Adapting to 1995 Disability Act “easy”, say 8/10 HR managers
Today is international day of Disabled People, and a good time to look again at making employment accessible for disabled people. The CIPD’s report “Adapting to Disability – it wasn’t so difficult after all” indicates that eight out of ten personnel managers has found it easy to incorporate the Disability Discrimination Act into practice. The […]
Interview of the month: Peter Russian, business development director of Investors in People
This autumn, Investors in People have been celebrating ten years of the Standard, under the theme “10 years – our past, your future”. So far, the events have included a major anniversary conference where the NOP Business research report “People and Productivity” was unveiled, a birthday celebration coinciding with the CIPD conference, regional meetings, and […]
Modern Apprenticeships for one in four young people by 2004
Modern Apprenticeships are to be offered to all young people with 5 GCSE passes (Grades A* to G) who want them. In a follow-up to the plans announced in the pre-Budget report to boost basic skills for adults , the government will open up the apprenticeship programme by 2004. In a joint statement between the […]
Strategic Management: A fresh approach to developing skills, knowledge and creativity.- A review
Title: Strategic Management: A fresh approach to developing skills, knowledge and creativity.Authors: Paul Joyce & Adrian Woods 2001Publisher: Kogan Page ISBN: 0 7494 3583 6 £22.50Buy this book from the TrainingZONE – Blackwells bookshop.I was eager to review this book as I am currently studying Human Resource Strategies as part of my MA and thought […]
Video Training Materials
Does anyone know where l can purchase videos for training in counselling skills, mentoring and coaching? Any sources would be very much appreciated. Paulette Wisdom
CBI welcomes decision on flexible working for parents
The CBI have praised the governement’s task force on working parents for coming up with a solution that raises the status of flexible working without giving tribunals the right to over-rule employers’ decisions on hours.The head of the CBI, Digby Jones, said that the deal would still impose a new burden on small companies, but […]
Book review: 50 ways to liven up your meetings
50 ways to liven up your meetings – Review Title: 50 ways to liven up your meetingsAuthor: Graham Roberts-PhelpsPublishers: Gower, June 2001Format: Hardback 200 pagesISBN: 0 566 083922Price: £45 Buy this book from the TrainingZONE – Blackwells bookshop. The book is split into two sections:Part 1 is18 pages on Ideas to Improve the Management of […]
HR survey: How useful are employee surveys?
Have you ever grappled with sending out and collating a survey across your organisation, only to find that none of the findings are ever acted on? HR Zone’s latest poll examines just whether employee surveys are really worth the effort.If you’ve ever been responsible for an internal communications project like this, chances are it was […]
CIPD promotes alternatives to redundancy
As redundancies are announced and the recruitment industry feels the pinch, no certainties have yet emerged about how slow the slow-down is going to be. Tomorrow’s jobless figures will give an indication of the current state of play. Today the CIPD recommended caution in relation to job cuts, noting how many companies have in the […]
Employment Bill 2001 – Summary
Employment Bill 2001Summary from Employment Law Barrister Daniel BarnettThe government has published the Employment Bill 2001, which has formed the subject of much rumour and speculation in recent weeks.It covers working parents, dispute resolution, and improving the skills of employees.The main provisions are: six months’ paid, and a further six months’ unpaid, maternity leave for […]
New Health and Safety Website
The Health and Safety Executive has launched a new website to enable rapid access to essential health and safety information.The Workers Web Page gives information on the roles and responsibilities of workers, safety representatives and employers, and provides guidance on reporting and complaint procedures. Leaflets, publications, legal information and links to offices are also available.Another […]
Learning Styles
In any population what might be the expected/average/normal distribution between activists, reflectors, theorists and pragmatists.Please quote sources of research ian minards
TUC draws attention to workplace bullying
The TUC will be using National Stress Awareness Day today (Wednesday 7th) to draw attention to workplace bullying as a major cause of stress. Research suggests that 18 million working days are lost every year because of bullying.A series of regional seminars will examine the problem. Speakers will be looking at the nature of workplace […]
Are you stress-aware? National Stress Awareness Day
Wednesday 7th was National Stress Awareness Day, so it’s a good time to think about stress as a growing HR issue. Stress is rated as the primary cause of sickness at work, and new independent research for the International Association for Stress Management suggests that more than half of us have suffered from stress at […]
National Stress Awareness Day – Wednesday 7th November
Problems with stress at work? For once, someone has noticed. This Wednesday is National Stress Awareness day, organised by the International Stress Management Association and sponsored by Royal and SunAlliance Group. This year’s theme is “Managing Stress in the 24-hour Society”. The theme will be publicised by the Stress Bus Tour, which will travel from […]
Star Office
I have a client who needs to train many people in Unix based office systems – word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, e-mail. Is there a provider already out there in the UK, or is there anyone who might be able to help me create such courses? Bill Peters
Development at Work
I am designing an assessment centre for process worker recruitment. These workers need to have the dexterity and speed to work with the machines safely – has anyone designed or does anyone know of a simulation to test these skills? bridget
Minister for Work announces 90 million to combat discrimination and disadvantage
Minister for Work, Nick Brown yesterday announced almost £90 million support for combating disadvantage and discrimination in the labour market. Over 70 organisations across Great Britain will be awarded funding from the EQUAL programme, part of the European Social Fund, aimed at testing and encouraging new ways of promoting employability, entrepreneurship, adaptability and equal opportunities. […]
Is training tax-deductable?
Can anybody help me find out if on the job training is tax-deductable? Nicholas Powell
Chasing Pygmalion – Why Expectations Matter
The following article was submitted by James Meachin, a consultant with business psychologists Nicholson-McBride and examines the damaging effects experienced during a downturn and the influence on workforce morale. Following the competition for human capital, organisations across the world today face an economic struggle, as the downturn places a new emphasis on the bottom line […]
