Experience is rated over natural ability
A Chartered Management Institute (CMI) report reveals that for the first time since the start of the survey in 1996, job experience is rated more highly than natural ability when it comes to performing well at work. The CMI claim that the belief that “leaders are born, not made” has been eclipsed. Research based on […]
Payroll Tip: Maternity suspension
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: A woman’s job involves visiting different sites and installing and maintaining computer equipment. She is pregnant and, as a result, is unable to drive her car or perform the physical aspects of […]
Member wire #82 – Lighting the torch for jobs creation in 2012
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 82 18 January 2005 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** SITE HIGHLIGHTS **** 1. Lighting the torch for jobs creation in 2012 2. Feature: NLP – The fast track to skills? 3. HR grows its ‘influence’ 4. Work-life balance wins over pay … again 5. Any Answers: […]
Opinion: Judge people on their merits – and profit from doing so
‘Performance Through Inclusion’ MD Tony Burnett argues that without understanding the difference between the two concepts of diversity and inclusion, the UK’s problems resulting from an ageing and shrinking population will not be solved. Many people in positions of power and influence in society have no great difficulty in subscribing to the diversity principle. It’s […]
Early-bird jobseekers are best candidates
Graduates who apply early for jobs are usually better qualified and more likely to be selected than those who leave it until the last minute.These are the latest findings from psychometric assessment provider, SHL.The survey of 11,000 graduates revealed that those applying for senior jobs showed better numeric and verbal skills while those sending in […]
£100k earners picked for Liberal Democrat tax rise
The Liberal Democrats launched their general election strategy yesterday under the slogan The Real Opposition; amongst the raft of proposals are plans to raise the top rate of tax on every pound earned over £100,000.Party leader Charles Kennedy outlined the key campaigning themes and policy pledges, declaring that it was the Liberal Democrats rather than […]
Childcare – New tax break offers big savings for working parents and employers
One of the UK’s fastest growing staff benefits provided by employers is Childcare Vouchers. The reason for their success is that Childcare Vouchers are exempt from National Insurance Contributions so they can help save money for both the working parent and the employer. However, even greater savings can now be made with the introduction of […]
Feature: NLP – The fast track to skills?
Robert Ballentine of Maheono explains how NLP modelling examines the behaviour of top performers in order to help others learn to replicate this behaviour and improve their own performance. Over the last 30 years NLP has been disseminated through and into many different disciplines. Companies from all over the world offer NLP training as part […]
NHS unveils advice line for skills framework
The NHS is launching a new helpline to offer advice on its Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF). The KSF defines and describes the knowledge and skills that NHS staff need to apply in their work to deliver a quality service. It provides a single, consistent, comprehensive and explicit framework on which to base the review […]
Council face million pound pay out for failure to ‘consult’
Leicestershire County Council face shelling out £8 million to 2,500 staff in compensation over their failure to consult when dismissing workers.Unison, the union representing public sector workers brought the case against the local authority alleging that the Council had failed to consult over plans to dismiss hundreds of members last March.Contracts were terminated to impose […]
TUC slam Tory proposals to axe quangos
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) have attacked Conservative proposals to cull quangos and cut the Union Learning Fund (ULF) saying it would ‘deny a generation of British workers access to education and a chance to improve their lives.’The radical Tory plans would see 162 quangos and six government units scrapped.Shadow Secretary of State for Deregulation, […]
HR grows its ‘influence’
Most HR professionals agree that the function has become more influential over the past five years.These are the latest findings from analysts, IRS Employment Review.More than seven in ten respondents or 73% said that HR had grown in power. Mark Crail IRS managing editor puts the trend down to a new direction:“Our respondents report that […]
Editor’s Comment: Lighting the torch for jobs creation in 2012
By Annie Hayes, HRZone EditorA London Chamber of Commerce poll shows that 68% of London businesses back the Capital’s bid for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games while 47% of the 357 respondents believe they would benefit in some way if London wins the bid; Editor’s Comment looks at what the Games would mean for jobs […]
Work-life balance wins over pay …… again
A raft of recent surveys shows that workers value work-life balance over pay rewards; the most recent findings show that two thirds of staff have vowed to ‘get a life’ in 2005.Research from Lloyds TSB and Working Families, which marks the launch of their annual search for Britain’s Best Boss 2005, reveals that the desire […]
Get ready for Softworld HR & Payroll event
The twice yearly Softworld HR & Payroll event is back this Spring, exhibiting at London’s Grand Hall, Olympia.Showcasing software solutions to payroll and HR professionals, attendees will be able to meet with over 50 of Europe’s leading software providers.Free, independent master classes and breakfast briefing sessions will also be available, hosted by independent experts. Key […]
Bank predicts worsening skills gap in 2005
The UK’s skills gap is expected to stretch this year, making it hard for employers to fill technical positions. A fresh report by Lloyds TSB bank predicts that skills shortages could lead to labour market ‘bottlenecks’. In turn, it says, this could have an upward influence on wages for many skilled positions. According to a […]
Jobs cull as shoemaker bows out of UK production
Shoe giant, Clarks International has announced the closure of its last remaining UK factory based in Ilminster, Somerset.A spokesperson for the firm told HRZone that the company had for some time been outsourcing its production to the Far East and this move was just the final step to complete a total production transfer overseas.The factory, […]
Europe leads the world in outsourcing
Europe is now the world’s leading market for new outsourcing contracts, according to research from international sourcing advisory firm TPI. TPI’s latest Quarterly Index found that in 2004 Europe represented 49% of the value of major outsourcing contracts (worth more than £28m) behind the US at 44% and Asia Pacific at 7%. In total European […]
Case Study: Royal Mail delivers First Class HCI Service
Royal Mail implemented the government’s Home Computing Initiative (HCI) to inject meaning to Chairman, Alan Leighton’s objective to make the organisation ‘a great place to work’; 22,000 employees have since signed up heralding the scheme a success. About the businessRoyal Mail Group is a public limited company wholly owned by the government, comprising three brands: […]
Breakaway union challenges Aslef
Aslef, the union representing train drivers, crew and operators has been rocked by the announcement that a breakaway group of disaffected rail workers are creating the Associated Train Crew Union (ATCU).The news comes as a fresh blow to Aslef who are still coming to terms with the dismissal of its former general secretary, Shaun Brady […]
