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HR tools/software

Hello All,

I am curious to find out which HR tools/software are you people using at work and its benefits ?

At present, my company does not have a system where we can record and store employees’ information so we have to rely on spreadsheets to store a

Started by Sheetika Baiswar in HR Technology and Workplace Matters

6 Replies · Reply by Helen Armstrong Sep 4, 2015

Diversity Awareness - What Would You Do?

Hi all,

For anyone who might be responsible for Diversity training or awareness within their organisation I came across this video and thought it might be useful.

Whilst it's all set up and actors play the parts - the results are quite shocking - or

Started by Mike Collins in Workplace Matters

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More woe for Trade Unions..........................

Driving along on Thursday and heard this on the radio, more woe for Trade Unions and the proposal to cease making deductions of union subs from source within the Public Sector. Otherwise known as Check Off or DOCAS (Deducton of Contributions at Sour

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

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HR Casework Research

Hi Everyone

I work for the Civil Service, as a HR Policy Consultant within Civil Service Employee Policy and am working with a group of government departments to develop our approach to how HR Casework is delivered across the civil service.

In partic

Started by Lynsey Murray in Talent & Resourcing, HR Technology, and HR Policy

5 Replies · Reply by Lynsey Murray Aug 14, 2015

Pregnancy discrimination report

Some starting findings from a recent survey by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

11% of the women interviewed reported having been dismissed, made compulsorily redundant where others in their workplace were not, or treated so poorly they felt

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

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The Ageless Workforce and Flexible Working

If you enjoy your career, have the option to work flexibly and are fit and healthy, chances are, you’ll be putting off retirement. More and more people want to work for longer if conditions are right, not simply because they have to because of their

Started by Debora Figueiredo in Workplace Matters

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Difficult conversations

Hi all

I need to address a situation with an employee who has 'Bad Breath', which has been reported to me from numerous different people within the company.

Has anyone any experience of this, and how did you go about it?

Many Thanks

Started by Claire Oram in Workplace Matters

4 Replies · Reply by Jennifer Hope Aug 7, 2015

Help/Advice - Single Central Record - Education Based

Hi,

I am a HR Officer within Education for the Local Authority. We are due an OFSTED inspection at some point when we return after the summer break and I am looking at updating our single central record that details all employees past/present DBS info

Started by Lisa Irving in Being An Effective Practitioner, HR Policy, and Employment Law

3 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Jul 20, 2015

Hot off the press - Gender pay gap reporting timescales announced

I literally just heard this on the way into work today.............

Large companies will finally be forced to disclose whether they are paying men more than women from next year, David Cameron has announced today

I knew that it had been agreed in the

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

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Handling disciplinaries

Hi all

I was sent a really good article on dealing with the practicalities of managing disciplinaries, I thought this would be useful especially for those learners undertaking their Level 3 MER and the assignment questions where Sarah King asks you t

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

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Budget 2015

So George Osborne delivers his first budget since the Conservatives won the general election. Some interesting reading and also some items which I don't recall being in the Conservative manifesto? Such as the increase in the Living Wage, more details

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

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Pension preparations

Hi all,

As a Charity, we are careful to plan our budgeting well ahead. One of the areas we are looking at now is the increase in pension contributions that will rise form 5% to 7% in 2018.

We currently pay a 5% employer contribution, which fortunately

Started by Steve Davis in Workplace Matters

3 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Jul 15, 2015

Hot hot hot!

For those of us sizzling in the hot weather yesterday whilst toiling away at Level 3 Managing Employee Relations (yes even in Glasgow it hit the near 30s! but the Glasgow HRP group soldiered on relentless).

It will come as no surprise that the Met Of

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

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Dealing with addiction

Hi all

I'm currently dealing with a case where the employee keeps going AWOL (Absent without leave) from work. It is cuasing major disruptions for the employer due to the nature of the work.I suspect that there is an underlying alcohol and/or drug mi

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

2 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Jun 29, 2015

Extra Bank Holidays

Hi all

Not sure if I have shared this before but a client asked me this question yesterday about what to do with the additional bank holidays in the 2015/2016 holiday year. There are 10 in 2015/2016 and 6 in 2016/2017 because of how Easter falls. T

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

2 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Jun 28, 2015

Industrial Action Podcast

Hi all

Given the proposals which the Conservative government have put forward relating to Trade Unions and the right to strike this is a really great Podcast 1 of 2 about Industrial Action and HRs involvement with this.

Mark Merion Head of Industrial

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

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NUS Card

All DPG learners can apply for an NUS student discount card.

Not sure if you already know but I know some may not be aware of it. It costs £12 but is definitely worth it due to the fantastic savings you can get on all sorts of things. (I wish I could

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

2 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Feb 21, 2017

HR in the news.......................

So it was a day of HR news today, firstly the sad news that HSBC are making 8000 job cuts across its UK business (and a total of 25 000 across its global operations).

Read below the response from one of the UNITE national officers. Is a reduction of

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

2 Replies · Reply by Sarah Loates Jun 12, 2015

HR Operating Models - Are HR Business Partners truly delivering for the business?

Hi all

A really interesting article that looks at whether the HR Operating Model is fit for purpose and argues that current HR Operating Models are not fit for the future. Whether the fragmentation of HR into specialist roles has meant that delivery

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

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General Election 2015 - What does it all mean for HR?

Wow it was a rollercoaster of a week last week with the twists and turns of the General Election. As David Cameron assembles his new cabinet here is an article which revisits the Conservative manifesto pledges on employment.

http://www.eversheds.com

Started by Sarah Loates in Workplace Matters

1 Reply · Reply by Mike Collins Jun 3, 2015