Companies lose best candidates through tardy recruitment procedures
Slow recruitment procedures cost companies top talent, with an average two-month hiring process causing sought-after candidates to accept positions elsewhere. Companies that streamline their recruitment process can retain quality candidates and reduce project delays and costs.
Telecoms redundancies soar in 2001
Over 350,000 people were made redundant from telecoms and computing industries in 2001, a 15-fold increase from the previous year, according to US outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. The surge contradicts earlier concerns about IT skills shortages in the market.
The police service as a learning organisation
Police services can develop into learning organizations by embracing lateral thinking, technology, and continuous dialogue while building a culture of learning rather than blame. Drawing on management theory, this article explores how staff participation in outside networks, diversified development, and electronic communication can drive innovation and improvement within policing.
MPC: Government employment initiatives fail to target older, low-skilled men
Government employment initiatives like New Deal and Working Families’ Tax Credit are failing to reduce inactivity among older, low-skilled men, according to Bank of England research. Male inactivity rose 11 percent between 1975 and 1998, with nearly a third of men without qualifications not working by 2000.
US workers put in more and more hours
American workers log the longest hours in the industrialized world, averaging 1,978 hours annually—a week more per year than a decade ago, according to new International Labour Organisation research. Only South Korea and the Czech Republic see longer work weeks among their employees.
Pay Attention!
Attention has become the scarcest resource in today’s information-saturated workplace, with managers facing overwhelming email volumes and document flows that demand they manage both their own focus and that of employees and stakeholders.
Work-based learning
Work-based learning encompasses on-the-job training, development, and skill acquisition strategies within organizational settings. HR Zone provides comprehensive resources including books, expert guides, assessment tools, and job opportunities to support workplace learning initiatives and professional development.
HR-Expert announces its closure
HR-Expert.com, Pearson Education’s online HR advice service, is closing on 29 September due to insufficient subscriber numbers. The closure reflects broader challenges publishers face adapting to online markets and the growing need for sustainable business models in digital HR services.
Drug Misuse at Work: Employers Guide
The Health and Safety Executive has republished an updated guide helping employers address drug misuse in the workplace. It covers detection, drug types, workplace policies, drug testing, and management strategies for creating safer work environments.
Equal Opportunities Commission: Sexual harassment is no joke
Sexual harassment causes severe long-term consequences including job loss, health problems, and reduced confidence, according to Equal Opportunities Commission analysis. Over 90% of successful harassment claims involved employees losing their jobs or resigning, yet many victims don’t report incidents due to fear of career damage or lack of support.
Changing the culture of your business
Senior managers must balance serving employees equally with serving customers and shareholders to drive sustainable business success. While companies excel at meeting shareholder and customer needs, employee motivation and engagement remain undervalued. Achieving this cultural shift requires genuine leadership commitment and a long-term transformation in organizational values.
Civil Service to receive large pay rises
The Senior Salaries Review Body is expected to recommend substantial pay increases for civil servants, aimed at narrowing the gap between public sector salaries and comparable private sector positions. Senior officials could be eligible for bonuses potentially reaching £200,000 under the new scheme.
Managers Manifesto
The Institute of Management published a white paper manifesto outlining recommendations for UK government policy to support effective business management. Key proposals include fostering lifelong learning, prioritizing management development, promoting diversity and equality, and reducing payroll compliance costs for businesses.
Five steps to information, instruction and training
The UK Health and Safety Executive has published a five-step guide to help managers effectively brief and train staff on health and safety responsibilities. The accessible guide includes checklists and covers key manager and supervisor obligations in the workplace.
Learning for Work is failing to deliver
A new CIPD report criticizes the UK’s learning for work schemes, citing fragmented approaches that fail to address current labor market needs, improve staff engagement, reach disadvantaged workers, or integrate skills development with broader social inclusion goals.
Boardroom salaries burst through the roof as shares rise
Executive pay at FTSE 100 companies surged over the past year, driven primarily by rising share values for technology firm leaders. Vodafone director Arun Sarin topped the list at £21.2m, while board salaries rose an average of 16.5%, roughly four times employee salary increases, prompting union criticism.
The five steps to work-life balance heaven
Achieve work-life balance in your organization by making a commitment from leadership, understanding staff needs, and implementing flexible working practices. Work-life balance improves staff retention, effectiveness, and morale while reducing costly turnover in the voluntary sector.
Presentation skills courses
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Sad but true – miserable workers are more productive
University of Alberta research shows that sad workers are more productive than happy ones, making significantly fewer errors on tasks. The findings suggest unhappy employees devote more energy to work as a distraction from negative moods, while happy workers may reduce effort to maintain their emotional state.
Do you have an intranet for your staff?
Corporate intranets are in-house websites that publish company news, organizational procedures, employee forms, staff directories, and other services to staff. As intranets become more sophisticated, some are evolving into B2E portals where employees can customize content and access their personnel data.
