[Note: this article was amended on 29/09/2015 to correct typing errors]. Professional journals and newspapers have been lamenting that rising wage costs are not matched by increases in productivity. Some writers have referred to this dilemma as the Productivity Enigma. Have we taken our eye of the ball? Productivity is a key concern of […]
Posted on 30/05/2015 by HR Professional [Editor’s note – this is an updated version of ‘Zero Hours – A Casual Discussion’ published originally on 30/11/2013.] Zero Hours Contracts are Still Legal How will you make effective use of such staff to meet your service needs and balance your needs as an employer as well as […]
Posted on 26/02/2015 by HR Professional In the past, pay structures were viewed as almost permanent structures which only needed the occasional tinkering to keep them going. That was a fallacy as pay/reward systems decay over time no matter how carefully they are crafted. In a recent column in the Daily Telegraph, John Timpson […]
[Text amended 01/09/2018] Making Organisations Fit for Purpose Organisational capability, agile organisations, responsive organisations are phrases we encounter in the search for an organisational structure that will prove fit for purpose. The pace of technology and the growth of knowledge workers has cast doubt on whether the traditional hierarchical organisation structure is appropriate to […]
Once more the issue of rewards and links to long term success of the company have been raised. The Financial Reporting Council will be advocating stronger links and also clauses to enable bonuses to be clawed back [1]. However, focusing on the payment formula alone will not produce a sound scheme. Like an iceberg, the danger […]
Contractors of all sizes especially those engaged in public sector contracts are likely to face more rigorous scrutiny. The Supreme Court has widened the duty of care by developing further the principle of a non delegable duty of care. A public body or any other organisation can not transfer a non delegable duty by engaging […]
If you become involved in a negotiation over a package to settle a dismissal, the new cap may help you to focus the parties on a realistic settlement figure. From 29th July 2013, a cap has been set on the compensatory award in unfair dismissal cases – but not all cases will be covered. The […]
Rather than simplify the process for holding discussions about a termination situation, the law has become more complicated. From 29th July, compromise agreements will be renamed as settlement agreements and a new process for holding pre-termination discussions will be introduced. The latter is to enable discussions to take place about a potential termination situation but […]
Posted on 31/05/2013 by HR Professional Organisations are living entities and need to adapt constantly to their changing environment. However, many human resources managers seem to confine themselves to becoming processors of hr systems rather than enable senior managers to tackle the issues they face in surviving and growing their companies/services. In any profession, getting […]