Social media sites are set to be one of the biggest influences on the future of HR and it would be wise to embrace their influence rather than avoid it. Continue reading
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The Future of Work: A journey to 2022
PWC’s recent report on ‘The Future of Work‘ gathered the opinions of 10,000 people in China, India, Germany, the UK and the US to compile a diverse understanding of workers’ views on the future of work. Naturally, not all participants agreed on views and opinions varied due to differing contexts and perspectives. Continue reading
Employment tribunal claims down drastically after fees were introduced
One year ago, in July 2013, the Government introduced fees for bringing a claim to employment tribunal. Sexual harassment, unfair dismissal and discrimination claims now cost claimants £1,200. Claims to recover unpaid wages or holiday pay cost the employees £390. This has, unsurprisingly, had a major impact on the number of claims processed by the tribunal courts. Continue reading
XpertHR 2014 absence survey results
XpertHR 2014 absence survey results have been released. The survey, which received 256 responses, found that the national average absence rate was 2.6% of working time in 2013, equivalent to six days per employee. Continue reading
Our response to “5 reasons NOT to have an absence policy”
We recently came across an article that suggested it is sometimes better not to have an absence policy. The subject of criticism was strict attendance policies, which were said to breed discontent and be counter-productive to employee engagement among other things. Continue reading
Cut HR some slack, it’s April
April is one of the busiest times of the year in a HR professional’s calendar. However, many others within a workplace may not know why this is and could well be giving HR a hard time for not replying as quickly as they would like. So Honeydew are here to say, Cut HR some slack, it’s April! But let’s explain why… Continue reading
Is HR becoming unsustainable?
Several articles within HR news last week seemed to unintentionally mirror the same message, within entirely different articles. The general message was that HR is becoming a myriad of tasks that can now be done at the click of a button or tasks that are not being done well in its current form. Is HR becoming unsustainable? Continue reading
Lesson from Netflix: HR can be innovative too
‘Netflix culture’ slideshow has been viewed more than 5 million times on the web. Patty McCord, the then Chief Talent Officer who co-devised the strategy and slide deck, wrote an article for Harvard Business Review explaining what is so revolutionary in their approach. It makes for very interesting reading. Continue reading
What is HR?
In a recent article on the CIPD’s website, the writer Claire Churchard explained that not enough young people know what HR is which hinders the development of HR as a profession. But this led me to think about all the times that we have been asked by managers, what is HR? So, perhaps it’s not just children that don’t know. Continue reading
Be prepared for Christmas party mishaps
As you may have read in yesterday’s blog, the Honeydew team went for our annual Christmas meal and it was a great success! As a team, a love of good food and wine is something we all have in common so at a group meal we were in our element at the Clapham based Italian restaurant. Continue reading