Women are still way behind men in European paystakes
Employment rates for women in the European Union are still “significantly” behind those of men and unemployment rates higher. Pay differences are still unacceptably large –according to Anna Diamantopoulou, the EU’s Employment Commissioner. Speaking at an informal Council held in Nörrkoping, Sweden on 22 January, the Commissioner called on member state governments to enforce rules […]
Everything changed during maternity leave
A Glasgow employment tribunal yesterday heard how Pauline Mitchell, an administration manager at First National Bank in the city returned from maternity leave to find someone else sitting at her desk and her job changed beyond recognition. First National Bank is owned by the Abbey National Group32-year-old Mrs Mitchell, is claiming sex discrimination, constructive dismissal, […]
Appraisals – Definitions of Grades
Can anyone provide definitions of grades or ratings used within their appraisal system. Want to review what we are currently using which is:A all agreed objectives fulfilled and in some significant areas performance exceededB all agreed objectives and tasks fulfilledC most of agreed objectives fulfilled – some areas require improvementD at least half agreed objectives […]
New and re-designed HR related websites
It seems that everyone is looking to launch, relaunch and re-design websites at the moment. A short round-up of such sites may prove useful. Experience to date however indicates some teething problems.If you find others let me know!EditorNew HSE site called ‘HSEdirect.com’ run in conjunction with Butterworth Tolleywww.hsedirect.comThe TUC have re-designed their websitewww.tuc.org.ukThe newly formed […]
Workshop report: Service standards and recruitment agencies
Jon Seaton Hi Carrol, Annemarie…Carrol Rowe HelloJon Seaton Today’s topic is ‘Service Standards and Recruitment Agancies’Annemarie Hello – I must apologise in advance, I am talking to trainingzone about hosting a workshop – so I hope you don’t mind if I sit in to get a feel for how things work – let me know […]
Learning the Rules of the Business Game
Business is a game like cricket or football but with profit and loss instead of runs and goals and British employees are learning the rules say FTdynamo, in the seventh of a series of columns written for HR Zone from the new management education portal.It is hard to imagine anyone getting excited about reading company […]
Telegraph Feature – Why working today can be such a pain
The Telegraph has published a useful article by Jonathan Lambeth, stating, “Some employers refuse to take musculoskeletal disorders seriously – until some crippled employee threatens to take them to court.” Not perhaps the best wording but the article goes on to look into what organisations can do to avoid trouble and how workers can help […]
Business Week article on the benefits of recruiting disabled workers
US based Business Week magazine has an excellent web-site frequently containing HR relevant material.This week there is an excellent article titled ‘Cisco Beats a Path to Disabled Workers’ explaining the business reasons that Cisco, the firm that is best known for its production of routers for the Internet, is bending over backwards to recruit people […]
TUC targets Call Centre bad practice
The TUC is to launch a campaign on call centre working next month (February). Call centres have become known as the sweatshops of the 21st century, offering low wages and poor working conditions. But they shouldn’t all be tarred with the same brush – many offer their staff good terms and conditions. The TUC’s It’s […]
GMB challenges UK discrimination laws
In a challenge to UK discrimination legislation, the GMB union plans to draw up ethnic minority short-lists for jobs in the organisation.A spokesman for the GMB union pointed out that women only short-lists had been used to increase the number of women MPs at Parliament. Was and went on to say, “the time was come […]
Capability Policies
I’m considering introducing a capabilities policy and would be grateful for any examples of a policy and or tips on setting such a policy up. We are a single site SME with 180 employees. Stephen Cook
The Partnership Institute: Staff Profiles
Sarah PermanSarah Perman is Director of the TUC Partnership Institute. She is responsible for the strategic operation of the Institute, liaison with clients, and leading the development of the TUC’s partnership agenda. Sarah has worked for the TUC for six years and was previously responsible for TUC policy on skills, training and lifelong learning. Before […]
The Partnership Institute: Consultant Profiles
Alan Cave has been actively involved in the development of partnership arrangements in a number of organisations, including the Co-operative Bank, the Inland Revenue, and, most recently, EDS. Alan has been a management consultant for 13 years, formerly with Coopers and Lybrand and then with Kinsley Lord. His consultancy practice focuses on supporting organisations undergoing […]
Health, Safety and the Law for employers of under-18s
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published updated guidance for employers of under 18s, which will also be helpful for parents, guardians, teachers and people who organise work experience.Last year six under-19s lost their lives carrying out work-related activities, 1,551 sustained major injuries and a further 5,310 youngsters were off work for over three […]
Launch of the Partnership Institute
Today sees the launch of the TUC's Partnership Institute – a brand new consultancy which aims to change the way employers and unions work. More and more managers and union reps have begun to embrace a new way of working – a partnership approach to problem solving which is more inclusive and less divisive than […]
The Partnership Institute: Winning at Work
Businesses that work in partnership with trade unions are likely to be more productive, more profitable and more innovative than companies which have poor or non-existent relationships with unions, says the TUC in a new report out today (Wednesday).Winning at work shows that working in partnership not only makes sound business sense for firms, but […]
Bridging Europe’s IT skills gap
From sister site EU Business comes the following article:Using the Internet to help to get personnel with IT skills into the best position is just one of the themes of the forthcoming ‘Online recruitment in the e-economy: turning Europe’s jobs strategy into reality’ taking place in Brussels on 20 February. Attending will be European Employment […]
Motivation & Satisfaction
I am currently doing a Business Degree, and I would much appreciate any emails regarding Employee Motivation and Job Satisfaction information, policies at work to monitor and maintain, ways to improve motivation and satisfaction, which will be useful in my literature search. I hope to gain Graduate Membership of the CIPD, and your help with […]
E-mail policies need review – Eversheds
We are grateful to sister site LawZONE for the following article:From the e-news service from legal firm Eversheds – “E-mail policies need a review “The need to regularly review e-mail policies, made ever more real by the news that over 100 people have been dismissed since the incident at one London law firm, have come […]
Put Equality into Practice
Equality for women and men will not become a reality until we change the rules that govern society, Julie Mellor, Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), said today. She identified the gap between most people’s belief in the importance of equal opportunities and the reality of their daily lives as a major obstacle to […]
