Business efficiency and HR – survey results published
Despite some teething problems and concerns about data protection, HR departments are at the forefront of instigating new technology approaches within their organisation to help them develop their contribution to the bottom line. That’s one of the key results drawn from a recent survey of HR Zone members to establish to what extent technology is […]
Giving managers confidence is key to freeing up HR time
In this feature, Claudine McClean, HR Consultant at ConsultST responds to the recently published report which found the majority of HR professionals still find their time consumed with process and paperwork. This research really underlines much of what we’ve been hearing from both HR and other managers. HR teams feel swamped by the volume of […]
Advertising feature: COLT Stream – effective training delivery for all your employees
Effective training delivery for all your employees Imagine if all your training videos and presentation materials could be called up on screen – instantly and easily – and were available at any time to anyone in your organisation, wherever they are. With no more snow-filled screens. No more embarrassing situations trying to get the projector […]
Community feature: Introducing…
Continuing our new feature, we’re taking a closer look at the working lives of some of HR Zone’s 17,000 membership. This week, Dianne Miles, HR Manager at Rollalong Ltd, gives us an insight into her professional career to date. What’s your current job role? HR Manager at a manufacturing company called Rollalong Ltd in Dorset.What […]
Community feature: Introducing…
In a new feature, we’re taking a closer look at the working lives of some of HR Zone’s 17,000 membership. This week,Debra Artlett, HR Officer, NGJ, gives us an insight into her professional career to date. What’s your current job role? HR Officer.What did you do before this job? Secretary.Describe your route into HR I […]
Half of all organisations have no drugs and alcohol policy, finds survey
Half of all UK organisations have no policy on drugs and alcohol, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute into drugs and alcohol misuse in the workplace.The research reveals that only around half of all managers surveyed believe that their organisation has put in place – or is developing – a policy on drugs […]
Effective online recruitment takes more than a careers website
Roy Davis, Head of Communications at SHL, looks at how to make online recruitment work. Without doubt there has been a transformation in the recruitment industry in recent years, brought about by the role the Internet has begun to play in a traditionally labour intensive, desktop-dominated market. To date this has had a particularly strong […]
International HR Support.
Those of you struggling with international HR issues may be interested in the agreement between the CIPD and the US based Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) . Any MCIPD can also gain membership of the SHRM Global Forum and therefore have access to the SHRM. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the […]
Company car feature: Block Exemption ruling and what it means for the fleet operator
In this short piece contributed by lease hire experts Tusker, Helen Owen looks at what the recent changes to the Block Exemption ruling mean for the Fleet Operator. From October 2003, the years’ grace granted to manufacturers ends and the full impact of the EU decision to lift the Block Exemption will take effect.The Block […]
Community feature: Introducing…
In a new feature, we’re taking a closer look at the working lives of some of HR Zone’s 17,000 membership. This week, Jacqui Mann, HR Manager for Integra NeuroSciences, gives us an insight into her professional career to date. What’s your current job role? HR Manager.What did you do before this job? HR Advisor.Describe your […]
Inland Revenue form P11D: what and why and when?
In this contributed feature for HR Zone, Lesley Fidler of accountancy, tax and business advisers Baker Tilly looks at some of the key issues around this important procedure for notifying the Inland Revenue about staff benefits. It would be convenient to assume that tax and national insurance law is in line with good business practice, […]
An open and shut case – contributed feature
In this contributed feature, Geoff Burch, General Manager, Global HRMS at Microsoft Business Solutions argues that HR IT investment plans can be compelling – but we must convince more than just our own HR department. As companies hold IT spend steady, the internal battle to win budget and support for new systems is getting tougher. […]
Employment Act legislation – the latest views on flexible working, equal pay and more…
Over the last few weeks, HR Zone has been reporting on some of the key issues resulting from the implementation of the new legislation around the Employment Act 2002. Here, we present a round-up of recently posted items on this subject – and look at some of the questions being posted by members on related […]
Flexible working being backed by bosses, says DTI
Following previous studies which suggested the new flexible working legislation could prove a burden on companies, the DTI has issued the results of its own survey which they claim reveal the new flexible working laws are unlikely to prove a problem for organisations. The DTI Work-Life Balance 2003 survey, which is published in its interim […]
Budget headlines for HR professionals
With the Treasury website under strain, the national print press is in the process of reporting the main issues likely to affect HR professionals in the Budget this year.The Guardian reports: Young offenders who behave well in custody to be offered job on release Help for lone parents working part-time An extra £20 a week […]
Community feature: Introducing…
In a brand new feature, we’re taking a closer look at the working lives of some of HR Zone’s 17,000 membership. This week, Isabella Montgomery, Human Resources Officer at Thenew Housing Association gives us an insight into her professional career to date. What’s your current job role? I work in a team of one as […]
Equal pay legislation ‘may challenge workplace taboos’
Legislation coming into force this week as a result of last year’s Employment Act could have a significant cultural impact on companies who are secretive about their pay structures, according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting.The consulting firm says that organisations who currently do not make their salary set-up clear to employees are likely to find […]
People-related issues gain importance, but who’s measuring?
With an uncertain economic climate and budget-tightening prevalent, business managers are increasingly recognising the importance of human resource factors as key to their strategic success. However, most are failing to adequately measure the contribution of the HR and training function to their organisation. Those are the key findings of new research from management consultancy Accenture, […]
Is your company ready for coaching?
In this contributed feature, Claudine McClean of Structured Training Limited takes a look at why coaching is important, the differences between coaching and mentoring, and why coaching sometimes fails to have an effect. Coaching and mentoring are critical in today’s flat meritocratic organisations. Understanding the organisational requirements and developing the personal skill sets for a […]
Flexible working rules could disadvantage women, finds research
New rules on flexible working being introduced following the Employment Act 2002 could make women less employable according to the results of a poll carried out by Croner.Under the regulations – which take effect on April 6, 2003 – eligible parents of children under six years of age will have the legal right to request […]
