Patersons adds HR module for free, but at what cost?
Technology correspondent Jon Wilcox speaks to Patersons’ CEO about its new strategy, the increasing acceptance of ‘the cloud’, and news of an upcoming solution for SMEs. Global payroll provider Patersons has confirmed it’s giving away one free HR module with every purchase of its payroll solution. The announcement comes just weeks before the CIPD HR Software Show, […]
Agresso Salary Review heading to HRSS
Agresso’s new module is to be unveiled at this month’s HR Software Show. Jon Wilcox reports. HR and payroll software specialist, Agresso, has announced it is to showcase its Salary Review module at the HR Software Show (HRSS), taking place at London’s Olympia Conference Centre on 17 and 18 June. According to Agresso, the module (a […]
Essential free apps for your BlackBerry
Trendy iPod Touch and iPhone owners readily boast how ‘apps’ (applications) have quickly become a staple part of the portable tech and gadgetry world. As Apple’s commercials relentlessly push, there’s an app for anything, from splitting the cost of a restaurant bill to finding a restaurant in the first place. This penetration of apps into […]
Managing virtual teams in a recession
Travel bans induced by the credit crunch mean that virtual teams may find it increasingly tough to meet in person. Pradip Gajjar considers two important strategies to help HR to support virtual teams during these turbulent times. A real scenario: A team leader approaches HR for support. She wants to run a team-building programme and wants to […]
Facebook dismissals: Misuse of IT in the workplace
Nick Hobden and Ben Stepney discuss some steps that can be taken to prevent misuse of IT in the workplace, focusing on social networking sites, blogs and the regulation of workers use of the internet. In February, a 16-year-old from Essex was dismissed three weeks into her job after she described it as "boring" on […]
Can the private life of an employee affect their employment?
Widespread use of the internet and social networking sites have made the ‘personal’ potentially ‘public’, and this blurring of the boundaries can present HR professionals with some tricky situations, says Steven Thomas. Only last month, an insurance worker was dismissed after surfing Facebook while off sick. Not such a bad thing, you may think, until […]
Organisational charts at the click of a mouse
If you think a picture's worth a thousand words, then Microsoft Office Visio is definitely the tool for you. Trevor Eddolls presents an introductory tutorial. Like Excel spreadsheets or Word, Microsoft Visio has become the defacto tool for creating organisational diagrams. If you haven't encountered the program before, or struggle to master its complexities, […]
Is your vendor in the running for the 2008 Software Satisfaction Awards?
Technology editor John Stokdyk sets the scene for the 2008 Business Software Satisfaction Awards. Is your supplier in the running? More than 20 training and HR software companies have asked to be considered for the 2008 Software Satisfaction Awards, and entries will be accepted up until Friday 23 […]
How to reduce information overload
With emails, reports and phone calls to deal with on a daily basis for many employees, Gail Franks outlines the communicator's role in reducing information overload. With so many office staff today spending hours on a daily basis sifting through emails, letters, reports and fielding numerous phone calls, it is hardly surprising that many […]
IT skills not valued by business leaders
Business decision makers do not rate IT skills as highly as other softer skills, a Microsoft survey has found. Released to coincide with the first anniversary of the publication of the Leitch Review of Skills, the survey quizzed over 500 top UK business leaders, 61 per cent of whom believed interpersonal and team working skills […]
No more chasing references
Does the thought of dealing with and chasing up employee references send your head into a spin? Henry Chuks, from HR solutions provider Refero, suggests using secure electronic referencing to facilitate the process. For busy HR managers and recruitment admin staff, one of the biggest headaches is undoubtedly dealing with employee references. It takes a […]
How’s your parrot? Why ‘shemail’ could harm your career. By Sarah Fletcher
If you want to be taken seriously at work, cut the fluff. Women risk being ignored as serious business minds because their email style is flowery and ambles around the point before reaching the real reason for contact, new research claims. According to Drs Monica Seeley and Niki Panteli in Gender and Communication at Work, […]
Bumps to babies
Businesslink has launched a new online interactive tool covering maternity in the workplace to help small businesses understand their obligations and employee entitlements. Research by the Equal Opportunities Commission indicates that half the respondents felt managers didn’t understand how to manage pregnancy in the workplace. Businesslink’s guide aims to help. Users are guided through a […]
Softworld Preview – seminars
A look at the breakfast briefings and masterclasses avaiable at Softworld. Day One, Thursday 6th February Breakfast Briefing BB1 09.00 – 09.45Selecting the right HR and Payroll system for your organisation– Determining your requirements– Common mistakes – How to avoid them!– A look at the latest market trends– How to ensure you select the right […]
FirstPersonGlobal and the Employment Service both recognised at the Computing Awards
The Employment Service and its IT partner, EDS, have won two of the prestigious "Computing" Awards for Excellence. The awards were announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor, London, on 3 October. The winning categories are "Most Innovative e-Business Project of the Year" and "Web Site of the Year". The e-Business Project award went to […]
E-mail your way to the top!
In this week's feature, FTdynamo present us with a challenge to understand both the nature of management and modern communication if we want to get ahead Salesmen used to be told to "smile before you dial". Today the dictum runs: "Think before you send". The seductive ease of e-mail as a method of communication […]
Learning suffers when IT hijacks Knowledge Management
Organisations need to learn fast to succeed. Building new knowledge into the organisational memory and culture is vitally important. In a new report on the role of learning in teams that cross functional boundaries, Institute of Employment Studies (IES) Director Richard Pearson said, "Cross-functional teams bring together diverse talents, and encourage thinking outside the box. […]
New Inland Revenue Guidelines for Software Developers
The Inland Revenue has published new guidelines available in .pdf format for HR software developers. The guidelines are available for download from the IR website
