone/HR Zone updated guide to payroll software and providers
This guide was first published as part of an HR Zone/IT Zone supplement. The software landscape is ever changing and with this in mind we’ve updated it for your ease.Payroll software was one of the earliest applications for computer technology, and one that does not always attract the same attention as more glamorous applications such […]
HR Zone Briefing #249 – Matching software with HR objectives
================================================================ HR Briefing Issue 249 9 June 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SOFTWARE FOCUS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. How to: Select & implement HRM systems 2. How systems can support your HR objectives 3. Calculating the true cost of HR Software 4. HR and payroll – a tug of war? 5. Any Answers: […]
Opinion: Strategic flaws undermine PAYE Online
Ian Wheelan of eePIC surveys the electronic chaos surrounding the introduction of online filing for PAYE year-end returns and questions whether the rush to e-government is delivering the promised benefits of quicker and cheaper processing. The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, committed the UK to the laudable aim of becoming a major player in the development […]
HR and payroll – a tug of war?
The relationship between payroll and HR is strained at times. Zoe Cacanas of paymagazine finds out why and how amends can be made. Merging payroll and HR into a single or integrated system seems a win-win move. Fusing the functions can cut costs, avoid duplication, save time and preserve accuracy. Most importantly, in the words […]
Case Study: Coventry City Council – Out to tender
Chris Burrows, E-HR Manager Coventry City Council rides the e-rollercoaster of HR and Payroll solutions selection and explains the considerations and drivers behind the move. Coventry City Council is a Metropolitan District with approximately 16,000 employees. A significant number of those employees have more than one job with the Council and the issue of multiple […]
How to: Select & implement HRM systems
Selecting and implementing an HRM solution that delivers value and aligns to your company’s strategy and culture is hardly ever straightforward. How do you effectively compare one vendor’s offerings with another as different factions of your business have differing requirements, focuses and opinions? Is functionality the only area of focus that needs to be considered […]
Improving effectiveness using HR IT
The drive for faster, leaner and more productive organisations helps to keep businesses on top of the competition; Sally Mason, HR Director, Reward, Compass Group UK explains how implementing a highly effective HR system significantly improved vital processes and made a profound difference to business effectiveness. As the leading foodservice organisation in the UK & […]
