Not safe for work – the prevalence of porn

With one in five men admitting to accessing porn at work, organisations know they are sitting on a potential time bomb. While accessing porn is not illegal – unless it is explicit – the risks associated with brand damage and employee harassment litigation are significant, says Andrew Millington. No organisation can impose an outright ban […]

Drowning in a sea of applications

When you have so many applicants to sift through, recruiting can seem a huge ordeal. Dan Hughes offers a lifebuoy and explains how it has worked for Waitrose. Many employers experience the challenge of sorting through a sea of job applications to find the select few with the greatest potential for success in their organisation. […]

Technology – HR’s best friend?

Taleo’s Judy Sweeney explains how technology is helping to boost HR’s status at board level by demonstrating the value investment in people strategies have on the bottom line.  There’s been an evolution in the role of HR leaders and the technology that supports them. For years HR wanted to gain recognition at board level but […]

Does your organisation need some Saas?

Vincent Belliveau, EMEA general manager for Cornerstone OnDemand, examines why more companies are turning to software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for learning management, employee performance management, succession planning and more.  It is recognised that information technology (IT) can help organisations manage their processes and information more efficiently and cost effectively, but HR managers are not IT specialists. […]

Harmonising HR and payroll – how technology can help

A new partnership is blossoming in Britain’s public and private sector: HR and payroll departments that have traditionally operated in isolation are getting together. As a result, technology is evolving rapidly to streamline the growing partnership. Graham Whitehouse, MD of the software division at HR and payroll firm Selima, looks at how well bespoke or […]

SuccessFactors acquires Inform

SuccessFactors has beefed up its business execution offering with the purchase of Inform, an Australian firm which offers consulting and software to help companies analyse and plan for the future of their workforce. SuccessFactors’ roots are in performance management and talent management, but the firm last year launched into an ambitious gambit to reposition as […]

Select HR bought by Access

Select HR, one of the UK’s dwindling band of independent HR software houses, has become part of the Essex-based business software group Access. The Select team will remain in Canterbury and operate as Access Select, a division of the wider group. The plan is to integrate the web-based Select HR suite with the accounting products […]

1/3 suffering with outdated IT

With two thirds of HR departments experiencing significant structural change, many have been left with inadequate or out of date IT provision which is now holding them back. Nearly two thirds of HR departments have experienced significant structural change over the last two years due to a desire to deliver services more cost-effectively and a […]

HR – have you got your head in the Cloud when it comes to technology?

Phil Brown looks at the impact that Cloud-based computing is likely to have on business and HR.   The rise of Cloud-based computing is widely predicted to have a significant impact on organisations of all sizes in the next few years and it’s something that those responsible for HR strategy and policies need to be […]

Nuts about the cloud

European snack food manufacturer Lorenz Bahlsen Snack-World is heading into the Cloud to beef up its goal, performance and talent management programmes in parts of Europe. The firm will be deploying SuccessFactors’ Goal Management, Performance Management, Talent Tracker and Employee Profile to 500 of its senior managers in Germany and Poland. Lorenz Bahlsn, which manufactures […]

Welcoming Web 2.0 to HR

Steve Foster, strategic consultant at NorthgateArinso discusses the recent developments he has noted in organisations and how these can affect HR processes.    The rapid growth and acceptance of Amazon, iGoogle, Facebook and a variety of social media channels is opening the doors to a revolution in the way that business processes are delivered, with […]

HR professionals exploit the potential of social media

HR is becoming the next key function after sales and marketing to explore the potential of social media and other Web 2.0 technologies as managers increasingly set their sights on acquiring and retaining high quality staff. According to Rachel Philips, technology director for Oracle’s Enterprise 2.0 collaboration software, HR professionals are now "starting to realise that […]

We have the technology: tools for HR

Although now in recovery, the hangover from the recession continues to be felt by businesses worldwide. With travel budgets still slim and less time to meet face-to-face, James Campanini, Director of Cisco WebEx, EMEA, explains how online technology can build bridges between remote colleagues, partners and customers. As the global economy continues its recovery from […]

Vote for HRzone’s Gadget of the Year

This year’s Christmas Gadget Countdown is open for voting as we join other Sift Media sites in hunting down the most popular gadget this festive season.  Just like one of Santa’s elves, executive peripherals editor Nigel Harris has been sorting through the potential contenders and posting his suggestions in his GadgetZone blog. Harris is an […]

TODAY: Join us online at the first Business Cloud Summit

On 2 December 2009, Sift Media, the publisher of HRzone.co.uk, is hosting the UK’s first Business Cloud Summit which will feature contributions and thought leadership from the great and the good of the Cloud Computing industry. We will be providing live coverage of the event from 8:50am which you can follow below. The Twitter hashtag […]

US ER management firm takes HR into the Cloud

Schumacher Group’s CIO explains the decision to decentralise administration and leverage on demand HR services. The term ‘Cloud Computing’ may sound like a definition of using a laptop PC on a aeroplane, but it’s fast becoming one of the key IT trends. Essentially the use of IT applications and services over the internet, rather than […]

We have the technology – aligning HR with business goals

Increase your bottom line, align your company around your strategic goals, raise the efficiency of your employees, achieve outstanding measurable business results all while your employees enjoy the experience…sound like Nirvana? Well, that’s the basic promise of Cloud Computing. Add to that the potential of Business Execution (BizX) software. We all agree that business applications […]

Putting HR on Cloud 9

HR people really count, no matter what other bits of the organisation might think. So declared Jay Larson, SuccessFactors senior vice president, Enterprise, on day one of the Cloud business execution software vendor’s European user conference in Barcelona. Larson was a last minute substitute for the missing SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard whose last minute absence […]

Pick out a printer

HR can be a paper-intensive activity, so HRZone members might be interested in finding out which are the best printers and scanners for the job in the Business Buyer’s Guide to Printers. Produced in association with other online communities run by our parent company Sift Media, the downloadable guide comes in four editions and draws […]

Jobpartners: ActiveRecruiter v8 “inspired by customers”

User feedback provides the basis for the eighth version of the talent management software. Jon Wilcox speaks with Jobpartners’ Richard Doherty about the update.   Talent management software provider Jobpartners has unveiled ActiveRecruiter v8, now available to its existing customer base. The latest revision of the product features a number of improvements such as the […]