Colborn’s Corner – Disciplinary dilemmas divulged
Confidentiality prevents many practitioners from divulging the finer points of disciplinary experiences but many interesting learning points can be drawn on reflection; in this article I look at two eye-opening encounters one of which involved an employee with an embarrassing body odour problem. Something in the air?The first instance involved an employee who had a […]
HR Zone Briefing #248 – HR Diary – Holiday calculation revealed
================================================================ HR Briefing Issue 248 2 June 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. HR Practitioner’s Diary: ‘Daniel’ meets his match 2. Stone speaks: Appreciating difference 3. ‘Unleash the power within’ – the aftermath 4. Applying ergonomics to improve health 5. Any Answers: Employee suggestion schemes, changing Ts&Cs SITE […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: ‘Daniel’ meets his match
This week intrepid HR Consultant, Sue Kingston is parachuted in to save boss ‘Daniel’ from faltering HR practices and discovers a new ‘ice breaker’ that leaves her bemused. W/C 23 May 2005Life is never dull these days, must be something to do with being my own boss! Each week is another part of an even […]
How to: Prepare for the worst
The Asian Tsunami disaster and the terrorist activity of September 11, 2001 has exposed the very real threat of adversity and tragedy; crisis management experts ICAS look at coping strategies and how to deal with the aftermath. The FactsIncidents and crisis can take many forms, from retail shop raids and employee deaths through to large […]
Stone speaks: Appreciating difference
In the second of a new series for HRZone, Glenda Stone CEO of Aurora, the international organisation working for the economic advancement of women looks at how to identify and eradicate discrimination in the workplace and benefit from diversity. A fair and inclusive work environment is critical to business success. Diversity and inclusion are business […]
Diary of an HR Manager:
How did attending the event affect your life? I addressed a lot of personal issues and decided what was important for the future. At work, I developed more environmental and charity giving policies and relaxed. What changes did you make to your life immediately after the event? I gave up smoking and relaxed a bit […]
Diary of a Business Development Manager
How did attending the event affect your life? It made me more aware of my own behavioural patterns and how I can change them. What changes did you make to your life immediately after the event? I thought very differently about myself – and concentrated on my strengths rather than my weaknesses. Have you maintained […]
Diary of an Advertising Manager
How did attending the event affect your life?It reaffirmed some new positive beliefs and was a crucial next step on my journey of self discovery and self improvement. I gained a couple of major insights into negative behaviour patterns I had been exhibiting for some time without realising it. What changes did you make to […]
Diary of a Sales Manager
How did attending the event affect your life?It made me think more deeply than I had ever done about my life, and what was important to me, and actually analyse what makes me tick as a person.What changes did you make to your life immediately after the event?I started to look at myself more positively, […]
‘Unleash the power within’ – the aftermath
HR Zone community manager Dawn-Marie Dart checks in with attendees of the ‘Unleash the Power Within 2004’, a workshop run by life coach Anthony Robbins. Members of Sift Media communities gave us their firsthand accounts of this remarkable event back in October 2004 – but let’s find out how they feel about it now? Did […]
Advertorial: Web conferencing makes light work of I&C regulations
With the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations of 2004, there’s never been more pressure on HR professionals to keep everyone informed and involved. And when you have training sessions to run, inductions for new employees and headcount planning to do, you could spend all day in meetings and never get home for the 10 […]
The Couch?! presents: That’s the wurst sausage i’ve ever tasted
While on a weekend break in Berlin, The Couch’s?! gourmet expeditionary force threw itself with abandon into beer and bratwursts. The result was an outbreak of off-colour humour and all the wurst jokes we’ve ever known.From the deadly Ecky Thump black pudding (from which a man died laughing during an episode of ‘The Goodies’) to […]
Member wire #101 – Teambuilding – A Real Motivator?
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 101 31 May 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Editor’s Comment: Laissez faire … the best option? 2. What will losing the opt-out really mean? 3. Open all hours: The working impact 4. News in Brief: The week in HR 5. Any […]
CSR and beyond: Responsibility in action
In the last issue we started to look in detail at some of the corporate responsibility issues which affect the HR function. In this article we consider the issues of corporate responsibility in relation to pay, non-discrimination, training, appraisals and how to promote good responsible business practices by suppliers. Pay is a very thorny issue […]
How Did I Get Here? Anna Corrie Learning and Development Manager, Ramada Jarvis
How did you come to work in training?By accident! I studied a BA (Hons) in Hospitality Management at Strathclyde University before becoming Personnel & Training Manager at the Beardmore Hotel, Glasgow, for a year-and-a-half. I was happy to continue working at the Beardmore, however, I knew that I would not stay there long-term as it […]
Payroll Tip: Deduction for capital contributions towards a company car
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: Does a payment to obtain a better car qualify as a capital contribution? A: When an employee makes, or is required to make, a capital contribution to the purchase of a company […]
Editor’s Comment: Laissez faire … the best option?
Playing ‘soldiers’ while trussed up in a boiler suit, toy gun in hand is the ultimate in tired and tested teambuilding activities that are designed to bond and unite colleagues through mutual humiliation; an aspect of management that begs the question is it worth it? Phrases designed to instil some ‘get-up-and-go’ are aimed at re-invigorating […]
News in Brief: The week in HR – 27/05/05
See our at-a-glance round-up of all the latest HR news including BBC strike suspended, pay settlements back at 3%, Labour’s plans for radical workplace reform and how looking after dodgems doesn’t pay. Pay settlements back in the doldrumsAccording to analysts, IRS, UK pay awards have slipped back to 3% for the three months to April […]
What will losing the opt-out really mean?
Gordon Brown’s crusade against regulation isn’t going to be an easy one. Just as the applause lauding his embrace of the Better Regulation Task Force report and the Hampton Review starts to fade, he has to fend off evil Strasbourg, where nasty MEPs have threatened to take away the opt-out from the 48 hour-week provision […]
What’s the answer? Buying and selling holidays
In the first of a new series ‘What’s the answer?’ we ask two experts to provide their solutions to your problems; this week Andrew Smith of Towry Law and Alison Wallace of Steptoe & Johnson solicitors present their ideas on how to manage a flexible holiday scheme. The question:“We are looking to introduce a scheme […]
