April 2008 - Posts

• Employees want | environmentally-friendly workplaces
  	Wednesday, 30 April 2008   Editor More than half (55%) of UK workers are not suffering from ‘green fatigue,’ says a new report unveiled by Cisco today. The study also found that 13% say they would not work for an employer without a sustainable business practice policy. The Cisco Sustainable...

• E-recruitment | eases pressure for public sector
  	Tuesday, 29 April 2008   Editor According to new research released today by the Cranfield School of Management , e-recruitment can provide a cost-effective and efficient solution for the public sector, enabling them to attract high quality and diverse candidates. The research investigated...

• HR | how to remain competitive for the future
  	Monday, 28 April 2008   Editor Consider how much the working world has changed in the last 10 years. In today’s hectic business environment of globalisation, high-speed technology and mass communications, the skills needs of organisations are vastly different. With change as the only...

• GoalBall cup | get involved
  	Friday, 25 April 2008   Editor Law firm Addleshaw Goddard is launching a trophy for corporates to play each other at GoalBall – a game created for people with visual impairments. The firm’s CSR manager Marcus Jamieson-Pond explains how the trophy will help the GB GoalBall team and...

• How to enter | progress in HR
  	Friday, 25 April 2008   Editor The HR industry is an exciting and fast-paced sector with lots of varied opportunities for talented individuals. For an industry that is dedicated to helping individuals furthering their careers there is often little advice for the HR professionals themselves...

• Childcare vouchers | helping hand for working parents
  	Thursday, 24 April 2008   Editor Working parents can save up to £1196 a year. FPS Umbrella provides a more flexible way to meet the costs of childcare with Busy Bees. FPS Umbrella, in conjunction with Busy Bees , are launching their childcare voucher scheme to help contract and temp...

• Fired up | The Apprentice | Week five
  	Thursday, 24 April 2008   Editor As Lindi is fired for making unauthorised promises, Christopher Davies ponders staff who pledge more than their firm can deliver. Christopher Davies , professional support lawyer, Halliwells Team work was for once not the main issue in the show as the...

• Talent management | globalisation boosts demand
  	Tuesday, 22 April 2008   Editor Talent management to become key differentiator for companies competing in global marketplace - growing skills shortages require new role of HR to succeed in competition for qualified workforce. Finding talent, developing talent and keeping talent will...

• Employee renumeration | in the current climate
  	Monday, 21 April 2008   Editor A new study, conducted by global management consultancy Hay Group , which spanned 1,003 companies in 80 countries, revealed that more than 30% of companies are freezing or considering freezing base salaries as a direct result of recent economic events...

• The Apprentice | in the community
  	Friday, 18 April 2008   Editor Think you could do better than the contestants on The Apprentice ? Read how young people from Hackney are having a go, thanks to an innovative community project. And don’t forget to catch up with our weekly column looking at HR issues raised by The Apprentice...

• Fired up | The Apprentice | Week four
  	Thursday, 17 April 2008   Editor Helene Speight and Simon Smith were the project leaders this week and as in previous weeks this turned out to be a poison chalice as both came under the spotlight for negative reasons. Christopher Davies , professional support lawyer, Halliwells The decision...

• NCWE | new appointment
  	Wednesday, 16 April 2008   Editor Heather Collier has been appointed director of the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) following the retirement this month of Liz Rhodes, MBE, who became the Council’s first director in 2002. Heather joined NCWE as a manager in 2005 from Pendle...

• Work/life balance | whose life is it anyway?
  	Tuesday, 15 April 2008   Lindy Cozens Take control. Self-assessment of work/life balance is useful because you're leading by example and demonstrating to other employees how you can embark on a journey of striking a balance between work and personal life. Despite the fact that effective...

• 1-2-1 communication | how do I become a better manager?
  	Monday, 14 April 2008   Lindy Cozens It's amazing how often someone I am working with says well I really want to be a better leader. Well, one of the ways is to have regular 1-2-1’s with your direct reports and start by building a great relationship. What is also astounding is how many...

• Fired up | The Apprentice | Week three
  	Thursday, 10 April 2008   Editor As task manager Ian is fired after failing to get his team behind him, our legal eagle from Halliwells, Christopher Davies, considers the phenomenon of 'mobbing', where underlings gang up on an unwanted manager. Christopher Davies , professional...