Spritually-friendly workplaces are more likely to be profitable.
Father Dermot Tredget, a Benedictine monk from Douai Abbey told the Chartered Institute of Personel and Development's Harrogate conference that a spiritually friendly workplace is a profitable workplace. Father Tredget, a former businessman who became a monk, believes that the teachings of St Benedict offer some profound insights that can help people at work achieve […]
CIPD Speaker: Men don’t have the brains to talk properly
Men only have 10% of women’s speaking ability according to Allan Pease the Australian born body-language expert speaking at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) National Conference in Harrogate. Pease claims that women use 60% to 80% of their brains to communicate which is why they excel in this area.Pease claims that women’s […]
A new record high for the cost of labour turnover
The cost of labour turnover rocketed by a hefty 10.5% last year according to the Chartered Institute of Personel and Development (CIPD). The cost of labour turnover is the cost to the business caused by staff replacement and indirect customer costs such as loss of business goodwill or customer satisfaction. The cost increase sees labour […]
Flexibility and the right work-life balance deliver real business benefits
Launched at the Chartered Institute of Personel and Development, (CIPD) National Conference yesterday, a new report – 'Getting the Right Work-Life Balance' – reveals that managers who use flexible working report significant benefits. Organisations implementing family friendly policies in the workplace cite the reason for the move as being the need to retain staff the […]
competency framework
Setting up a team of in house facilitators to focus primarily on best value work. To effectively select and monitor need to set a competency framework for the role. Looking for existing examples. hayley Scott
Use of ACAS is on the rise
More people than ever before are ringing the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) through their Public Enquiry Points (up 40 per cent to 715,000), working with ACAS to resolve complaints to Employment Tribunals (up 32 per cent), and attending ACAS seminars and workshops (over 550 events in 99/00). The report highlights the biggest ever […]
CBI makes another plea for Employment Tribunal reform
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) renewed its plea for reform of Employment Tribunals following news that applications rose 32 per cent in a year. It wants the government to help Employment Tribunals (ETs) handle the rise by ensuring that full hearings only take place when there is no reasonable alternative. It says ETs should […]
Working Time Directive – CIPD Publication
A new CIPD publication, 'Working Time Regulations' is being launched today, Wednesday 25 October 2000, at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD) National Conference in Harrogate, the second edition of this guide provides up-to-the-minute answers to those most frequently asked questions about application of the working time directive. Questions such as 'Is it […]
Is a pension the only way to save for retirement?
The Telegraph today produces an article asking whether pensions and annuities are the only way to successful retirement planning. Alan Steel of Alan Steel Asset Management argues that with declining tax breaks for traditional pensions savings routes, other investments are coming to the fore.
Equal Opportunities Workshop: Request for EO training materials advice.
During the course of an interesting workshop on Equal Opportunities the following question was raised which I promised to enter on TrainingZONE and HR Zone ‘Any Questions’ areas. I work as a trainer on the CIPD Certificate in Training Practice and I am not happy with the way we cover equal opps and equal access. […]
Employers must over-staff to survive
The psychological contract between employers and employees is under considerable strain, according to research conducted by Malpas HR Services. The research suggests that employers will have to drastically reverse the downsizing initiatives of the 1980s if they are to be able to function in a social context where staff loyalty is scarce and key managers […]
International call for DotUnion
The TUC is backing an international campaign to secure a dot.union internet address specifically for on-line trade union organisations. The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), which represents unions around the world, has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for a .union top level domain so that trade unions […]
What do you do when your employer runs out of money?
The Telegraph today has a feature offering advice on what to do if you, like the Daewoo workers at Worthing recently, face the situation where your employer runs out of money to make up your pay-packet. Follow this link to the Telegraph story
GP recruitment set to rise
Health Minister John Denham today welcomed latest figures showing that it has become easier to recruit GPs in England.In 1999, 86% of senior GP vacancies were filled within 12 months. This year the figure has risen to 91%. Although there was no overall vacancy rate figure in last year’s survey, this year’s figures show that […]
New Official Stakeholder Pensions Website
Opra, the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority has announced the launch of its new stakeholder pensions website. The site includes the register of stakeholder pension schemes which Opra publishes and maintains. Before a scheme can be marketed as a stakeholder pension, it must get tax approval from the Inland Revenue and be registered with Opra. The […]
CIPD Preview of the Annual Conference
Since we're participating in the event itself, HR Zone and TrainingZONE thought it prudent to let you in on a sneak preview of the CIPD National Conference in Harrogate next week. According to the CIPD, more than 2,300 people have already registered for the event and they're expecting around 2,500 to turn up in total. […]
Mixed picture on pay from CBI survey
Manufacturing pay awards have edged up while awards among service sector firms have dipped, according to a survey released today by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The latest CBI Pay Databank Survey shows manufacturing pay settlements rose to 3.3 per cent in the three months to August. This compares to 2.8 per cent in […]
TUC welcomes Chancellor’s productivity drive
The TUC has welcomed Gordon Brown’s call for a new partnership between government, business and unions to boost Britain’s productivity. The call was made by the Chancellor in letters to the CBI and TUC, and suggests joint working parties to cover issues such as skills, technology and management.TUC General Secretary John Monks said, “There can […]
The £400,000 insurance case
Further details of the legal case of the Hull widow seeking an insurance payout of £400,000 following the death of her husband is reported in a Telegraph article today. The husband was found to be having an affair after he was killed in a motorcycle accident. The insurance company are claiming that there are strong […]
Head of Disability Rights prevented from flying because he cannot walk
Chairman of the Disability Rights Commission, Bert Massie, was yesterday prevented from speaking at an Edinburgh social services conference. Mr Massie was refused access to his pre-booked flight with ScotAirways because he could not walk onto his plane. Mr Massey, who is a wheelchair user, is unable to walk due to polio. The incident occurred […]
