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Employment Law Myth (3): There is no contract of employment until the employee starts working

"She has no rights because she hasn't actually started working for us yet." Some employers believe that if an employee has not yet joined them, he or she does not have a contract and, as a result, no contractual rights. An employer might...

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence on 4 Jun 2013

Filed under: contracts

UK wage squeeze enters 'uncharted territory' in 2013 as earnings growth slows further

The UK's ongoing wage squeeze continues to intensify in 2013, and has "enter[ed] uncharted territory" with the publication of the latest official data on average earnings growth. This is according to the Resolution Foundation's James...

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence on 4 Jun 2013

Filed under: average earnings, UK, economic recovery, economic outlook, economic commentary

Top tips to help you define your training scope

For the second part of her business transformation blog series, Ann Borg explains the importance of getting a clear view scope at the start of a project and provides top tips to help you achieve this. Read more Read More...

Posted to peterstyles by BW blog on 4 Jun 2013

'No single silver bullet' for UK's economic woes, warns IMF

The UK economy has returned to growth in 2013. But the underlying picture is one of protracted economic stagnation rather than recovery: Economic growth is essentially flat, and has been for years. Unemployment is rising once again. The squeeze on earnings...

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence on 3 Jun 2013

Filed under: UK, economic recovery, economic outlook, economic commentary, imf

“Establishment” and collective redundancy consultation – USDAW and Woolworths

Section 188(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 provides that: “Where an employer is proposing to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employers at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less, the employer (…...

Posted to Laurie Anstis by Work/Life/Law on 1 Jun 2013

Filed under: employment law, redundancy, collective redundancy

The future of HR: data analyst or employee engagement specialist?

A survey published today finds that a quarter of HR directors (26%) describe their own HR function as ineffective . Not surprisingly then, 37% say the purpose and values of their department are poorly defined. The survey of 67 HR leaders in the public...

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence on 31 May 2013

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, talent, employee engagement, HR, talent management, HR strategy, CSR, hr data

Latest Globoforce/SHRM Report: Driving Stronger Performance through Employee Recognition

Recognise This! – Recognition can impact and even fix many aspects of HR. As regular readers can imagine, I’m a fan of research. Research from multiple angles and sources can lead us to better decisions and applications. In addition to the...

Posted to DerekIrvineGloboforce by DerekIrvineGloboforce on 31 May 2013

Filed under: performance management, employee recognition, performance review, shrm, crowdsourcing, employee reward, HR research

Revenge, Reprisal, Retribution: When Employees Strike Back

I decided to write on this topic in a very roundabout way: having seen a preview for a 20/20 episode on workplace theft that I thought might be interesting, I promptly forgot all about it until after it aired. A Google search instead led me to a four...

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence on 31 May 2013

Filed under: employee relations, usa, hr policy and strategy, business practices, communications, employee relatons

Best of the HR blogs May 2013: 20 great HR blog posts from May 2013

May 2013 has seen particularly great things from the world of #HRblogs . As you will read below, a post from Richard Westney has sparked debate around the globe, and could well result in real and lasting change for the HR community over in New Zealand...

Posted to XpertHR's Employment Intelligence blog by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence on 31 May 2013

Filed under: nhs, HR, HR 2.0, UK, hrblogs, hr 24/7, hrinz

Britain’s debt shows just how bad a kicking we’ve had

The OECD published its Economic Outlook on Wednesday. If you are too tight-fisted to buy it you can read it online by clicking this image: There’s plenty of interesting stuff in there but, as it’s something I haven’t written about for...

Posted to Rick by Flip Chart Fairy Tales on 31 May 2013

Filed under: Uncategorized

Meeting Mojo: one week later

Last week over 75 organisations participated in Meeting Mojo as part of Brightwave's celebration of National Learning at Work Day, including some of Brightwave's very own learners. In this blog, fellow Brightwavers share their experiences of using...

Posted to peterstyles by BW blog on 31 May 2013

Lessons from Leaders: The Importance of Being Present and Praising Failure

Recognise This! – Leading with clarity, in the moment and in alignment with core values is critical to employees achieving desired goals. Occasionally in Recognise This!, I like to share advice and lessons from leaders of well known companies. Today...

Posted to DerekIrvineGloboforce by DerekIrvineGloboforce on 30 May 2013

Filed under: leadership, management, clarity of purpose, clear employee messages, leadership presence, recognizing and rewarding failure

Do We Need More Happiness at Work?

Recognise This! – Serious research is building a compelling business case for a positivity-filled workplace. I have been in Berlin this past week speaking at the Pan-Euro HR conference on a favourite topic — new social technologies that can...

Posted to DerekIrvineGloboforce by DerekIrvineGloboforce on 30 May 2013

Filed under: positive psychology, social recognition, happiness at work, employee recognition and rewards, Crowdsourced Performance Review

Need to Find Inspiration? – 5 ways to get in the Zone

I work best when I’m inspired. What do I mean by inspired? For me, it is a feeling of “all’s well” with the world: A certainty that nothing is going to go wrong and what I am doing is meant to be. When I am inspired, [...] The post Need to Find...

Posted to Christinapeoplediscovery by Leadership Development on 30 May 2013

Filed under: emotional intelligence, people discovery, development, Inspiration, Leadership and Management, Management Development, people, mindset, happiness, learning, Lifelong Learner, thinking, change, self-development, inspired, Personal Development Process

ECHR throws out religious discrimination claims

At last, the final chapter of the ‘discrimination against Christians’ cases (see previous posts ad nauseam). The European Court of Human Rights has thrown out the appeals of Shirley Chaplin, Gary McFarlane and Lillian Ladele. For the time...

Posted to Rick by Flip Chart Fairy Tales on 30 May 2013

Filed under: Uncategorized

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Employment Law Myth (3): There is no contract of employment until the employee starts working

UK wage squeeze enters 'uncharted territory' in 2013 as earnings growth slows further

Top tips to help you define your training scope

'No single silver bullet' for UK's economic woes, warns IMF

“Establishment” and collective redundancy consultation – USDAW and Woolworths

The future of HR: data analyst or employee engagement specialist?

Latest Globoforce/SHRM Report: Driving Stronger Performance through Employee Recognition

Revenge, Reprisal, Retribution: When Employees Strike Back

Best of the HR blogs May 2013: 20 great HR blog posts from May 2013

Britain’s debt shows just how bad a kicking we’ve had

Meeting Mojo: one week later

Lessons from Leaders: The Importance of Being Present and Praising Failure

Do We Need More Happiness at Work?

Need to Find Inspiration? – 5 ways to get in the Zone

ECHR throws out religious discrimination claims