Working time reforms slammed
Tabled reforms for the Working Time Directive received a battering yesterday from employers’ organisation the CBI and the Trades Union Congress (TUC).European Commissioners met in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss changes to the existing Working Time Directive. The proposed changes would give trade unions a veto over average working weeks of more than 48 hours […]
HR encouraged to nominate enterprising youngsters
Enterprising Young Brits, a Daily Mail competition supported by Lloyds TSB is encouraging HR to nominate young, enterprising employees.The awards will be presented on the first day of Enterprise Week (15-21 November). Entrants must be under the age of 30 on the date of submission. Candidates for the teen category should be aged 20 or […]
Fatigue hits workers
Latest research shows that workers in the UK are too tired to take exercise, socialize or focus on family life.The poll conducted by recruitment group Jobs@Pertemps found that of the 500 workers quizzed two in five were unable to go to the gym or take exercise because of tiredness. Hitting the treadmill wasn’t the only […]
Feature: Spotting future leaders
By Tim Bradley, managing director of Pecaso UK In the past, many companies, usually driven by shareholder demand or company re-structure, scouted for new leaders outside their own organisations. They look for industry troubleshooters, who swoop in, enforce organisational reform and swoop out again. What effect this leadership strategy has on staff morale, no one […]
HR gender pay gap revealed
Women managers working in the HR sector have dropped four places in the female earnings league table and are earning on average £8,000 less than male colleagues; according to a new survey.The National Management Salary Survey published by the Chartered Management Institute shows that women HR managers have an average pay rise of less than […]
Total motivation show takes place
The Total Motivation Show made its debut this week; the two day event held at Olympia, London exhibiting yesterday and today is the first of its kind to showcase the UK’s full service performance and motivation consultancies. The show organisers say it is the first show to focus on changing behaviour, getting customers to buy […]
Retail staff struggle against violence
The latest retail crime figures by industry body the British Retail Consortium (BRC) shows that violence against retail workers is on the increase.Despite rising investment in crime prevention in the sector violence against staff rose by 17%. A huge £960 million has been spent on tackling the issue, a rise of 78% from 2002.Verbal abuse […]
People management awards short-list revealed
Six businesses will be fighting it out for the 2004 People Management prize; the winner will be revealed at the annual Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) exhibition this October.The award recognises excellence in the field of people management and development.Competition was fierce this year with the award receiving the largest number of entries […]
HR Zone Members Newswire #66 – Dreamers yearn for £37k
================================================================ HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 66 21 September 2004 http://www.hrzone.co.uk ================================================================ SITE HIGHLIGHTS ***** SITE HIGHLIGHTS ***** SITE HIGHLIGHTS 1. Dreamers yearn for GDP 37k 2. Childbearers face discrimination 3. Employment Relations Bill gets Royal Assent 4. Feature: Understanding emotional intelligence 5. Any Answers: Cosmetic surgery time off SITE HIGHLIGHTS ***** SITE HIGHLIGHTS ***** […]
IIP goes into reality TV
Investors in People (IIP) is behind a new trouble-shooting reality TV show.IIP has sponsored In Good Company, a series that enlists the guidance of some the UK’s most successful business leaders to turn around the fortunes of four small businesses; reports HR Zone’s sister site TrainingZoneThe four businesses featured in the ITV1 series face a […]
Bosses wary of young recruits
Findings show that 81% of employers would be hesitant in employing inexperienced youngsters.The poll conducted by Peninsula employment law firm shows that the majority of employers are reluctant to take on workers in the 16-18 year old age bracket. A huge 76% admitted they believe that youth workers in that age range would be a […]
Employment Relations Bill gets Royal Assent
Royal Assent has been bestowed upon the Employment Relations Bill which aims to update trade union and employment law.Employment Relations Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said:“The Employment Relations Act 2004 builds on the success of our earlier measures to modernise trade union and employment law. It also extends from eight weeks to 12, automatic protection against unfair […]
Dreamers yearn for £37k
The new ‘dream salary’ is £37,000 per year according to findings from the Alliance & Leicester and money is never far from our thoughts says the report. Half of the 2,000 respondents (50%) admit to thinking about money at least once a day with the major earners (£60,000) and above most focused upon it.Workers said […]
Office fraudsters may be holiday shy
Workers avoiding leave are likely candidates for white-collar fraud according to Martin Cunningham Solicitors.“The model employee who comes in early and rarely takes holidays may not be as dedicated as you may think. In fact they’re the most likely candidate for committing fraud in the workplace.“Any business that seriously wants to protect itself from fraud […]
Childbearers face discrimination
More than four-fifths of HR professionals believe that employers think twice before employing women of ‘childbearing age’.The poll by Croner Consulting follows controversial comments by outspoken Godfrey Bloom of the UK Independence Party who said: “No small businessman with a brain in the right place would hire a lady of childbearing age”.Croner’s Richard Smith warns: […]
Feature: Understanding emotional intelligence
Michael Massey, head of EQ Leadership Solutions and author of ‘The Knowledge: How to be an Effective and Emotionally Intelligent Leader’ looks at the theory behind EI and its implications for leadership skills. It was in 1990 that American psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer first aired their theory of emotional intelligence (EI). It has […]
BA Chief makes sacking u-turn
Rod Eddington British Airways (BA) Chief Executive has decided against sacking any senior executives despite indications that heads would roll following the August bank holiday flights fiasco.Almost 100 BA flights were cancelled and 10,000 passengers disrupted over the busy bank holiday weekend. The airline apologised to customers and said staff shortages were to blame. A […]
New minimum disciplinary and grievance procedures
In a new series contributed by solicitors Bevans, James Taylor describes the principles that will govern disciplinary and grievence procedures from 1 October 2004.The Government has recently mailed employers about the three steps to disciplinary and grievance procedures – “put it in writing, meet and discuss, appeal” which come into force on 1 October 2004. […]
Launch of £10m Training Fund
Training providers in London can access a new £10m fund aimed at boosting the skills levels of socially disadvantaged groups.The fund, launched by the Mayor’s London Development Agency (LDA) and the European Social Fund (ESF), is aimed at improving the basic skills and job prospects of groups such as those from black and minority ethnic […]
The Way I See It… Train to Retain
Pauline Godley, director of Masterclass Recruitment Ltd, explains why companies have to take responsibility for training their sales people if they are to reap commercial benefits. With the gathering pace of the economic recovery, we are increasingly finding our recruitment clients with a dilemma – on the one hand, they ask us to search out […]
