April 2008 - Posts

• Outplacement support | design
  	Monday, 28 April 2008   Editor With the world’s economies cooling, more firms are making redundancies. Maybe it’s time to think about support for departing staff. Author: Michael Coates, Protostar Leadership Development When to use this guide Are you considering any of the following...

• Salary sacrifice | benefits
  	Friday, 25 April 2008   Editor Why would you use a term like ‘sacrifice’ to describe a benefit that provides a pot of gold to both employer and employee? Alan Marshall, MD of Global HR Consultants explains how a salary sacrifice scheme can increase net pay and reduce employer costs...

• Employee benefits | letting staff know
  	Friday, 25 April 2008   Editor Even the best staff benefits are worthless if no-one knows about them. Here’s how to shout about your benefits to employees. Research recently undertaken by AIG UK Benefits indicates that organisations need to re-focus on employee benefits and engage...

• Salaries | the right rate
  	Friday, 25 April 2008   Editor Setting a salary at the right rate can be a balancing act – too low and no-one wants to work for you; too high and wages can consume company profits. Charles Cotton (CC), reward specialist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development , tells...

• Corporate responsibility | what is it?
  	Friday, 25 April 2008   Editor Corporate responsibility is proving to be a more effective recruitment tool than a golden hello. But what actually is it? In today’s business environment, increasing levels of cynicism are laid at organisations who promote their activities around society...

• Leadership | learning how
  	Friday, 18 April 2008   Editor Successful leadership might seem a matter of chance at times – but you can learn how to roll the dice in your favour. Leading a team or department means keeping on top of every aspect of its role within your firm and its day-to-day operation, from setting...

• 360° feedback | circular nonsense?
  	Friday, 18 April 2008   Editor As HR managers, the success or failure of your 360° system is down to you. Decode the data right and you’re laughing. So how do you analyse your 360 raw data and turn it into invaluable qualitative feedback? Author: Dan O’Shea, consultant at people strategy...

• Webinars | getting started
  	Friday, 18 April 2008   Editor There’s a real buzz around webinars following the HRD Exhibition . But how do you host them well? Read our guide to get started. Webinars will form an important part of our training delivery channels in the future, as they reduce the need to travel and...

• Flexible working | First Direct
  	Friday, 18 April 2008   Editor Flexible working is generally considered to reduce stress, cut sick leave and increase employee engagement. Online and telephone bank First Direct’s operational development manager Frances Dillon explains why their flexible working practices have had...

• Apprenticeships | starting your own
  	Thursday, 10 April 2008   Editor The government has announced plans to tackle the shortage of available skilled labour in the UK by almost doubling the number of apprenticeships available. Tom Whitney explains how bringing in an apprentice could help your business. Finding recruits with...

• Healthy workplace | health check
  	Thursday, 10 April 2008   Editor Your employees spend up to half their waking hours in your workplace, so it makes sense to ensure they are as comfortable and productive as possible while there. Kat Knight investigates how to give your premises a health check. All businesses are legally...

• Legal alert | legislation round-up
  	Thursday, 10 April 2008   Editor A raft of new and amended business laws and regulations have come into effect since 1 April – a number of them directly related to HR. This is our round-up of the key changes. Increased workplace benefits Since 1 April, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory...

• Environmental action | HR Checklist
  	Thursday, 10 April 2008   Editor Every business will have to tighten their environmental standards in the near future. Read our tips to get ahead of the game. 1. Assess the environmental impact of the materials and energy you use, the waste and emissions you produce, your transport operations...

• Outsourcing HR | payroll
  	Tuesday, 08 April 2008   Editor HR administration can often be the forgotten and less glamorous area of HR and has always been less fashionable than the higher profile areas of the HR strategist, employee relations guru or organisational development expert. Author: Alan Marshall, Global...

• Corporate responsibility | CSR introduction plan
  	Friday, 04 April 2008   Editor Author: Nick Ceasar Topic: CSR OVERVIEW • This guide is intented to provide a general introduction to the concepts of CR management. The following points have been adapted from the Sigma Guidelines which, although quite old now, still provide a good basis...