The HR Forum

All Discussions (1373)

Sort by

Employability after Financial Criminal Disclosure!

We have a candidate who had a financial criminal offence and has served time. Applied and interviewed for a job at our Trust.We were unable to get a proper reference from her previous employers as she was dismissed and there was of course disclosure

Started by Christianah Olukanni in Talent & Resourcing

3 Replies · Reply by Christianah Olukanni Feb 11, 2014

Bonus schemes

As part of our planned move to fixed point salaries, we have discussed the option of offering a bonus scheme for staff that are asked to take on extra work for a short time, or perhaps deliver an excellent project deserving of recognition.

I'm not su

Started by Steve Davis in Performance Management

4 Replies · Reply by Steve Davis Feb 12, 2014

Termination in Probationary Review

Hi All

One of my Managers approached me today saying after 4 months of reviews she isn't getting anywhere with her newest member and wants to let her go.

She is in tomorrow and my Manager wants to do it as soon as she comes in which I am ok doing ju

Started by Rachel Weaven in Employment Law

5 Replies · Reply by Kiryll Koniayev Feb 9, 2014

Grading Structure

Hi All

I am about to implement a grading structure within my business, has anyone gone through this? if so any advice would be appreicated..

Thanks

Ras

Started by Rasila Vaghjiani in Performance Management

2 Replies · Reply by Duncan Cruse Feb 5, 2014

Where do you file things??

Morning,

Sorry guys but not the most exciting of topics here and I am partly posting this as my filing systems have been changed whilst I have been off and I am still trying to find some things (very frustrating!!) There have also been a couple of di

Started by Rachel Weaven in Workplace Matters

8 Replies · Reply by Sarah Jobson Feb 10, 2014

EEF Membership

Hi All

Is anyone on here a member of the EEF, the manufacturers organisation? Its specifically for the Manufacturing sector and our company is considering it and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts, experiences etc. Looks like there are some gre

Started by Rachel Weaven in Workplace Matters

1 Reply · Reply by Jillian Tansey Jan 27, 2014

Performance Appraisal Process & Training

We are in the process of putting together a new Performance appraisal system and I have a couple of questions/favours!

1. Would any of you be willing to share your process and forms for the systems you have in place with me?

2. Did you send your M

Started by Rachel Weaven in Performance Management

5 Replies · Reply by Rachel Weaven Feb 17, 2014

Admin Apprentice

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated here.

We have had an admin apprentice in our HR department for nearly 10 months. We have had ongoing issues with her attitude, enthusiasm, attention to detail, and completing tasks on time from t

Started by Tracey Horan in Workplace Matters

25 Replies · Reply by Alison Simmons Apr 7, 2014

Workforce Agreement - to be put in place

My company is currently considering putting a workforce agreement in place.

I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advise on the best way to implement this. We will need to put the same wrokforce agreement in place across 4 different sites - 1 com

Started by Dianah Marlow in Workplace Matters

0 Replies

Income protection policy

Hi all,

I recently attended an HR seminar where the subject of Income protection policies cropped up. A show of hands revealed that we were the only organisation to offer it to staff - which surprised me somewhat.

Since then, we have had cause to cal

Started by Steve Davis in Workplace Matters

2 Replies · Reply by Steve Davis Jan 24, 2014

Attendance Awards

I'm interested to see if any of you offer incentives for staff who aren't off sick for a full year. I know this can open up all sorts of other questions regarding discrimination etc but the companies I have worked in they have always been well rec

Started by Rachel Weaven in Workplace Matters

5 Replies · Reply by Steve Davis Jan 24, 2014

Human Resources - What's in a name?

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title.

Morning all - always good to start a Thursday with a bit of Sh

Started by Jillian Tansey in Workplace Matters

4 Replies · Reply by Jillian Tansey Jan 20, 2014

Uniform

Morning All,

You can tell I am back at work can't you, all these issues and questions coming up!

Does anyone have a policy on uniforms that I could look at/adapt?

We provide our production and warehouse staff with trousers, polo shirts and sweatshirt

Started by Rachel Weaven in Workplace Matters

1 Reply · Reply by Steve Davis Jan 15, 2014

Business Partner Model - does it work?

Hi all

Just wanting to pick your brains / experiences of using the Business Partner Model. Do any of you currently use this model in your company? If so, what do you think of it? Good, bad, indifferent...

What could be done better / what works real

Started by Jillian Tansey in Workplace Matters

2 Replies · Reply by Jillian Tansey Jan 14, 2014

Company Reputation

Morning All

Here is an interesting one for you. We have a lady at work who is currently under review for her performance at work. She doesn't think its justified so has gone for interviews at our competitors. She confides in me as she can't talk to h

Started by Rachel Weaven in Workplace Matters

7 Replies · Reply by Sorina Maria Oprea Jan 16, 2014

Crimes against your HR department

Hi All,

I found this in one of my emails that my friend who works in HR sent me, thought I would share!

Rachel

Sometimes HR gets a bad rep. We are called ‘Human Remains’, and get the blame for everything from the annual pay rise to a decision to rest

Started by Rachel Weaven in The Fun Factory

5 Replies · Reply by Steve Davis Jan 24, 2014

HR Consultant needed!

Hi all,

We are looking for an independent HR Consultant to attend our Nominations and Staffing Committees, advise on HR related strategies and issues and support our small HR team with queries, i.e. TUPE, auto-enrollment, etc.. The support should be

Started by Maral Soltani in Talent & Resourcing

4 Replies · Reply by Maral Soltani Feb 12, 2014

Night Workers - Health Questionnaires

Hi All,

I am currently undertaking a consulation period for our cleaners and they will be starting night hours - 'night work'. Does anyone have any advice on what is required to cover the business for Night Workers.

I understand a Health Questionnair

Started by Dianah Marlow in HR Policy

1 Reply · Reply by Alison Simmons Jan 10, 2014

Theft or Mistake?

Afternoon All

Hope you are all settled back into work after Christmas and New year.

Just had a situation come up and wondered how other companies operate. We let book clubs come in and leave their books in the canteen for staff to look at and should

Started by Rachel Weaven in Workplace Matters

4 Replies · Reply by Rachel Weaven Jan 9, 2014

A different way of looking at HR Department

Hi all,

I thought to share with you a great article I've just read in HBR January 14 about how Netflix reinvented HR and how this impacted the company's overall outcome and the employees behaviour.

Link

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful and inno

Started by Sorina Maria Oprea in Performance Management

1 Reply · Reply by Alison Simmons Jan 6, 2014