How to: Make it to the top of the HR tree
Mark Carriban, Managing Director of HR recruitment outfit, Hudson offers some top tips. It has been said that working in Human Resources can be a thankless task. It is a challenging role often underappreciated by senior executives. But it is one of the most rewarding positions in business: there are few jobs more gratifying than […]
HR Practitioner’s Diary: HR eats in Hell’s kitchen
Seasoned HR Consultant, Sue Kingston files her latest report from the HR field including her hand in turning around the fortunes of a food production business on the brink of failing a safety inspection, dealings with a suicidal chef, the latest politicking at ‘South Fork’ and more on those vital weight, chocolate and wine stats […]
Book review: Authentic – How to make a living by being yourself
Title: Authentic – How to make a living by being yourselfAuthor: Neil CroftsPublisher: CapstoneISBN: 1-84112-519-9Price: £12.99Reviewer: Dr Jeff Wooller Neil Crofts is the former head of strategy of internet consultancy, Razorfish. After years of feeling the tension between what he did and what he wanted to do, he saw the light and took control of […]
E-mail monitoring – staying on the right side of the law
What steps do employers need to take to ensure that monitoring of e-mails is done in accordance with employment legislation? Lucy McLynn, a solicitor in the Employment Department at Bates, Wells and Braithwaite, looks at the legal framework and offers practical advice to help employers avoid the potential liabilities that may arise from employees’ inappropriate […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Equal Opportunities Workshop
Online WorkshopEqual OpportunitiesTuesday 24 October, 13:00 BST Disability discrimination, sex discrimination, race discrimination, Employment Framework Directive etc. etc. etc. Is political correctness going over the top? Is employment regulation getting silly? Is the 'positive about disabled people' logo just a marketing tool? Or is there a real business case for being an equal opportunities employer? […]
