CIPD call to make e-learning accessible to all
Training professionals must ensure that e-learning is accessible to people with disabilities, for the sake of their business, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has warned.In a new report Why Accessible e-Learning Makes Business Sense the CIPD says that unless employers ensure e-learning can be accessed by learners with disabilities, they could waste a […]
BBC plan to axe HR jobs
A strategic review to be published on Thursday will reveal plans to make 2,500 redundancies, HR jobs are on the line.Back office jobs will be targeted.BBC director general Mark Thompson released his plans to save the corporation £320m a year over three years in order to clear its overdraft by 2007. The BBC currently employs […]
Member wire #77 – Pre-Budget business round-up
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 77 7 December 2004 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS ***** SITE HIGHLIGHTS ***** SITE HIGHLIGHTS 1. Editor’s Comment: Did Brown forget the demographics? 2. Pre-Budget business round-up 3. Payroll Tip: Reducing the P11D workload 4. HR to receive pay boost 5. Any Answers: medical questionnaires, apprenticeships SITE HIGHLIGHTS ***** SITE […]
Private sector bosses most generous at Christmas
Employers in the private sector top the charts for their yuletide generosity with 81% likely to throw a Christmas bash.These are the preliminary findings from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) annual Reward Management 2005 survey.Other sectors appear to be less giving with only 69% of manufacturing and production firms, 55% of voluntary […]
Basic skills on track
Targets to boost numeracy and literacy are on course, with 750,000 adults in England achieving literacy and numeracy qualifications. Since the government’s Get On scheme started in 2001, 2.4 million adults have taken up 4.8 million course places. However, its estimated that 5.2 million adults have worse literacy than that expected of 11 year olds, […]
HR shackled by admin
Administration is preventing HR from taking a more strategic path; these are the findings from research conducted by HR and payroll software provider Snowdrop Systems.Managing administrative tasks takes up to 60% of the week (22 hours) according to the 110 HR respondents.This figure is reduced by more than half just 10 hours for HR who […]
Payroll Tip: Reducing the P11D workload
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: How can the vast amount of work involved in preparing for and completing P11D expenses and benefits returns be reduced? A: There are three ways in which the workload can be reduced significantly: […]
Diary of a Business Development Manager
Day 1Arrived feeling quite excited, although my feelings changed to cynicism the minute I was surrounded by the hand-clapping and whooping that surrounded me. The morning was spent learning how we let negative experiences in the past affect our futures life in the present. All made perfect sense to me, but I still felt a […]
Diary of a Sales Manager
Day 1Rather sceptical to say the least…..or am I just scared? What does he know about my problems, a yank? Why am I here anyway? Is this going to be some voodoo/occult weekend? A night out with my mates and a bottle of vodka is what I normally use as release….go on try something different, […]
Diary of an HR Manager
Day 1It was a long very intensive meeting of like minded wealthy (at 700-2k a ticket) individuals doing lots of role plays. A manic depressive was exposed as the selfish individual she really was as her father sat next to her listening to her consider suicide. Robbins did not schedule any breaks in the gruelling […]
Review: Walking over hot coals with Anthony Robbins
HRZone Community Manager Dawn-Marie Dart and members of other SiftMedia communities recently attended ‘Unleash the Power Within’, a workshop run by life coach Anthony Robbins. Below are their first-hand accounts of this remarkable event. Dawn-Marie Dart, online community managerAnthony Robbins helped celebrities such as Sylvester Stallone and Nelson Mandela to realise their potential. So I […]
Review: Being the Best: The A-Z of Personal Success
Title: Being the Best: The A-Z of Personal SuccessAuthor: Nicholas BatePublisher: Capstone Publishing ISBN: 1-841112-521-0Price: £12.99Reviewer: Claudine McCleanStructured Training LimitedBeing the Best is a collection of hints, tips, maxims and theories for personal success arranged into a 26 chapter work from Attention to Zen and the Art of Being Successful.Under each letter of the alphabet […]
Bosses must shape up
Nearly half of Britain’s bosses confess to being overweight, and more than half admit they do not get enough exercise, according to a survey published today. The “Feeding Success” survey released by catering firm Avenance reveals that over a fifth of business leaders never exercise, and in times of stress, a majority of business leaders […]
Editor’s Comment: Did Brown forget the demographics?
By Annie Hayes, HRZone EditorThe recent Pre-Budget Report brought sugar-coated offerings for parents in work all designed to lure mums and single parents back to work but in all this election wooing it seems as though Brown may have forgotten that birth rates are actually down and the workforce is ageing; the biggest work/life balance […]
HR to receive pay boost
HR professionals can expect a 10% increase on current salaries.A recent salary survey produced by the recruitment consultancy Joslin Rowe says that recruitment within HR is expected to remain increasingly active.In the financial services sector, HR officers can foresee a starting salary of £34,000, which is a £4,000 increase on last year. Compensation and benefits […]
Bosses to manage worker debts
The new Debt Arrangement Scheme places an obligation on employers to manage a deduction from salary for the repayment of debt upon request.The rules apply to employees who live in Scotland but could potentially affect businesses in the UK who employ Scottish residents.The scheme is designed to help staff in serious financial difficulty to manage […]
Women at pension disadvantage
The TUC have highlighted the plight of womens’ pensions this week with a new report Time for action that reveals the extent of the problem.The Trades Union Congress (TUC) say that a combination of low pay, part time work, jobs that don’t come with pensions and shorter working lives mean that compared to men, women […]
Pre-Budget Report: Business roundup
In his pre-budget report, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said that he wanted to meet “US levels of productivity” and to achieve a faster rate of growth than competitors. To meet the productivity challenge, the Chancellor announced a number of measures including: The creation of a National Employer Training Programme to enable employers […]
HR disappointed with IT systems
A third of HR professionals are dissatisfied with their newly acquired IT systems; these are the latest findings from employment analysts IRS.The price for this disappointment is high according to the survey with four in ten saying they had overspent their budget when buying a new HR management system (HRMS) while three out of ten […]
No HR budget for talent management
Talent management schemes are failing to benefit from budget hand-outs; this is the latest news from the Fairplace Talent Management Survey 2004.Over half (66%) of HR bosses surveyed admitted that their organisation had not allocated any budget for the retention of key employees.The news comes despite half of HR leaders saying that they believe that […]
