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You Love Your Job – You Just Don't Know It

Recognising job satisfaction is half the battle, says business consultant Thousands of Brits waste time and energy searching for new jobs every winter, because they fail to differentiate between seasonal blues and job dissatisfaction. According to business consultant Lindsay Rutland-Dix, the way to separate the two is to ask a few simple questions at the first signs of office demotivation. read more

 

What To Do About Employee Theft?

This article discusses how to deal with a long-term employee, who has been caught stealing a very low value item for example a can of lemonade. read more

 

Bullying In The workplace

Following the allegations of bullying taking place at Number 10 last week, the question is raised as to what bullying in the workplace actually is? What impact will a “confidential” helpline organisation, which breaches employee confidentiality, have on how employees and employers react to bullying? What can employers do to reduce bullying? read more

 

Porn In The Workplace Is Now A Major Board-Level Concern For UK Businesses

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. read more

 

How To Reduce Admin With Involvement From The Line

As HR professionals there are many common misconceptions about our role. Probably the toughest of these is that we must bear the weight of everyone. From enquiries about holiday entitlement through to handing out plasters, it can be tricky to differentiate between what we need to do and what people think we should be doing. It’s really sorting the HR wheat from the HR chaff – deducing which activities are core to our role and which undermine or detract from it. read more

 

Employee Wellbeing – Does It Generate A Healthy Business Return?

The issue of employee health and wellbeing has become the topic of much debate in recent years. Whilst nobody would dispute the benefit to individuals of enjoying a sense of wellbeing in the workplace, the question of how far organisations benefit from an investment in employee health and wellbeing is perhaps harder to answer. read more

 

How HR Should Be Looking To Manage Talent In The Public Sector And Keep Employees Engaged

The article is on the market conditions for the public sector in the coming months, the recruitment trends, and how HR should be looking to manage talent in the public sector and keep employees engaged. read more

 

The Death Of The Sick Note

On 6 April 2010, the traditional sick note will be replaced by a new ‘fit note’ to help more people return to work rather than be signed off work on long term sick leave. The Statement of Fitness for Work, or the 'fit note' as it will be known, is a new medical statement that GPs will issue to people who are on sick leave for over seven days. It will focus on whether, with extra support from their employer, the employee can return to work earlier. read more

 

HR Should Be At The Heart Of Your Business, Whatever Its Size

Many small businesses fall into the trap of assuming that the only contribution HR can make to companies of their size is in an administrative capacity or in tackling grievances and disciplinaries on an ad hoc basis. In this context, HR is viewed as peripheral to the business plan and receives little investment or consideration. read more

 

Ten Questions Suppliers Of Expense Claim Automation Solutions Don’t Want You To Ask

With the variety of expense claim automation solutions available, you might be forgiven for thinking that they all offer very similar capabilities. That’s true to an extent. After all, they are all capable of allowing employees to enter details of their expenses into a claim form, which is then routed to an approving manager for authorisation. read more