Study offers innovation lessons for leaders
A new report reveals that when it comes to creating new products and services, business, leaders play the most important role of all.Leadership for Innovation, published by the Advanced Institute of Management (AIM) and supported by the Chartered Management Institute, shows that the relationship between leadership and innovation is a complex but critical one.To be […]
Legal Briefing: Employment Legislation – April 2005
Alison Wallace, head of employment practice at Steptoe & Johnson updates HRZone members on the latest raft of employment legislation. If you’re not on top of it then read on! 1. Implementation of the Employment Relations Act 2004The measures in the Act that came into force on 6 April 2005 include: Amendments to the statutory […]
HR Outsourcing – the issues
Outsourcing part or all of the HR function is something that is considered by many companies; however, ‘outsourcing’ as a term can mean different things to different businesses, so what are the issues that need to be considered? By Barry Rees, Director of People Programmes Ltd What is outsourcing?Outsourcing, at its simplest, is getting work […]
Employment Tribunals – Winning the Case
John Evans, Head of Employment at Coudert Brothers, London looks at recent high-brow cases and explains what is involved and the likely pay-outs. Stephanie Villalba, the Merrill Lynch banker who heard just before Christmas that she had lost her marathon sex discrimination case against her former employer, is appealing the decision. Appeals at Tribunal can […]
Vox Pop: Does increased legislation justify the existence of the HR function?
HRZone tested the HR water by asking key spokespeople including Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary and Mary Canavan, HR Director at the British Library their views on whether the increased burden of employment law justifies the existence of the HR function; scroll below to see how they and others reacted! The unions’ viewBrendan Barber, TUC […]
Market watch: The outsourcing game
For a long time outsourcing has been the business buzzword of choice. Companies, seeing widespread media coverage on the phenomenon and hearing about the cost benefits of pursuing an outsourcing strategy, may well have thought to jump on the outsourcing bandwagon; John Willmott of BPO analysts, NelsonHall looks at the issues. Take HR outsourcing (HRO). […]
Impact: Six months on from the dispute, grievance and dismissal procedures
On 1 October 2004 at 8.59am the world stopped turning for HR professionals and employers. At 9.01 am there was a collective sigh of breath as they realised that little had changed with the introduction of statutory dismissal, disciplinary (DDPs) and grievance procedures (GPs). Bevans solicitors looks at the impact the new procedures have had […]
Opinion: Should HR consider the ‘Offshoring’ option?
Neil McEwen of PA Consulting, an offshoring expert experienced in setting up service centres in Eastern Europe and India looks at the ‘shall I’ – ‘shan’t I’ arguments. The terms ‘Offshoring’ and ‘Outsourcing’ have tended to be bundled together and viewed rather negatively of late, the rhetoric used in the recent US presidential election is […]
How ‘friendly’ are family policies?
April 2003 marked a new dawn for family friendly policies. Legislation came into force which improved maternity rights, and introduced paid paternity and adoption leave, as well as a statutory right to request flexible working; Melissa Paz, Solicitor in the employment team at Withers LLP rounds-up the rights and obligations and spells out why these […]
I&C ‘how-to-comply’ guidance from Dr Stephen Hardy
Dr Stephen Hardy, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Manchester unravels the obligations behind the Information and Consultation Regulations and sets out his ‘steps’ for HR compliance. The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 (“ICE” Regulations) came into force on 6 April 2005.These Regulations implement the EU Information and Consultation Directive (the […]
Identity crisis – contractors or employees?
James Anderson, Senior Solicitor at Clarks examines employment status and explains how a contractor might be found by an Employment Tribunal to be an employee. When a business engages: An agency worker A self-employed individual The services of an individual through a services company A casual Businesses would be forgiven for thinking that they had […]
Stone speaks: Building female networks
In a new series for HRZone, Glenda Stone CEO of Aurora, the international organisation working for the economic advancement of women taps at the glass ceiling and speaks out about the issues women face in the workplace. Networks for women accelerate cultural change through constructive and rigorous dialogue about business issues from a gender perspective, […]
Insight: Challenges for a super coach
Graham Alexander, is often described as a ‘super coach’, having been largely attributed with bringing business coaching to the UK; as the founder of Europe’s largest coaching company, Alexander has gone on to become the authority on executive coaching, read on to get this unique insight into his methodology. When it comes to developing current […]
Return-to-work mothers ‘need more support’
Mothers returning to work after maternity leave need greater help integrating back into working life, according to a helpline company.Validium, which operates confidential telephone helplines on behalf of companies says it has experienced increased calls from mums returning to work after an absence of more than six months. Validium says that the most common areas […]
And the winner of the ‘Beauty DIY disasters’ prize draw is …
Congratulations Emma Crowe, HR Officer at international property consultants, Jones Lang LaSalle who was randomly selected in our prize draw.We asked members to send in their most hilarious Beauty DIY disasters and were amused to see that HRZone users have had their fair share – ranging from hair dying disasters, Gothic horrors, too hot to […]
Member wire #96 – Secrets of HR success
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 96 26 April 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Editor’s Comment: Can workplaces survive without leaders? 2. How to: Network successfully 3. Colborn’s Corner: Is there a place for ethics in HR? 4. Tempers fly as BA loses part-time working case 5. […]
Payroll Tip: Employee contributions to accommodation
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: Can a payment by an employee, who is provided with living accommodation by the employer, towards the improvement of that accommodation be used to reduce its reportable value? A: The reporting requirements […]
CSR and beyond: The pope, the EU and the Election
Leo Martin looks at world events and explains why anyone with a view about the right way to conduct business, ethically and morally should express their opinions about the right way forward. In two weeks’ time when the next edition of ‘CSR and beyond’ appears the electorate will have been to the polls. In the […]
Hot-desking is a turn off for workers
Recruitment experts claim that hot-desking; the practice whereby staff do not have their own desks, but are allocated work space according to their needs is leading to an unhappy workforce.Enabled by improved technology including wireless internet connections, the uptake of hot-desking as a way of working has grown.Jonny Cainer at marketing recruitment agency, Marketing Professionals […]
How to: Network successfully
According to a recent leadership study, becoming a master at self-promotion is one of the most fail-safe ways of getting to the top. Here Sandra Beale reveals her tips on how to become a successful networker. Recognise the importance of networkingAsk any successful business person and they will tell you that above all else networking […]
