Blog: From riot to clean-up – a reminder for HR
If the past couple of weeks have taught us, as a society, anything at all, it is this: underestimate the power of the people at your peril. The rioting that enveloped public interest last week started off on a north London street, and spread like wild fire throughout the entire country, threatening at times to […]
Agility – fit for purpose
Many people believe that ‘agility’ is about reacting quickly. Not so! We can actually look to athletes to learn about agility. A high-jumper is agile in that they are able, at precisely the right time, to produce an explosion of energy toleap over a bar. However, faced with a marathon, they would fail. Likewise, the […]
Event: You can get agile – survive and thrive
At an upcoming executive forum hosted by Pilat HR Solutions in association with HRzone, we will explore what HR can do differently to ensure ‘agility’ in their organisations. HR Zone readers are welcome to attend this free event by registering their interest here http://www.pilat.com/forum Since the earliest academic research on how best to manage organisations […]
Report extract: HR’s role in enabling innovation
This extract draws on K2 Advisory’s research entitled: “The CIO’s role in enabling innovation” and provides a snapshot of what training to support innovation is happening in the UK as well as indicating that it is an area positioned to grow. Key messages from the report: K2’s research shows that 81% of organisations consider innovation […]
Google innovation
Google is well known for innovation, but how can a culture of innovation be fostered in an organisation? People operations director, Liane Hornsey, shares some secrets from Google. A company that has carved a reputation for pushing the envelope, Google has been consistently lauded as one of the most innovative companies in the world by […]
HR Tips 2009
All our HR tips from 2009: click on the links to read any of the HR tips. December 2009Change of conditionsChristmas overtime payments November 2009Anonymous witnessCan we withdraw notice?Dishonest academic claimsBad attitude October 2009Using solicitor in Employment Tribunal Making rules workRegular Absenteeism September 2009Signing contracts of employmentLimiting recruitment – discrimination?Children at workStopping swearing August 2009Types […]
Fostering innovation
Innovative organisations are successful ones. Lisette Howlett explores how innovation can become part of your HR department and organisation’s DNA. As companies wrestle with the never-ending challenge of finding new sources of growth in stagnant or declining markets, the pressure to innovate is higher than ever. But can companies learn how to innovate? Or is […]
How to encourage employee creativity and innovation
Fire the imagination of your staff and they will become more engaged and motivated. Mocky Khan outlines five top tips on how to create an environment where staff can unleash their creativity. ‘Rinse and repeat’: the first shampoo manufacturer to add these three little words to the label doubled the company’s global sales […]
Video webcast: James Caan on turning your company into an ideas factory
How do you encourage innovation in your company? Does promoting open communication between employees at all levels work? Dragons' Den James Caan answered these questions and more in our web TV show. In association with the government's iawards, which celebrate British achievements in science, technology and innovation, leading entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star James Caan spoke […]
Success in a recession: Be inventive
Those who predicted our current economic slump were able to develop imaginative strategies to avoid the worst, whilst the rest of us were left on the back foot. Blaire Palmer explains what HR professionals can do to promote a more creative culture. HR budgets are under pressure (they always are, of […]
Necessity should be the mother of innovation
The best way to deal with a recession is to innovate your way out of it. Professor Martin Binks, Dr Simon Mosey, and Paul Kirkham warn that if you cut back on everything, you will be cutting back on the very things that can help you to survive and grow. The imperative of thinking differently, identifying and […]
HR tip: Proof of drunkenness
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Question: "One of our supervisors sent a man home for turning up to work drunk. However when we held a disciplinary meeting, the man insisted that he was not drunk and that we […]
HR tips 2008
All our HR tips from 2008: click on the links to read any of the HR tips. December 2008Employing a married coupleDealing with a poor performerSmoke breaks November 2008Qualifying to claim unfair dismissalEmployment end dateGross misconductWithholding statutory sick pay October 2008Timing of redundancy noticeValidity of warningsMisuse of redundancyLearning ChineseTired employee September 2008Entitlements on gross misconductPhone […]
HR tips 2007
All our HR tips from 2007: click on the links to read any of the HR tips. December 2007Interviewing skillsFlexible working requestsDistressed employee November 2007Changing terms and conditions of employmentAffair at workReferences for redundant employeesRecording disciplinary proceedingsPhoning in sick October 2007Modest pay increaseEnforcing rest breaks and holidaysDisabled employee and sickness benefitAge discrimination September 2007Notifying the […]
HR tips 2006
All our HR tips from 2006: click on the links to read any of the HR tips. December 2006Resignation and referencesDifferent disciplinary offences November 2006Behaviour outside workFirst in, last out redundancy selectionStaff appraisalsDisabilitySubmitting grievances October 2006Probation periods and continuous serviceMultiple sclerosisAppeal against Employment Tribunal decisionRefusal to accept written particulars September 2006Providing prescription spectaclesRacially based nicknamesFoster parents and flexible […]
HR tip: Resignations and references
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Q: "A poorly performing employee has offered to resign if we give him a good reference. Would it be safe to do this?" A: This would be dangerous. If you provide a reference you […]
HR Tip: Different disciplinary offences
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Q: "An employee made offensive remarks to her supervisor and was given a formal warning. She has just broken an important health and safety rule. As this is a different type of offence, do […]
HR Tip: Behaviour outside work
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Q: "One of our employees started a fight in a local pub and broke a lot of furniture. Can we discipline him?" A: Probably not. The acid test really is whether the behaviour is likely […]
HR tip: Last in, first out redundancy selection
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Q: "We practise "last in, first out" when carrying out redundancies. Should this be department by department or across the board?" A: You may choose either method but must then apply it consistently. You […]
HR tip: Staff appraisals
These questions are being answered by Learn HR, a market leader in the provision of HR and payroll training and nationally-recognised professional qualifications. Q: "We hold regular staff appraisals, but what is the point of appraising a man who is going nowhere?" A: Why do you appraise staff? Presumably to let them know how they are doing, […]
