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WEB3 days ago · Working parents | Unpredictable hours disproportionately impact working mothers, study finds. Working mothers are disproportionately impacted by unpredictable hours, a study exclusive to HR magazine has found. The research findings were published as news broke about the government's plan to...
Over half of UK employers now provide enhanced maternity and …
WEBMay 24, 2021 · Speaking to HR magazine, Axtens said: "More than 85% of Working Families employer members enhance maternity pay and over 90% enhance paternity pay. Additionally, 79% enhance SPL to match their maternity provision. "Employers tell us they find the benefits boost engagement, employee wellbeing, recruitment and retention outweigh the additional ...
HR Magazine - Back to basics... Away days
WEBMar 20, 2020 · Away days range from adventurous days out such as Go Ape to brainstorming sessions. They are important team-building events as they provide a great opportunity for employees to get to know each other outside of the workplace in a way that is not restricted by organisational hierarchy. They are a good way to encourage and improve communication ...
HR Magazine - How the HR division at Wal-Mart drives the …
WEBSep 21, 2010 · HR’s role is to focus Wal-Mart’s leaders and employees on continuous learning, continuous improvement, superior execution, employee empowerment, and employee ownership all designed to create synergistic teamwork. Wal-Mart teams are highly productive but at the same time the staffing …
HR Magazine - Top eight HR risks, and how to handle them
WEBApr 26, 2013 · Top eight HR risks, and how to handle them. The firefighting of the past few years has proved HR's capabilities in tackling risk - but despite what some people think, even HR doesn't have eyes in the back of its head. Here are some of of the biggest risks that can face HR: 1. Ethics and behaviour.
HR Magazine - Improving the workplace through critical thinking
WEBSep 21, 2022 · Thinking through individual goals critically and creatively. A key component of workplace happiness is employees’ sense that they are working toward something, both in terms of overall organisational goals and in terms of personal and professional growth. Regular reflection on individual goals is vital to sustaining a healthy workplace culture.
The role of HR in safeguarding and child protection
WEBJun 16, 2017 · The role of HR in safeguarding and child protection. Following many high-profiles cases, the current focus on safeguarding in the UK is forcing organisations that work or come into contact with children to consider whether their safeguarding provisions for protecting vulnerable groups are fit for purpose. HR teams can take the lead in this ...
How has HR evolved in the last 25 years? - HR Magazine
WEBMay 16, 2016 · HR magazine is 25 years old. To celebrate we look back at the profession's growth into what we know today. BBC HR director Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth recalls what day-to-day life was like in the average HR, or rather ‘personnel’, department a quarter of a century ago: “We worked with paper employee files and, if lucky, basic spreadsheets of ...
Should HR be the moral conscience of an organisation?
WEBMar 5, 2014 · HR people should be values-driven, business-oriented professionals, not superheroes. Helen Giles is HR director of Broadway Homelessness and Support and managing director of Broadway’s Real People, a social enterprise HR consultancy. She is also an HR magazine blogger. Twitter: @HelenMJGiles. Following reports of what Lucy Adams has had to ...
The future of work is freelance - here’s what HR needs to know
WEBMay 18, 2022 · If HR invests in freelancers now, they’ll reap the rewards for years to come. There are now 1.8 million job vacancies in the UK (according to the REC). Filling those roles permanently takes time and money, as employers already know. But with workers rethinking the way they want to live, many are instead turning to freelance work and consulting.