Bah humbug! Festive cheer gets lost on workers
Surprising findings from Portfolio Payroll and employment law firm, Peninsula show that employees would rather be at work then on holiday; a result which shows that workers in the UK are more tied to their desks then ever before.According to the poll of 2531 employees, 71% would rather work than have a lengthy Christmas break.Supporting […]
Online filing explained at Softworld
The Inland Revenue will be presenting an overview of online filing at the two-day Softworld HR & Payroll event.From next year employers with more than 250 employees will be obliged to file online with medium-sized employers (50-249 employees) required to submit returns online the following year.Smaller businesses, those with fewer then 50 employees are not […]
Poll predicts rise in e-learning
Nearly all organisations plan to increase their use of e-learning, according to a new poll.The survey of 150 HR and training professionals, from organisations including Xerox, Reuters, Sainsburys, Shell, O2, Deloitte, Nestle Purina and Marconi, found that 96% expected to increase e-learning as part of their organisations’ overall training delivery in the next 2-3 years.Of […]
Pay hikes stagnate at 3%
Average pay settlements remain unchanged at 3%; a trend that has seen no upwards revision for a year and a half.Pay analysts, Industrial Relations Services (IRS) report that one-third of all pay settlements awarded a 3% rise.Just over a quarter of those surveyed, however, said they made a pay award that outstripped inflation. While public […]
Western Europeans work longer
Latest research says that workers in Western Europe have to wait longer to claim their state pension then Eastern Europeans; the findings show that the average Eastern European worker can claim their state pension two-and-a-half-years earlier then workers in the West of Europe.For women, the difference is even greater, at five years. The study conducted […]
Untapped potential trapped by inflexible working patterns
Workplace potential is not being fully realised according to findings from a poll of 500 workers carried out by the The Survey Shop on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.Over half, 54% of respondents said they wanted to be more productive but felt too overloaded with day-to-day tasks to ever be given the […]
Eurostar workers set to strike
Members of Britain’s biggest rail union, RMT working for the high speed passenger train service voted in favour of strike action yesterday by a convincing six to one.The dispute over pay and conditions includes issues such as staff travel benefits, family-friendly policies and a nine-day fortnight.Of 330 ballot papers sent out 204 were returned of […]
Employers in the dark on new dispute regulations
Awareness of the new law on employment disputes, which comes into force this week, is worryingly low according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 comes into effect on 1 October 2004 and will introduce a new three-step procedure which will have to be followed in the […]
Softworld feature: Employment law update
Stuart Chamberlain, Employment Law author at Gee Publishing will be hosting a free ’employment law update’ on Thursday 21 October between 12.45 – 13.00 at the forthcoming Softworld HR & Payroll event. Stuart’s seminar aims to provide attendees with a snap shot of current and forthcoming legislative developments in employment law together with recent case […]
Softworld feature: Payroll legislative changes
Adrian Hobbs, Payroll Author at Gee Publishing, will be speaking at the free Softworld HR & Payroll seminar ‘Review of recent & upcoming payroll legislative changes’ at 10.15am on Wednesday 20 October. Here’s a snapshot of the key payroll changes he’ll be discussing… Mandatory electronic paymentsMany large employers are storing up major problems for themselves […]
Retailers launch Christmas recruitment campaigns
Christmas has started even earlier this year with latest findings from employment law firm, Peninsula showing that 83% of retailers polled admitted to having started recruitment campaigns to cover the festive period. This is up from 69% of employers who said they were recruiting at the same point in time, last year.In worrying news, however, […]
Blair pushes for historic third term
Tony Blair delivered his address yesterday at the Labour Party’s annual conference promising to put hard-working families at the heart of the agenda.The Prime Minister promised action on pensions. A new system would be introduced, he said with the basic state pension at its ‘core’. Central to its success would be moving more people off […]
Feature: Focus on ‘Identity theft’
By Geoff Webster, CEO at FAST Corporate servicesIt is estimated that identity theft accounts for nearly 40% of all white collar crime in the UK and evidence suggests that there are few signs that the problem will go away; Geoff Webster discusses the issues outlining what to be wary of together with some suggestions of […]
Softworld HR & Payroll preview: New product launches
Softworld HR & Payroll will be taking place on 20-21 October 2004 Hall 12, NEC, Birmingham. As sponsors of the event, HR Zone will be publishing a range of updates and news from the event before, during and after it takes place. Featuring an exhibition of leading vendors, the show floor will play host to […]
One in four jobs to go at P&O
Less than a year after P&O announced 500 redundancies the shipping giant is admitting defeat in the face of declining booze cruise business; announcing yesterday that 1,200 jobs are to go along with eight ships and the closure of four out of its 13 routes.The biggest Channel ferry company blamed rising competition from budget airlines […]
HR Tip: Employing EU nationals
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: We recently engaged three men from Poland to do work in our factory. Poland recently joined the European Union so we assumed that we did not have to carry out employment verification […]
Softworld speaker to denounce technology benefits
David Halliday, senior partner at The Quo Group will tell HR professionals at the Softworld HR & Payroll event next month (20 – 21 October, NEC, Birmingham) that new technology and the training that often accompanies it is unlikely to change the behaviour of staff and the performance they deliver. Halliday argues that in fact, […]
How Did I Get Here? Irene Burwin, HMG Paint
All the previous career profiles can also be seen in the special How Did I Get Here? page.1. Current job titleHR and Training Manager2. Describe your initial training within the professionHands on – various short one day legal courses3. What positions have you held?Sales Administrator, Sales & Marketing Secretary, PA & HR Administrator, HR & […]
HR Zone Members Newswire #67 – ‘Big hat no cattle?’
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 67 28 September 2004 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS ***** SITE HIGHLIGHTS ***** SITE HIGHLIGHTS 1. Editor’s Comment: HR – ‘Big hat no cattle?’ 2. How Did I Get Here? Irene Burwin, HMG Paint 3. HR Charter: Part 10 – Where does HR go after outsourcing? 4. HR Tip: Employing […]
The New HR Charter: Part 10 – Where does HR go after outsourcing?
With a few notable exceptions HR outsourcing has so far not taken off in the UK as predicted. Where organisations have attempted to do so they have immediately hit up against the problem of redesigning messy and inefficient processes (e.g. streamlining the recruitment process, reducing the number of pay schemes in use). Trying to outsource […]
