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Do employee opinion surveys drive employee engagement?

In April 2013 I wrote a post, "Employee engagement surveys are dead, long live social media?" on this blog about a survey by Silverman Research for the CIPD which suggested that social media could fulfill some of the objectives of employee opinion...

Published 23 May 2013 1:52 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, employee engagement, HR, social media, talent management, HR strategy, employee opinion surveys

Falling employee engagement? Stop seeing staff as peas in a pod

A number of surveys, conferences and webinars in the past week on employee engagement and talent management shed some light on how to approach these central HR responsibilities. My key take away points are: Aggregated employee engagement data (some employee...

Published 22 May 2013 4:47 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, employee engagement, HR, talent management, HR strategy, innovation, employee opinion surveys, The Economist

Does HR share the blame for corporate wrongdoing?

Trust in senior executives in multinational companies could take another major knock if theraids this week on the company offices of oil giants BP and Shell by the European Commission result in prosecutions. The raids were over suspicions that executives...

Published 17 May 2013 11:46 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, cipd, HR, CSR, shrm, HR metrics, hr data, HR standards, ANSI, BSI, cost per hire, RBS

Paid Parental Leave Does Not Replace Workplace Flexibility

What's the best approach to take on parental leave benefits when it comes to recruiting and retaining existing, new or expectant parents? Is it all about paid leave? Or should the focus be on work-life balance? Or maybe a little from column 'A'...

Published 16 May 2013 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, recruitment, employee relations, usa, flexible working, hr policy and strategy, absence management, business practices, sick leave, FMLA, telecommuting, parental leave, teleworking, paid leave, PTO

How to be an HR Superhero

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Faster than a speeding stenographer. More powerful than aromas from the cafeteria microwave. Able to solve employee problems in a single day. Look over in that cubicle! It's a salesman! It's an administrator...

Published 14 May 2013 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee relations, usa, hr policy and strategy, business practices, HR 2.0, hr roles and responsibilities, employee communications, risk management, record keeping

Next generation of leaders will be more diverse and collaborative

A report this week based on interviews with global chief executives suggests many organisations are out of touch and complacent about the implications of "generation shift", the retirement of "baby boomer"company leaders and the emergence...

Published 9 May 2013 5:52 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, generation y, HR, leadership, baby boomers, leadership development, Generation X

Can HR data and job boards make recruitment strategic and cut costs?

Most companies use job boards such as Monster or Total Jobs for recruitment but are they getting the most value they could from them? Experts say HR can save money and get much more from job boards by using the data they gather to inform recruitment decisions...

Published 25 Apr 2013 12:06 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: recruitment, job applications, hr policy and strategy, hr data, big data, CVs, job boards, Monster, Total Jobs

Should bad HR practitioners be struck off by a new regulatory body?

Should there be a body that can strike off useless HR managers, as with the GMC for doctors or the NMC for nurses? HR practitioner Paul Kearns thinks so. He has written a book that passionately advocates more professionalism in HR and in management generally...

Published 23 Apr 2013 1:29 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, HR, human capital, evidence-based HR, HR standards, Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust report

New XpertHR research shows flexible working is available in most workplaces

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE In its Children and Families Bill, published on 5 February 2013, the Government committed to extending the right to flexible working for all employees from 2014. Our new XpertHR research on flexible working explores...

Published 22 Apr 2013 11:52 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, flexible working, hr policy and strategy

Ditch "best practice" before HR is replaced by "talent intelligence analysts"

Are we hearing the death knell for "best practice" in HR. The topic has been "trending" this month in HR circles. For example, management consultancy KPMG promoted a new white paper, "Tune in to Talent" with a press release...

Published 18 Apr 2013 1:41 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: linkedin, hr policy and strategy, cipd, good practice, HR, talent management, HR strategy, Evidence based HR, best practice, KPMG, best practice HR, good practice HR

Leadership: four reasons HR should worry about future leaders

There has been a rash of reports on leadership recently showing it is the top priority among HR directors. Taken together, the studies offer clues as to why there are widespread concerns about leadership quality. The reports, which were all published...

Published 11 Apr 2013 3:47 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: executive pay, hr policy and strategy, HR, leadership, talent management, HR strategy, leadership development, quotas, gender equality

Will a new journal on evidence based HR management change HR?

This month sees the launch of a new academic journal on evidence based HR management (EBHRM) , published by Emerald. Why is this happening at this point in time, and what impact can the journal have on HR practice? Editor in chief Thomas Lange says: "The...

Published 8 Apr 2013 11:55 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, talent, HR, leadership, talent management, HR strategy, Evidence based HR, EBHR, EBHRM

Employee engagement surveys are dead, long live social media?

Will social media give employees a voice in their organisations in a way that employee opinion surveys have failed to do? This is a key question in research published in March by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development . The study, carried...

Published 4 Apr 2013 11:21 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, employee engagement, cipd, HR, hr data, organisational change, HR and social media, McKinsey

When does the HR business partner model damage employee engagement?

For well over a decade HR chiefs have fought to win business partner status but evidence is growing that the recession has led to too simplistic an interpretation of what being a business partner is about. This is a key argument in an article by Philip...

Published 28 Mar 2013 3:47 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: hr policy and strategy, employee engagement, HR, hr data, HR analytics, HR business partner, business partner

Easter, Passover, Hot Dogs & Veganism: Accommodating Religion in the Workplace

Are the hot dogs all beef? Does the rice and beans have ham in it? Is there pork in that egg roll? These are some questions I often find myself asking before taking a bite. My husband makes fun of me and tells me I am hypocritical because I absolutely...

Published 27 Mar 2013 12:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee rights, employee relations, usa, discrimination, religion, hr policy and strategy, absence management, business practices, interactive process, religious accommodation, Title VII

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