HR Zone’s Jobs Directory Help Page
Our Job Vacancies Directory offers you great functionality. A few moments spent reviewing these Help features will enable you to get the maximum value from this service. How to search for a job vacancy There are six ways of searching: To see all current contracts, just click Search. To list contracts by Type (e.g. Permanent, […]
HR Zone’s Contracts and Tenders Help Page
Our Contracts and Tenders Directory offers you greater functionality than before. A few moments spent reviewing these Help features will enable you to get the maximum value from this service. CareerZone Services and Pricing for Tenders Important- Please Read Carefully Our competitive rates provide a cost-effective solution, allowing you to place your tenders in front […]
What are current equal opportunities in the UK – and what are the future impacts?
Equal Opportunities in the UK has seen significant changes in recent years – this mainly due to government legislation and an active Trade Union involvement. Could anybody help me identify relevant changes i.e. Race Relations, Sex Discrimination, Ageism, Equality of Women – how has this affected business? Cost factors maybe – or increase in employees […]
Mandatory Fire Safety Training
I have been told that not only should all staff receive this training initially, but that it is a legal requirement to undertake refresher training on a ‘regular’ basis. I have consulted the CIPD and they are not aware of any legislation requireing this.If anyone is aware how often is regular? and what needs to […]
Disability drama helps Sam from Casualty see the light
A dramatic new campaign film challenging public perceptions of disability is to reach thousands of extra viewers nationwide via the TUC‘s training network of trade union tutors. Talk, produced for the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), stars ex Casualty actor Jonathan Kerrigan (Sam Colloby) as Robert, a non-disabled business executive, who is transported into an imaginary […]
“Regulation has benefits” says Mowlam
Millions of people's lives have been improved as a result of regulations brought in over the last few years, Cabinet Office Minister Mo Mowlam said yesterday. She was replying to recent criticisms of regulation by business organisations and professional bodies. Dr Mowlam said, "We make no apology for introducing policies which ensure that people earn […]
Women who mean business
Dr Mo Mowlam, Minister for the Cabinet Office joined forces with The Adelaide Group, a networking forum for women business leaders, yesterday to discuss women's equality. Speaking about her experience in government and listening to women's views Mo Mowlam said, "We probably all share the belief that our economy will only be truly successful if […]
l’m looking for training venues for small seminars in central London
Can you help me find a good venue for my courses? I run HR skills development seminars for groups of up to 20 people. I need a room with an OHP and flipchart, a ‘break out’ room for group work and access to catering facilities. I need to be near to any of the central […]
Government accused of “Words but no Action” on stress law
The government's workplace safety watchdog stands accused of a "fainthearted" response to occupational stress. The Health and Safety Commission has opted for a National Stress Awareness Day PR stunt, ignoring overwhelming support for the introduction of a new stress law to protect workers from the UK's top workplace hazard, according to the TUC backed 'Hazards' […]
Learning suffers when IT hijacks Knowledge Management
Organisations need to learn fast to succeed. Building new knowledge into the organisational memory and culture is vitally important. In a new report on the role of learning in teams that cross functional boundaries, Institute of Employment Studies (IES) Director Richard Pearson said, "Cross-functional teams bring together diverse talents, and encourage thinking outside the box. […]
Training evaluation for employee assistance/outplacement programme
As a part of the report I am writing for college. I looking at if we should have a training evaulation in a counselling as well workshop for outplacement programme. Can any one tell me what are the pros and cons? And if they have such evaulation form for counselling could they email me a […]
High job security undermines shareholder value
An overly-comfortable working environment with low levels of employee turnover may actually drain a company's shareholder value, according to a study of over 200 European employers by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, the global actuarial, benefits and human resources consulting firm. The study shows that a paternalistic working environment has a significant negative impact on shareholder value. […]
New Inland Revenue Guidelines for Software Developers
The Inland Revenue has published new guidelines available in .pdf format for HR software developers. The guidelines are available for download from the IR website
Another Name joins the Commission for Racial Equality’s Leadership Challenge
The Lord Mayor of the City of London today took up the Commission for Racial Equality’s Leadership Challenge and urged leaders of City companies and institutions to do the same.Welcoming this as a decisive step for race equality in the private sector, CRE Chair Gurbux Singh said the Lord Mayor’s decision to join the Commission’s […]
It’s Taxback Week!
The Inland Revenue are making this week a special Taxback Week. Between 30 October and 3 November Inland Revenue staff will be visiting shopping centres, libraries, community centres, and other public places, as well as schools, and homes for elderly people. The aim of the week is to encourage schoolchildren, pensioners and other people on […]
More businesses are on the net
Small and medium sized businesses are increasing their use of the Internet, new research published this week by Oftel reveals.Research of 700 small and medium sized businesses shows that:A total of 93 % of medium businesses and 69 % of small businesses are now connected or in the process of connecting to the Internet;A fifth […]
Further jobs to go in banking
The Allaince and Leicester Building Society has announced that upto 1500 jobs will disappear during the next three years.The job cuts result from plans to save £100 million in costs, and from restructuring operations to meet internet banking demand.The society is currently briefing financial press, and have said that they hope that jobs will go […]
GPs set to give more help on health at work
GPs, practice nurses and practice managers are to be given more support to treat and advise patients about health at work and occupational health in general. The new package was launched at the Royal College of General Practitioners on Monday. This Distance Learning Programme is designed to give those in general practice a better understanding […]
Help to change career for social worker
I am an experienced social worker that has devised and run many training courses. I usually work with quite damaged young male adolescents and am currently running assertiveness skills courses for them. I chose to work with young males as they are the hardest client group to communicate with and i knew i would have […]
Mentoring in the Private Sector
Glasgow Mentoring Network is made up of a number of organisations all involved in the design and/or delivery of Mentoring programmes to support various other project. E.g. Mentoring to support careleavers, Mentoring for New Deal clients, Head Teacher Mentoring and Business start-up Mentoring. The majority of members operate either within the third(voluntary) sector or public […]
