More employers must train warns TUC
The TUC is calling on government to target the 40% of employers who do not offer training to their staff. The Paid Time off to Learn report highlights the crucial role a new national training programme will play in encouraging employers to offer training to their employees. However, it warns that the 40% of employers […]
Language barriers trigger workplace deaths
Migrant workers, many with a limited grasp of the English language have died this year because health and safety training material has only been delivered in English.In reaction to these findings the Health and Safety Executive and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have published a leaflet ‘Your health, your safety: A guide for workers’ in […]
Feature: Party protocol for revellers
By Barry Rees of People Programmes Ltd The Christmas Party season is upon us and workplaces across the UK will be preparing for their seasonal celebrations; Barry Rees looks at the issues bosses should consider when preparing to party. As a nation we seem to work and party harder than ever before and for many […]
DWP consults on whistleblower code
The Department of Works and Pensions (DWP) today published the first consultation document on codes of practice for The Pensions Regulator. The Code, Reporting Breaches of the Law, “sets out guidance on the legal requirement for those involved in running pensions schemes to report breaches of the law to the Regulator and sets out standards […]
UK Plc needs more women at the top
Patricia Hewitt has said that ‘diversity is still not part of the plan’ for British businesses despite official statistics which show a significant growth in the number of female board appointments.The number of companies in the FTSE 100 with all male boards has remained relatively static (31 in 2004, 32 in 2003).The news is somewhat […]
Office politics gets HR in a twist
A UK/Norway comparative study shows that HR professionals in Britain are most troubled with office politics while colleagues in Scandinavia feel that empathy and listening skills are far more important.Influencing and political skills were chosen by 61% of UK HR professionals as the most important competency, compared to just 25% in Norway.HR leaders in Norway […]
Higgs fuels non-executive director pay rises
Changes to corporate governance rules have triggered a 38% rise in the fees paid to non-executive directors, according to pay consultancy Watson Wyatt.In its 2004 executive reward survey of 84 organisations, the firm found that just over a quarter of participants (26%) had reviewed their NED fees in the past year and increased them by […]
Senior management trust eroded
Trust in senior management is in sharp decline, particularly in the private sector with only a quarter of employees willing to place their trust in those at the top.These are the latest findings from a survey into employee attitudes from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) launched to coincide with the start of […]
Temps could put employers in the dock
Employing temporary workers over the seasonal period might help fix resourcing problems but could put businesses under threat of legal action.Problems can occur when businesses take on temps but fail to make them sign upto IT policies and procedures.A poll carried out by FAST Corporate Services shows that just under half of the business community […]
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 […]
