The Couch!? guide to golden sitcoms
<img src="http://www.arthurbostrom.com/allocast1thumb.jpg" border=0 alt="The Allo Allo cast" width=200 height=142The Couch?! harks back to TV’s golden age when the likes of Terry Scott, Richard Briers and Penelope Keith were giants of the small screen as we bring you our guide to sitcoms. Add your favourites, or suggest candidates to star in an HR sitcom, by using […]
Diversity fuels economy
A lack of diversity in work and training is damaging Britain’s economy, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) told a conference on Friday. Research by the EOC, due to be released later this month, found a clear link between skills shortages in sectors such as plumbing, construction, and engineering and the under-representation of women. EOC research […]
How Did I Get Here? Joe Espana, MD of Performance Equations
<img src="/files/siftmedia-photolib/photo_joe.jpg" “If you had asked me in 1983 what I would be doing in 2005 I would have said teaching history. What a roller coaster career. Looking back, however, I think I’ve got a few words of career caution to offer and a few words about our profession.” 1. What is your current job […]
‘Binge-working’ damages health
Half of parents are unhappy with their work life balance and according to charity and report authors; Working Families long hours are damaging our health.The result of ‘binge-working’ is that parents don’t eat healthily or take regular exercise, according to the report.Forty-five per cent of the sample said there was no flexibility in their current […]
Editor’s Comment: Budget 2005 – High fives from HR?
For just short of an hour, Chancellor Gordon Brown delivered his Budget address, wooing, sweetening and balancing the books between keeping business opinion on side and luring ‘vulnerable’ sectors of the electorate; Editor’s Comment looks at what the Budget 2005 means for HR and workers. At one stage it looked as though John Prescott was […]
HR Directors differ in ‘coaching’ approach
Recent research claims that HR directors evaluate coaches and their programmes in very diverse ways.Fairplace, experts in talent and career management say that HR professionals looking after more than 9,000 employees agree that a coach’s ability to establish a good rapport with the coachee is the key quality.Involvement varies between organisations too. Some businesses are […]
Workers lament poor diet
Ninety-six per cent of workers say they tend to eat lunch at their desks at least once a week, while a huge 42% say they are desk bound every day.Worst of all, 62% questioned say they are prone to snacking when at work. Reasons given include: hunger – 36% peer pressure from colleagues bringing in […]
Legal triggers applauded by HRZone
With 58% of the vote HRZone members agree that a common commencement date for new legislation does help to alleviate the red-tape burden.Designed to assist businesses in managing new employment law obligations the government now brings in new regulations which arise from within the UK at only two points in the year: April 6 – […]
Talent untapped
More than a third of employees feel that their talents aren’t being fully exploited in their current role. A survey by commercial property company MDA found that 35% of all respondents believed their talents and experience were being undervalued by short-sighted managers who weren’t prepared to reward good work either financially or with more responsibility. […]
Budget 2005: At-a-glance
Gordon Brown side-stepped most of the controversial issues to concentrate on pre-Election giveaways and once again focused on the parental vote with some ‘early years’ investment. Here’s our “at-a-glance” summary of the Budget Report compiled in conjuction with sister sites TrainingZone and AccountingWeb. Click on the links below to jump down to specific measures in […]
Review: Managing Change Across Corporate Cultures
Title:Managing Change Across Corporate CulturesAuthors:Fons Trompenaars and Peter Prud’hommePublisher:CapstoneISBN:1-84112-578-4Price:£14.99Reviewed by:Sharon Cooper, HR Director EMEA, IPC Information Systems Trompenaars is one of the foremost writers in the field of cross-cultural management and his co-author in this book is Peter Prud’homme who has been published extensively on business culture. “Managing Change Across Corporate Cultures” is one of […]
WTC: Payment by employers to end next year
The Government has indicated that employers will not be responsible for paying working tax credit after 5 April 2006.The Treasury said in chapter 3 of the Budget Report: “Following consultation with representatives of employers and other interested parties, the Government will phase out the payment of Working Tax Credit via employer (PVE) between November 2005 […]
E-Learning strategy gathers pace
The government’s new e-learning strategy pledges to target socially-excluded groups, provide a personalised online learning space and e-portfolio for every learner and embed e-learning in work-based learning. Harnessing Technology: Transforming Learning and Children’s Services is the first joined-up approach to utilising technology across the education system, including schools, colleges, universities and adult and community learning […]
TUC court support for bank holiday bonus
Claire Ward, Labour MP for Watfordis will be presenting a 10 minute rule Bill to the Government arguing the case for a further bank holiday on Friday 18 March.The UK currently has eight days bank holiday.Watfordis will make the case for an additional day’s leave to be granted on the third Monday in October. The […]
The best company to work for
The Sunday Times’ have awarded their annual gong to the Nationwide Building Society.The organisation beat other household names including Asda, Mothercare and Cadbury Schweppes.The paper commented: ““Scruples come first for the staff of Nationwide. Respect for customers and each other are the bricks and mortar of this mutual building society. Creating a happy, motivated front […]
Brown’s plans to get claimants back to work
With a long-term target of getting 80% of the eligible population into work, Gordon Brown revealed new measures to get lone parents and those claiming incapacity benefit back in employment.To encourage lone parents to look for work, the government is piloting a £20-a-week Work Search Premium in eight areas across the country, available to single […]
PMD should spearhead election debate
People management and development should be at the forefront of the pre-election contest.The call comes from professional body the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) who say that labour market realities have catapulted ‘people’ issues onto the political agenda.Ministers, senior civil servants and politicians of all parties were sent a Public Policy Agenda by […]
Brown touts employment record
Delivering his spring Budget, Chancellor Gordon Brown was proud to play the ‘employment record’ card in a sign that electioneering is well under-way.According to the Chancellor employment has risen by over two million since 1997 while unemployment has fallen to 4.7%.Timely labour market statistics out today support Brown’s claims.Figures show that the UK has the […]
Budget’s skills package
Chancellor Gordon Brown unveiled a range of measures aimed at boosting Britain’s skills.Brown said that in the face of global competition the key to Britain’s future prosperity would rely on making “the right decisions to be world leaders in science, enterprise and education.”He announced his support for the new Union Learning Academy and a further […]
Budget 2005: Speech highlights
12.32pm – Gordon stands up to deliver speech.We’re in the UK’s longest period of sustained growth. Long term prosperity is only secured if we make the right decisions.My Budget choice is to lock in stability and strike balance of tax cuts and investment. At all times putting families first.EconomyInflation has been less than 3% for […]
