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Executive pay controversy 2011: Of means and medians

Executive pay has once again hit the headlines over the past few days, with reports of 49% increases for FTSE 100 directors being generating widespread outcry and even eliciting comment from David Cameron . But is the correct story being told as regards...

Published 31 Oct 2011 12:20 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: executive pay, pay and benefits, david cameron, pay, hr data

Dealing with poor performance at work

Is poor performance a capability or conduct issue for employers? Should employers use their disciplinary procedure or a separate poor performance procedure to deal with employees' poor performance? Can employers dismiss employees because their work...

Published 31 Oct 2011 11:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, employee rights, performance management, poor performance

HR career was a happy accident for most people

Latest XpertHR research finds that the main reasons why HR professionals opted for a career in HR was by chance and because they wanted to work with people. But more than six in 10 of the 668 HR professionals surveyed say that, if they could start their...

Published 31 Oct 2011 10:33 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: training and development, hr policy and strategy, hr careers

Compensated No Fault Dismissal proposals mask UK's 'crisis of management and leadership skills,' says CIPD

Last week, we reported on the controversial suggestion - set out in a leaked Government report - that the right to claim unfair dismissal should be replaced by new "Compensated No Fault Dismissals" in order to boost economic growth. Today, the...

Published 31 Oct 2011 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, cipd, unfair dismissal, david cameron, Compensated No Fault Dismissal

Are unfair dismissal rules really holding employers back from creating new jobs in 2011?

Yesterday we reported on the controversial suggestion - set out in a leaked Government report - that the right to claim unfair dismissal should be replaced by new "Compensated No Fault Dismissals" in order to boost economic growth. But how likely...

Published 27 Oct 2011 12:15 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: benchmarking, hr policy and strategy, unfair dismissal, economic recovery, adrian beecroft, Compensated No Fault Dismissal, job creation

Anna Birtwistle: Why Compensated No Fault Dismissals could cost employers dearly

Earlier today, we reported on a leaked Government report which suggests that the right to claim unfair dismissal should be replaced by new "Compensated No Fault Dismissals" in order to boost economic growth. The report - which the Daily Telegraph...

Published 26 Oct 2011 4:40 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, unfair dismissal, george osborne, david cameron, employment law, adrian beecroft, Compensated No Fault Dismissal

Replace right to claim unfair dismissal with Compensated No Fault Dismissals, says leaked report commissioned by David Cameron

The right to claim unfair dismissal should be replaced by new "Compensated No Fault Dismissals" in order to boost economic growth, a leaked report commissioned by David Cameron recommends. This is according to an article in the Daily Telegraph...

Published 26 Oct 2011 7:40 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: termination of employment, unfair dismissal, george osborne, david cameron, employment law, adrian beecroft, Compensated No Fault Dismissal

Managing absence in 2011: Benchmarking data can make all the difference

Dealing with, and attempting to manage, levels of sickness absence is a perennial and costly challenge for many HR departments. Benchmarking data can play a decisive role in helping employers to manage absence effectively. With this in mind, XpertHR has...

Published 25 Oct 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: xperthr, benchmarking, absence management, absence, absence rates, absence costs, xperthr surveys, absence causes

How times change: A snapshot of women's occupations in 1881

Exactly 130 years ago, the three most common occupations for women were as follows: indoor servant; milliner/ dressmaker/ staymaker; and cotton manufacturer (with indoor servant leading the field by some significant distance). This is according to an...

Published 21 Oct 2011 11:10 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: economics

ConnectingHR unconference: Is HR too much about the 'R', and not enough about the 'H'?

Is the HR profession currently at risk of being too much about the 'R', and not enough about the 'H' in 2011? In other words, does the chase after strategic influence mean HR is becoming too preoccupied with the 'resources' side...

Published 20 Oct 2011 5:20 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, connectingHR, strategy, strategic hr

Employee engagement and organisational silos | HR strategy round up

Connectivity was the theme of a recent conference which I was involved in, as well as its dark alter-ego which is silo mentality, hence the photo (by dsearls). The conference included the release of a new survey of HR managers and directors on silo syndrome...

Published 19 Oct 2011 12:13 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, employee engagement, social media, talent management, HR strategy, competencies, HR business scorecards

UK economic growth in Q4 2011 likely to be 'close to zero,' says Bank of England

We noted yesterday that the spending power of UK households continues to be squeezed as inflation continues to roar ahead of pay awards in 2011. This ongoing weakness in household spending power is likely to bear down strongly on the ability of the UK...

Published 19 Oct 2011 10:50 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay awards, inflation, bank of england, economics, economic indicators, gdp, economic recovery, economic outlook, mpc

HR data round-up October 2011: National minimum wage; HR data visualisation; & using HR data effectively

At the start of this month, the national minimum wage increase for 2011/2012 came into effect, with the main adult rate of the national minimum wage increasing by 2.5% (from its previous rate of £5.93 per hour), to stand at £6.08 per hour. To mark the...

Published 19 Oct 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: benchmarking, national minimum wage, hr policy and strategy, absence, employee engagement, xperthr surveys

Inflation continues to roar ahead of pay awards in 2011

The gap between pay awards and inflation would appear to be growing ever wider as 2011 progresses. Latest inflation figures - published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning - reveal the following: Retail prices index (RPI) inflation...

Published 18 Oct 2011 11:37 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: inflation, bank of england, economics, deflation, george osborne, cpi, rpi

Annual leave 2011 (3): Earning the right to additional leave

Six out of 10 employee groups covered by the 2011 XpertHR benchmarking survey of annual leave arrangements have the opportunity to receive additional holiday entitlement according to length of service (XpertHR Benchmarking subscription required). Such...

Published 18 Oct 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, holiday, benchmarking, annual leave, xperthr surveys

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