City workers brave upto bonus reality
Research by recruitment outfit, Morgan McKinley reveals that despite falling bonus payouts more workers are happy with their lot.In 2004, only 40% of City workers indicated satisfaction with their bonus payouts, a figure that has increased to 54% in 2005.The news is surprising considering the average bonus this year was 31% of the base salary […]
Tax credits and employers: Primarolo under pressure
Consultation on the payment of working tax credit by employers, including the promised move to direct payment by the Inland Revenue, has “ceased entirely,” according to tax and business representatives.A reliable source suggested today that the Government did not want to talk about the issue until after the general election. But the Treasury told sister […]
Tesco staff ‘check-out’ shares windfall
Tesco staff are reaping the rewards of two Save As You Earn (SAYE) schemes which have paid out £106 million to 45,000 staff.With Tesco share price now over three pounds, top investors have cleared as much as £7,000.Despite, the windfall over 74% of the retail staff have chosen to keep their shares.Tesco chief executive Sir […]
UK leaders honest but lack soft skills
Leaders rate highly on honesty, integrity and delivery, but are less skilled in areas such as empathy and awareness of colleagues, according to a new study.Nearly 9000 people were asked to rate their leaders – from directors to project managers – on 38 measures that define leadership. Overall, the results showed that women are ranked […]
Bad weather fails to dampen bosses resolve
Employers are expecting workers to turn up to the office regardless of weather conditions, even where extreme snowfall causes severe delays.According to Croner, fifty-two percent of employers polled believe that adverse weather is insufficient grounds for additional paid leave. But advises Croner, with occurrences of freak weather on the rise, bosses might do well to […]
Opinion: Behavioural contracting – an organisational must
By Gladeana McMahon, Head of Coaching, FairplaceThere are a number of professional issues that need to be taken into account when undertaking business coaching and perhaps the most important is that of contracting. Business coaching contracting needs to reflect the needs of the organisation. The organisation is paying for the coaching and therefore wants to […]
Member wire #87 – Reward – the cash-cow
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 87 22 February 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Editor’s Comment: Reward – the cash-cow 2. Keep workers’ health records in line with Data Protection 3. How Did I Get Here? Martin Schmalenbach 4. HR ‘job for life’ … is no longer […]
Payroll Tip: Payments for private medical insurance
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: When premiums are paid annually, how is the benefit reported on form P11D? A: Section I of form P11D is used to report the provision of private medical treatment or insurance to […]
NHS look to Africa to plug skills gap
The National Health Service (NHS) is stripping Africa of its doctors, according to a new report published today by the charity, Save the Children and Medact.Using Ghana as a case study, the report reveals that between 1999 and 2004, the total number of doctors registered in the UK and trained in Ghana, doubled from 143 […]
NIACE highlights learning challenge of ageing population
A new policy discussion paper from the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) argues that a fresh approach is needed from policy makers, educational providers and workplaces to cope with the implications of a rapidly ageing population. The paper, Demography and Older Learners, states that over the next decade there will only be enough […]
How Did I Get Here? Martin Schmalenbach
Martin Schmalenbach was frustrated that seemingly ‘intelligent and experienced CEOs could manage to completely screw-up organisations’ so he joined the training profession to right some wrongs- review his career to date. 1. How did you come to work in training?By accident! I got my first degree in electrical and electronic engineering and spent the better […]
It’s official: public sector get more holiday
All workers are entitled to twenty days off per year regardless of their length of service but according to analysts IRS, public sector workers are enjoying more than their fair share.According to the study, public sector staff benefit by three or four days more holiday a year, on average, than those in the private sector […]
Ramsey under pressure at HRD 2005
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey is set to offer his secrets on performing under pressure at this years Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) HRD 2005 Conference and Exhibition. The conference will have over 40 seminars linking case studies, interactive workshops, debates and speakers who include:* Kelly Holmes, double Olympic gold medallist on self-belief, tenacity […]
TUC push long hours ‘bossagram’
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has declared Friday, 25 February ‘Work Your Proper Hours’ day and are encouraging workers to send their boss a timely reminder to mark the occasion.Workers who wish to send the following message simply log onto the TUC’s website www.workyourproperhoursday.com and submit their manager’s email address: “Morning, Boss! Someone in your […]
FSB: Government has let employers down
The Government has let employers down by failing to provide a timetable for relieving them of the burden of paying working tax credits to their employees, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.The FSB complained that administering benefit payments such as tax credits and statutory maternity pay places a “huge burden” on small businesses which, […]
Managing adversity by Hans Blix
Former UN weapons inspector, Hans Blix is to share his wisdom on management and how to cope with unrealistic expectations at the forthcoming Human Resources Forum.Blix who is also an international law expert was famously once described as being ‘stuck being Iraq and a hard place,’ a reference made to the balancing act he had […]
Women pull up a pew as Synod paves way to equality
By 2010 the Church of England may witness the consecration of women bishops for the first time.The first steps were taken this week at the General Synod meeting in Westminster, with legislative procedures expected to start in July.Women were first accepted as priests in 1994 but obstacles have been put in their path preventing their […]
HR ‘job for life’ … is no longer
A job for life is now a thing of the past with over half of HR professionals now expecting to become ‘serial careerists’.These are the claims from recruitment and HR consultants, Hudson.According to their survey, most professionals working in the field expect it to be a short to medium-term career option. A huge 79% say […]
Editor’s Comment: Reward – the cash-cow
‘Boom not bust’ was the message for reward specialists at this year’s CIPD conference and the good times it seems are rolling; the war for talent has catapulted demand for experts in the field raising the roof on HR ‘reward’ earnings; Editor’s Comment prods at the rich pickings on offer. The ‘smell’ of success was […]
Revenue payroll testing upsets software suppliers
The Business Software Developers Association (BASDA) is writing to the Inland Revenue this week to voice concerns about testing and accreditiation of the agency’s Payroll Standard.The issue is growing in intensity, explained BASDA chief executive Dennis Keeling, because a new Web gateway will open on 6 April for companies to file their 2004/05 PAYE year-end […]
