Softworld HR & Payroll will be taking place on 2-3 March 2005 Grand Hall, Olympia.
As sponsors of the event, HR Zone will be publishing a range of updates and news from the event before, during and after it takes place.
Take a look at the breakfast briefings and masterclasses available at Softworld HR & Payroll. These are free to attend.
Day One – Wednesday 2 March
Breakfast Briefing – BB1A 09.00 – 10.00
Transforming HR to support the future needs of the business strategy
- HR transformation – what does it mean?
- A journey not a destination
- Challenges and opportunities (employer branding, shared services, outsourcing, off-shoring etc.)
- Case studies
Bettina Pickering and Neil McEwen
Managing Consultants, PA Consulting Group
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Business Focus – BF1A 10.15 – 11.00
HR & Payroll update
- Latest legislation changes
- Cost implication for employers
- Alabaster case
- Pensions overview
Claire Warner
Qualifications and Training Manager
Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management
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Software Selection – SS1A 11.15 – 12.00
Case study – E-HR Strategy implementation and future developments
- Issues/Benefits
- Implementation Approach
- Proposed Evaluation
- Future Enhancements/Direction
Simon Himsworth
Systems/Reward Manager
Gamestation
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Business Focus – BF1B 12.15 – 13.00
Measuring & assessing the ROI of your HR technology options
- ROI as it applies to HR technology
- Developing a model that predicts the ROI of various options
- Understanding and engaging stakeholders
- Examples and learning from B&Q
David Foote
E-HR Manager
B&Q Plc
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Software selection – SS1B 13.15 – 14.00
Case Study: FIFA World Cup 2002 & 2006
The HR Challenges in implementing software in an international arena
- Identifying the right solution
- You think you have recruitment pressures?
- The HR issues in managing a unique workforce
- Getting the best out of HR and Payroll software in a critical environment
- The future
Tony Palmer
Project Manager, HBS
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Day Two, Thursday 3 March
Breakfast Briefing – BB2A 09.00 – 10.00
How to select and implement a business system effectively
- Business systems have changed significantly over the last 10 years
- The means of selecting a business system has changed considerably
- A straightforward means of selecting a business system
- The pitfalls to avoid
Dennis Keeling
Chief Executive
BASDA
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Business Focus – BF2A 10.15 – 11.00
Unfinished business: Mastering HR business design
- Over 80% of organisations have been involved in HR transformation programmes but many identify significant problems in delivering the results
- Technology and HR skills are seen by the function as major barriers to driving effective HR change
- There is a need for the function to understand and actively manage all elements of its HR operating model for it to be able to really contribute to organisational performance
- There are many opportunities for aligning consistent HR process and policies with technology in inexpensive ways
Mike Theaker
European Partner
Mercer HR Consulting
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Software selection – SS2A 11.15 – 12.00
Case Study: Ofcom switching on to E-HR
- How to bring together disparate employee information
- How to slash HR administration
- What you should expect from your HR software provider
- What part HR managers need to play
John Donnelly
HR Operations Manager
Ofcom
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Software Selection – BF2B 12.15 – 13.00
Using technology to cut the cost of HR in an outsourced environment. Showing examples of how HR technology spend need not account for 10% of an HR Function’s budget.
- How HR technology works in an outsourced environment
- What’s available – use of best business practice through someone elese’s solution or using new technology
- Where to keep HR data – does HR BPO mean hosting of your data as well as your application
- The use of new tools – i.e. the use of handhelds in the HR function
Martin Stockton
HR Transformation and BPO Programme Director
Siemens Business Services
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Software Selection – SS2B 13.15 – 14.00
Case study: HR Services delivered online via self service.
- The drive to streamline HR processes
- Delivering self service capabilities to employees and line managers
- Benefits derived and lessons learnt along the way
- Future possibilities of online learning and recruitment
Paul Correia
E-solutions Consultant
Watson Wyatt
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