May 2010

The potential of social media in HR

Perhaps one of the leading trends to attract both organisations and individuals alike in recent years is social media, yet many HR professionals are ignoring the substantial business benefits. In this month’s Connection, we provide a brief overview of the key advantages, exploring how you can utilise networking sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Health & safety update

In your latest update, a Derbyshire company faces a whopping fine after a worker suffers serious burns, the HSE puts out a warning to ‘lift with care’ and a property company learns some hard lessons after failing to comply with Construction Regulations.

Leveraging HR & payroll technology - Part One

It can be easy to take our trusty HR and payroll systems for granted, but where would we be without them? In the first part of our focus on HR Technology, we take a look at how automated systems found their place in HR, and where it all began. Don’t miss part two next month – What’s Hot in HR & payroll technology.

Contingency workforce planning

If there’s anything we can learn from the swine flu pandemic, ‘Britain’s big freeze’, and the most recent event, the Icelandic volcano ash cloud, it’s to be better prepared, and where better to start than by contingency planning. Find out what some of the most successful companies in the UK are doing to keep ahead of the unexpected.

Manager Quiz

Managers deal with their employees in different ways. Some are strict and like to be in complete control, whilst others are more relaxed and give employees the freedom to manage their own working lives. Take our personality short quiz and find out what type of manager you are…