HR Zone Any Answers #14 – Changing job descriptions, bonus schemes, aptitude tests, confidentiality and misconduct…
================================================================= HR ZONE Any Answers Digest – Issue 14 Tuesday 20 August 2002 http://www.hrzone.co.uk/anyanswers/ ================================================================= ********** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ********** Wealth creation bonuses… changes in job description… bonus schemes… confidentiality and misconduct… aptitude tests… payments for overnight stays… ********** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ********** Editorial ——— This is […]
Sandwiches still dominate lunch choices
Those two pieces of bread and filling still come out on top when it comes to keeping the UK workforce going, according to this latest survey.The research was carried out by Taylor Nelson Sofres for the British Sandwich Association (BSA) – who you’d think would have more than a vested interest in the results – […]
Excessive sick leave and how to deal with it
The average small business lost 31 days last year to dubious sickness claims by staff members, according to a survey of more than 1,000 SMEs, published by the Forum of Private Business (FPB). According to the report, sick leave – legitimate or otherwise – had a “serious impact” on 27% of smaller companies in 2001. […]
Violence is barely suppressed at work
A survey by Pertemps has identified a simmering fury beneath the surface of many offices.Main Findings – 53 per cent of office staff had nearly resorted to violence at work, with loud-mouthed colleagues. Principal causes of anger include shouting across the office and talking over other people in meetings.– IT problems, such as malfunctioning computers, […]
Bullying at work is no longer tolerated
Research published by The Work Foundation suggests that the UK workplace is increasingly becoming a zero tolerance zone for bullies.“Employee Codes of Conduct” found that eight out of 10 responding organisations now have a code of conduct on bullying and harassment. And these seem to be taken seriously – with a third of respondents saying […]
Employer’s tax tips: Van or car?
Ray Chidell of Mazars Neville Russell provides AccountingWEB readers with the latest in his series of bulletins on employer-related tax issues. Ray is author of the P11D Handbook and offers employers a free, regular e-mailed tax advice bulletin, Employer Tax Update (ETU). To get on the mailing list for his free bulletins, simply send an […]
Employers’ tax tips: Company Car Fuel
Ray Chidell of Mazars Neville Russell provides TaxZone readers with the latest in his series of bulletins on employer-related tax issues. Ray is author of the P11D Handbook and offers employers a free, regular e-mailed tax advice bulletin, Employer Tax Update (ETU). To get on the mailing list for his free bulletins, simply send an […]
Employers’ tax planning: employee’s late night travel
Ray Chidell of Mazars Neville Russell provides AccountingWEB/TaxZone readers with the latest in his series of bulletins on employer-related tax issues. Ray is author of the P11D Handbook (available from ABG, tel 020 7920 8991) and offers employers a free, regular e-mailed tax advice bulletin, Employer Tax Update (ETU). To get on the mailing list […]
Company cars: Insider tips from First Vehicle Leasing
An experienced player in the leasing market, Andy Bell, was on hand to explain how the fleet vehicle market works and how you can set deals up to your best advantage. The workshop covered alternatives to the company car, such as employees opting for a personal purchase contract.{John Stokdyk} Welcome Andy, Obviously everyone here is […]
Company car policy: get it into gear
Fleet managers need to provide company car users with clear rules about the allocation and use of a vehicle owned by the employer. This could also include light commercial vans and larger vehicles.Compact Law is offering AccountingWEB readers a formal policy document, drawn up by lawyers to help employers manage their vehicles and ensure that […]
The new company car regime: factsheets for employees
Ray Chidell of Mazars Neville Russell provides TaxZone readers with the latest in his series of bulletins on employer-related tax issues. Ray is author of the P11D Handbook and the abg book on company cars. He offers employers a free, regular e-mailed tax advice bulletin, Employer Tax Update (ETU). To get on the mailing list […]
Tax guide to using employee’s car on employer’s business
Ray Chidell of Mazars Neville Russell provides TaxZone readers with the latest in his series of bulletins on employer-related tax issues. Ray is author of the P11D Handbook and the abg book on company cars. He offers employers a free, regular e-mailed tax advice bulletin, Employer Tax Update (ETU). To get on the mailing list […]
Company car tax under the new regime
a href=”http://www.taxzone.co.uk”>Ray Chidell of Mazars Neville Russell has written a book on the new emissions-based car tax scheme with his co-author Alison Sampson. In the workshop he explains many of its nuances and deals with some frequently asked questions.Introduction(Gary Mackley-Smith) Welcome to the first tax workshop for August 2001. This week Ray Chidell, author of […]
Most workers are dissatisfied
More than half of Britons are dissatisfied with their job and salary is their greatest gripe according to research by Alliance and Lecester.Just over half (51 per cent) of private sector employees who are unhappy with their job cite low pay as their biggest grumble, and more than a quarter of dissatisfied staff (28 per […]
Workers on holiday find it difficult to forget the office
According to a new study by Office Angels, going on the annual summer holiday is giving rise to Summer Office Withdrawal (S.O.W) syndrome among office workers. , , the UK’s leading secretarial and office support recruitment consultancy. 86% of employees claim that in the first few days of a holiday, they find it difficult to […]
Employers warn that further rights for temp workers will damage job market
A CBI survey claims that a draft EU directive on temporary agency work would cause 57 per cent of firms to offer fewer temp assignments. The EU directive proposes giving agency workers rights to the same pay and conditions as full-time staff in the organisation where they temp. Most significantly, it forces host firms to […]
Many employees are dissatisfied with working hours
According to research done by National Statistics, about 5.4 million workers in the UK (nearly one in five) would prefer to change their working hours, with most wanting to work shorter hours for less pay. The full results are published in Labout Market Trends.The autumn 2001 Labour Force Survey found there were 2.979 million workers […]
School’s out – but dad’s in!
The Government has launched a new initiative to encourage fathers to spend more time with their sons. The Dads & Sons ‘Give an Hour’ scheme to be launched by Minster for Young People and Learning Stephen Twigg today, aims to encourage companies to support fathers in helping their sons with their education. Electronics retailler Comet […]
HR Zone Any Answers Digest #13 – Best and worst managers… benchmarking rewards… Data Protection… diversity
================================================================= HR ZONE Any Answers Digest – Issue 13 Tuesday 6 August 2002 http://www.hrzone.co.uk/anyanswers/ ================================================================= ********** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ********** Leadership and diversity… Benchmarking reward packages… Data Protection Training… Best and worst managers… Running inductions… ********** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ********** Motiva Corporate Development —————————————————————- Leadership development experts […]
DTI offers help on understanding and implementation of employment law
New Government measures to help firms understand and implement employment regulations are to be introduced by– Piloting free or subsidised employment law advice visits to employers of less than 50 employees– Running a number of pilot schemes giving a shared HR resource to small firms– Consulting on how harmonising start dates for domestic regulations could […]
