Disability Rights to be extended
The Minister for Disabled People, Margaret Hodge, announced on Monday that the Government would extend the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) to provide increased legal protection for people with cancer, legal protection for disabled people in almost all jobs, and a legal duty on public bodies to provide equal opportunities for disabled people.These new measures are […]
Summer holiday of discontent
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) have announced that their members in passport offices are to vote on strike action after rejecting a pay offer of 5.6% because it had “too many strings attached”.Voting on the strike action is due to begin this Thursday and end on 21st March. Any resulting strike action could […]
External Training Policy
We have an external training policy which needs to be amended to possibly include an element of claiming back course fees if and when people leave the organisation.Has anyone got any experience of how this will work both in practice and any legal implications. Tony Wares
Legal documents available online
Another useful new online service has been added to the HR Zone Resource Centre. The new legal document centre has been created in partnership with LawRights.co.uk – a leading supplier of online legal documents.The documents available cover the areas of employment, business contracts, partnerships, housing, immigration and wills. More areas are being added each month.Within […]
HR Zone Workshop Alert – live from Atlanta!
============================================================= TrainingZONE/HR Zone Workshop Alert Online workshop: live from Training 2001 Conference and Expo, Atlanta, USA Tuesday 6 March, 13:00 GMT http://www.hrzone.co.uk/workshop============================================================= This workshop, coming live from the 24th annual Training Conference and Expo organised by VNU business Media offers a chance to discuss highlights of the latest ideas for development and learning, and the […]
Looking back in anger – an interview with Brayton Bowen
The way in which we are dealing with our anger as a society and as workers is beginning to take a toll on productivity, customer relations, health, product quality, and employee commitment. This is the latest in a series of columns written for HR Zone from management education portal FTdynamo.com.Brayton Bowen was the classic corporate […]
TUC: Mothers want more money and time off – and it’s affordable
New mothers want more time with their babies before returning to work, and the TUC says the government can afford to give it to them, according to new research out on Friday (2nd March).The research, part of the TUC’s response to the government’s green paper on maternity leave and pay – to be handed in […]
Welcome to FedEE members
We’d like to extend a warm welcome to members of the Federation of European Employers visiting HR Zone. This page provides you with an overview of the support services available to you here. We aim to provide a comprehensive (and fast expanding) range of information and business services to professionals engaged in human resource management, […]
Breach of contract
I need to clarify the following before I continue with any action. My company has unilaterally terminated my contract. The action is unjustified and no formal discussions had taken place over any queries of performance. They argue that there is no break of contract as:it states in the contract that there is no disciplinary procedure […]
Should employers be responsible for at-work road safety?
With new indications that a third of all road crashes may involve someone who is at work at the time, the first discussion document to seek the public’s views on at-work road safety has been issued by the Work-related Road Safety Task Group.The document is seeking views on whether at-work road risk – driving or […]
National Minimum Wage set to rise by 10%
The Financial Times is reporting that the national minimum wage, currently £3.70 an hour, is set to be increased by around 10 per cent, the second rise since its introduction two years ago. Stephen Byers, Trade and Industry Secretary, is planning to make the announcement to the House of Commons as part of next week’s […]
HR Weekly Watch – February 2001
A round-up in brief of HR related news stories collected from the main news sources on the web. Where possible links to the original stories have been included, but please note that maintenance of these sites is with the news source and links cannot be guaranteed. The weekly watch is updated frequently throughout the month.Other […]
Keeping your IT Training up to date!
Keeping staff up to date with the use of information and communication technology and computers can be an ongoing battle. Keeping IT trainers and IT staff up to date is crucial!For several months, sister site TrainingZONE has been building its IT Training pages covering developments in the world of IT training, internet, applications, software and […]
Roffey Park or Top Guns?
Many people remember the film Top Gun where the cream of the US military went on for special training…I wonder why it sprang to mind?18 senior HR, consultancy and development professionals from Amerada Hess, Barclays Bank, Boots, Guinness, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Swiss Reinsurance, Virgin Atlantic, Vodafone, Worldcom and other organisations have signed up for a specialist […]
EU approves new rules on professional qualifications
Sister site EU Business provided the following articleThe European Parliament and Council have approved simplified rules on the recognition of professional qualifications in Europe, which should make it easier for those working in certain professions such as medecine, dentistry and architecture to work in another EU country. The directive amends 14 existing EU laws covering […]
Brussels pushes for improved pan-European labour mobility
Story from EUbusinessThe European Commission today agreed new measures to open up pan-European labour markets by 2005. The strategy to remove barriers to mobility and to raise the skill levels of Europe’s workforce involves a two-stage approach. The first stage would concentrate on tackling obvious major obstacles to new European labour markets. This includes: obtaining […]
Advice please
I am seeking information on how to become a training instructor, teacher or consultant. I am forty two and hold a BSc in Commercial Horticulture, apart from my degree I also have nine years hands on experience of working in thehorticultural industry. I would be grateful for any information, e-mail or phone numbers. Thank you.Yours […]
Younger workers are at greater risk from RSI
Young workers are more at risk from repetitive strain injury (RSI) than their older workmates, says the TUC today as it releases new figures and warns businesses that failure to act against the looming RSI epidemic could devastate the British economy and leave millions of youngsters in permanent pain. In an article in the Spring […]
Making Pay Work For Women
An action plan to make work pay for women, developed by the Equal Pay Task Force, was published yesterday by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). Julie Mellor, Chair of the EOC, said that Just Pay is a milestone in the battle to close the gender pay gap. Central to the recommendations, which include action for […]
CIPD: Legislation is not the way to equal pay
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), argues that raising employer awareness is the most effective way of bridging the gender pay gap in response to the Just Pay report published yesterday, by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). Dianah Worman, CIPD Adviser on Equal Opportunities comments, “The Commission’s call for a change in the […]
