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Top HR trends for 2016
With a new year comes a new sense of what can be, and for business it can also bring a new set of challenges as the workplace continues to evolve. Having had a bit of time over Christmas and New Year between eating Christmas cake and getting to grips with the latest gadget Santa brought me, […]
January 11, 2016
How to reduce overtime costs
The full cost of overtime is sometimes over looked as it’s not that easy to identify what the total cost is. Overtime costs much more than just the additional wages. Individuals who regularly carry out overtime can burn themselves out which could then lead to workplace accidents and time off work. Then there’s the cost […]
January 5, 2016
How to become a greener employer
Harry Morrison, General Manager, the Carbon Trust Standard, said: “Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, and reducing their collective carbon footprint could play a major part in ensuring we meet the UK’s target to reduce carbon emissions by 34% by 2020. What you can measure, you can reduce, so we believe […]
January 4, 2016
Alternatives to redundancy
Companies could be repeating the mistakes of the past if they continue taking short term cost cutting measures such as redundancy that could eventually lead to skills shortages. In this article we consider the alternative options. Redundancies often seem an obvious choice when you need to cut back and reduce your costs significantly, however, they […]
December 22, 2015
Settlement agreements – a detailed insight
A settlement agreement – previously known as a compromise agreement – is a legally binding agreement between an employee and an employer which sets out the terms on which the employee will agree not to pursue a claim against the employer. The settlement process nearly always results in the employee leaving the company. The law […]
December 21, 2015
Employers should start measuring gender pay gap
Jenny Jones, 10 December 2015 Checklist of suggested action points for HR to follow For years many senior leaders have found it hard to believe that the UK’s 19.1 per cent gender pay gap is an issue of relevance to their own organisation. This presents both an opportunity and a challenge for the HR profession, […]
December 16, 2015
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic challenge
Some facts about the challenge and wishing the Yorkshire Rows the very best of luck… The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is an international rowing race with 27 crews from across the world taking part. The race starts on the 15th December from La Gomera in the Canary Islands and finishes in Antigua. The 3000+ nautical […]
December 14, 2015
Creating a relevant competency framework
You should be able to manage performance by applying your competency framework – check that your framework is ‘fit for purpose’ by doing the following: You need to be sure that your framework supports your business plan and objectives so that everyone’s working towards the same things. Your procedures need to support the framework and the […]
December 14, 2015
Capitalising on digital advances in workplace
Peter Crush 1 December 2015 What you can learn from change in the communications industry Work is changing at a rapid pace but many organisations still cling to tried and tested methods of working or ideas that have worked in the past. However, reluctance to even trial new ways of working can cost employers their […]
December 8, 2015
2015 review of HR practices
2015 has seen the usual plethora of focus areas for HR professionals, including an increase focus on employer branding, wellbeing strategies and culture audits. However, possibly the most sweeping changes has been in the use of complex recruitment tools, adopted in the main by larger, professional organisations, in particular the use of Contextualised Recruitment Systems […]
December 7, 2015
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