HR Practitioner’s Diary: Scoring on the golf course
A golfing tournament with 71 men was just about as much excitement as Sue Kingston could take this week, well that and the recruitment reshuffle she managed to wow her client with. W/C 16 May 2005:It’s interesting sitting here reflecting on my encounters of the week – I’m not sure, however, if my thoughts are […]
Performing under pressure – New ways of managing stress
Thousands of years ago, ‘pressure at work’ meant fleeing from invading marauders or battling woolly mammoths. Stress prepared cave men and women for ‘fight or flight’ situations, and helped them survive such trials; Neil Shah from the Stress Management Society offers his advice on how to manage an age old problem. So stress isn’t a […]
Legal round-up: Healthy and Safety obligations explained
Alison Wallace, head of employment practice at Steptoe & Johnson solicitors presents a quick reference guide to the key health and safety obligations of employers. Working TimeThe European Parliament’s approval of the proposed amendments to the Working Time Directive which would remove the UK’s right to opt out of the 48 hour maximum working week […]
Health and Safety myths revealed
Bosses across the country are unintentionally flouting basic laws designed to keep employees safe and well at work due to commonly held misconceptions over their safety responsibilities. According to health and safety advisor Croner, failure to manage stress, cutting corners to save money on safety, and not reporting accidents are just a few of the […]
HR Zone Healthcare Supplement – Why PMI is the Top Benefit
================================================================ Healthcare Supplement 25 May 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** HEALTHCARE SUPPLEMENT **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS 1. Corporate Manslaughter – an end to getting away with murder? 2. Q&A: HRZone talks ‘healthcare’ with BUPA 3. What’s the cost of mis-management? 4. Legal round-up: Healthy and Safety obligations explained 5. Any Answers: haemophilia, drug policies, stress […]
Do healthcare benefits really boost the bottom line?
Sandra Beale, HR Consultant, Mark Burch, Head of Reward and Performance at the Crown Prosecution Service and Janis Bowen, Health and Wellbeing Manager at KPMG present their views. Sandra Beale, HR ConsultantIncreased morale and productivity can be the by-products of companies offering health care benefits including private medical and health insurance and even an occupational […]
Corporate Manslaughter – an end to getting away with murder?
Leo Martin, director and founder of the GoodCorporation looks at whether proposed Corporate Manslaughter legislation will effectively hold companies to account for the safety of workers and members of the public. Trade unions and campaigners have tirelessly lobbied the government to introduce Corporate Manslaughter legislation ever since the Labour party promised to crack down on […]
The ‘neurosis’ affliction – screening in the workplace
Carl Laidler, Managing Director of Prevent plc looks at Britain’s obsession with wellbeing and the steady creep towards US style workplace health screening. It is no surprise that levels of neurosis in the UK are increasing when you consider the amount of media coverage dedicated to health. Over the last couple of years you haven’t […]
Vox Pop: Is prevention really better than cure?
Do benefits in terms of healthcare really help to reduce absence figures, stress rates and staff turnover figures in the long term? We asked several spokespeople including Timothy Walker, Director General of the Health and Safety Executive their views on whether prevention really is better than cure; scroll below to see their responses. Timothy Walker, […]
Getting healthy: how to raise the call to action
A busy lifestyle, incorporating long working hours and a hectic family or social life is no longer an excuse for choosing a more sedentary lifestyle; Kevin Yates National Fitness Manager for gym chain Fitness first looks at how employers can raise the call to action. Recent research, conducted by the University of Glamorgan in Pontypridd, […]
Opinion: Presenteeism and stress – the new epidemic?
How can employers satisfy the conflicting demands for control of sickness absence and the requirements to reduce stress in the workplace, with the issue of damaging the health of workers who turn up for work when they are too unwell to do so? Kate Bawden, Senior Consultant at Mercer Human Resource Consulting looks at some […]
Healthcare: What’s the cost of mis-management?
John Dean, Sales and Distribution Director at healthcare provider HSA, spells out the costs of taking your eye off the managerial ball in terms of punishments, penalties and profit loss. HR today involves tiptoeing through a minefield of red tape, dealing with an increasing stream of employment legislation and handling a mounting volume of employee […]
Open all hours: The working impact
The liberalisation of licensing and gambling laws come into force this November and will inevitably impact on the workplace as employees are lured to stay out longer and party harder; Ruth Hickling, Head of Employment at Stringer Saul LLP looks at the issues. Alcohol abuse/addictionThe misuse of alcohol before, during and after work is an […]
Q&A: HRZone talks ‘healthcare’ with BUPA
Ann Greenwood, Director of Business Markets at healthcare giant BUPA talked to Annie Hayes about the smorgasbord of healthcare options available and explained the reasons behind the rise of private medical insurance as the number one employee benefit in the UK. Q1: Healthcare together with additional holiday has overtaken company cars as the most popular […]
Applying ergonomics to improve health
Margaret Hanson, Principal Ergonomist with Hu-Tech Ergonomics looks at how to adjust the workplace environment to keep musculoskeletal disorders and stress at bay. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) latest figures on work-related ill health make for sobering reading; they reveal the most common health problems arising from work as Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs = aches […]
HR Tip: Managing staff with criminal records
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: We have discovered that one of our employees who handles money as part of his job has a criminal record. It will be difficult to put in special arrangements to monitor his […]
How to: Retain staff during an M&A
Peter Wallum, head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Mercer Human Resource Consulting explains how to hang onto key staff in times of change. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that announcing a merger or acquisition (M&A) has an instant and negative effect on the performance of both organisations. Avoiding this outcome depends on a […]
Member wire #100 – From chemist dispenser to HR Director
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 100 24 May 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Editor’s Comment: Innovate or fail? 2. Training Evaluation Part 2 – Methods, models and approaches 3. How Did I Get Here? Jayne Mee, HR Director, Spirit Group 4. News in Brief: The week […]
How Did I Get Here? Jayne Mee, HR Director, Spirit Group
Jayne Mee, HR Director of Spirit Group, the UK’s leading independent managed pub operator with 2,000 pubs nationwide and a team of 40,000 reveals her secrets of success in this latest How Did I Get Here? 1. What is your current job title? Briefly describe your current role.I am HR Director for the Spirit Group […]
Feature: Training Evaluation Part 2 – Methods, models and approaches
In the second of four articles on evaluation, Martin Schmalenbach ventures beyond Kirkpatrick to look at other approaches to evaluation. Read part one here. Apart from the widely known work of Kirkpatrick there are several other approaches to evaluating training. Each has its own features and benefits that may make it of more use in […]
