Assist to Practice http://www.assisttopractice.com Fri, 04 May 2012 10:38:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= David Conway takes over HR responsibilities for BBC Studios and Post Production http://www.assisttopractice.com/david-conway-takes-over-hr-responsibilities-for-bbc-studios-and-post-production.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/david-conway-takes-over-hr-responsibilities-for-bbc-studios-and-post-production.htm#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 10:38:15 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=236 Conway will be responsible for leading BBC Studios and Post Production’s business support functions, including HR, and report into the CEO. He has been a non- executive member of the BBC Studios and Post Production board since 2011. He was previously at Bacardi-Martini in its corporate development team. He was due to start his new role on 1 May.

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David Conway takes over HR responsibilities for BBC Studios and Post Production

]]> http://www.assisttopractice.com/david-conway-takes-over-hr-responsibilities-for-bbc-studios-and-post-production.htm/feed 0 Evolution of HR: is the profession on the verge of dramatic transformation – or extinction? http://www.assisttopractice.com/evolution-of-hr-is-the-profession-on-the-verge-of-dramatic-transformation-or-extinction.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/evolution-of-hr-is-the-profession-on-the-verge-of-dramatic-transformation-or-extinction.htm#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 10:38:13 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=234 The Article:

The Myth of the Axolotl is one of nature’s most fascinating. Genetically Speaking, it is the larvae of the Salamander. It has gills and lives in water where, If it remains, It will stay in a juvenile from until it dies. It can regenerate its damaged Limbs, even eyes and brain.

A very few axolotls metamorphose naturally in the wild. But given the right
environment and careful conditions, scientists have discovered if the water is
gradually removed from the axolotl’s tank, it can transform into a land-walking
salamander and leave the life aquatic behind. If this Process is not managed
meticulously, the Axoloti will die.

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Evolution of HR: is the profession on the verge of dramatic transformation – or extinction?

]]> http://www.assisttopractice.com/evolution-of-hr-is-the-profession-on-the-verge-of-dramatic-transformation-or-extinction.htm/feed 0 Employee engagement defies age of austerity, as workplace pride increases, finds Badenoch & Clark http://www.assisttopractice.com/employee-engagement-defies-age-of-austerity-as-workplace-pride-increases-finds-badenoch-clark.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/employee-engagement-defies-age-of-austerity-as-workplace-pride-increases-finds-badenoch-clark.htm#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 10:38:10 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=232 UK workers are combating austerity blues and economic woes with a renewed sense of purpose.Supporting Staff to become more resilient has to go beyond telling them to pull themselves together.There seems to be no end in sight to the gloomy economic outlook: growth stagnant, unemployment still growing, fear of job losses high and pressure on workers and families building.

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Employee engagement defies age of austerity, as workplace pride increases, finds Badenoch & Clark

]]> http://www.assisttopractice.com/employee-engagement-defies-age-of-austerity-as-workplace-pride-increases-finds-badenoch-clark.htm/feed 0 Morrisons’ HR director Norman Pickavance to stand down in June http://www.assisttopractice.com/morrisons-hr-director-norman-pickavance-to-stand-down-in-june.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/morrisons-hr-director-norman-pickavance-to-stand-down-in-june.htm#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 10:38:07 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=230 9 Mar 2008 – Morrisons’ buyback is Sir Ken’s parting … – varial news – Supermarket chain plans bumper cash return as Morrison prepares to retire after 56 …

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Morrisons’ HR director Norman Pickavance to stand down in June

]]> http://www.assisttopractice.com/morrisons-hr-director-norman-pickavance-to-stand-down-in-june.htm/feed 0 Although the Olympics may be the greatest show on Earth, it’s far from being the only show in town http://www.assisttopractice.com/although-the-olympics-may-be-the-greatest-show-on-earth-its-far-from-being-the-only-show-in-town.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/although-the-olympics-may-be-the-greatest-show-on-earth-its-far-from-being-the-only-show-in-town.htm#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 10:38:04 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=228 Last month, I highlighted the crucial role that 177,000 people – more than a third of whom (70,000) will be volunteers – will play in a range of customer service and support roles during London 2012.

Within seconds of hitting the ‘Send’ button on the email to the editor, I realised I had omitted to mention ‘a few’ people: namely, three million, the number employed in UK hospitality, passenger transport, travel and tourism. They will be welcoming the world to those bits of the UK that aren’t Olympic venues – that is to say, most of the realm.
These sectors employ one in 10 of the workforce and, to fuel anticipated growth, will be hiring 130,000 new workers every year until 2017.

It is this growth I would like to focus on here – because in January, BT’s Race for the Line report found only 28% of UK organisations believe they will be seeing continued benefit from London 2012 a year or more after the Olympic flame is extinguished. Last month, this magazine highlighted how opinion was divided on the long-term legacy of the Games.

These opinions overlook one factor, the same important factor I overlooked last month. Although the Olympics may be ‘the greatest show on Earth’, it is far from being the only show in town.

This year, as well as London 2012, we are celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee; almost £300 million-worth of tourism infrastructure is coming on-stream in Northern Ireland, including Titanic Belfast and the new Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre; and VisitScotland has joined forces with Disney/Pixar to undertake its biggest ever campaign to promote Scottish tourism, around this summer’s launch of the animated feature film, Brave.

Next year, Wales and England have won the right to stage the Rugby League World Cup. In 2014, we have the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

In 2015, England will host the Rugby World Cup, and in 2017, the Olympic Park in Stratford will be opening its doors again, for the World Athletics Championships.
Together, these events create a powerful and growing momentum. It is a momentum that will benefit not just the hospitality, passenger transport, travel and tourism sectors – but the UK economy as a whole.

This momentum will not just create millions of additional visitors; millions of pounds of additional revenue; and hundreds of thousands of additional jobs. It also has the potential to act as a catalyst for wider inward investment and provide a sustained source of pride and confidence for the UK as a whole.

But momentum such as this doesn’t come easily. We can all remember the joyous scenes in 2005 when – after years of hard work – the decision London would host the 2012 Games was announced. It was a decision that was simply the starting pistol for a further seven years of hard work and financial investment.

Every single one of the initiatives I have highlighted above – along with many other cultural and sporting occasions, big and small, that will be taking place in cities, towns and villages across the UK over the next five years – will make its own demands on the organisers and the teams who will be making these events happen.
But the hard work will be worth it because, even though I am confident the Games will deliver its own legacy, the combined momentum of all of these other events will play a vital role in cementing this legacy and creating a lasting difference for the UK.
If HR practitioners can work with the leadership teams of their organisations to actively engage staff with these events, the difference we will make to the economic, social and cultural life of the UK will be enormous.

So, as you settle down to join a global audience of four billion watching the opening ceremony of London 2012, please remember: it’s only the beginning of five fabulous years for the UK.
David Fairhurst (pictured) is chief people officer Europe at McDonald’s

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Although the Olympics may be the greatest show on Earth, it’s far from being the only show in town

]]> http://www.assisttopractice.com/although-the-olympics-may-be-the-greatest-show-on-earth-its-far-from-being-the-only-show-in-town.htm/feed 0 From quango to corporate: interview with Phil Day, HRD at the Energy Savings Trust http://www.assisttopractice.com/from-quango-to-corporate-interview-with-phil-day-hrd-at-the-energy-savings-trust.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/from-quango-to-corporate-interview-with-phil-day-hrd-at-the-energy-savings-trust.htm#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 10:38:01 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=226 This article focuses on how the English government attempts to implement their austerity agenda while continuing to meet their commitments to preventing global climate change. PM Cameron and the department of Energy are working to find cuts in other areas that will spare what many in the government believe to be an essential commitment the nation has made.

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From quango to corporate: interview with Phil Day, HRD at the Energy Savings Trust

]]> http://www.assisttopractice.com/from-quango-to-corporate-interview-with-phil-day-hrd-at-the-energy-savings-trust.htm/feed 0 Interview with Michelle Luxford, HR director at Travelodge http://www.assisttopractice.com/interview-with-michelle-luxford-hr-director-at-travelodge.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/interview-with-michelle-luxford-hr-director-at-travelodge.htm#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 10:37:56 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=224 Michelle Luxford, HR director of Travelodge, the fastest growing chain of hotels in the United Kingdom, is extremely content with her job and responsibilities in the hospitality industry. She seems to enjoying her role and basking in the glory and success of her employer. However, she is not resting on her laurels yet. Currently, Travelodge is looking to inaugurate a new hotel in UK every eight days on an average. That is some speed, I say.
Travelodge is synonymous with excellent customer service and quality. And this has helped them to double in size from 250 branches to 500 this year, out of which 47 are in London alone. Their future agenda is to reach 1000 hotels in the UK by the end of 2020.

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Interview with Michelle Luxford, HR director at Travelodge

]]> http://www.assisttopractice.com/interview-with-michelle-luxford-hr-director-at-travelodge.htm/feed 0 Beyond the annual survey: assessing engagement throughout employee lifecycle http://www.assisttopractice.com/beyond-the-annual-survey-assessing-engagement-throughout-employee-lifecycle.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/beyond-the-annual-survey-assessing-engagement-throughout-employee-lifecycle.htm#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:51:26 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=150 In best in class organisations, communication is a two-way process and is typified by continuous dialogue. There is a distinct business need to go beyond simply running an all-employee survey every one or two years and moving to a model where you can measure engagement throughout the employee lifecycle.Organisations are increasingly choosing to do this by implementing surveys for new starters or leavers or running a series of ‘pulse’ surveys, aimed at getting more detailed feedback on particular aspects of the employee experience.

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]]> http://www.assisttopractice.com/beyond-the-annual-survey-assessing-engagement-throughout-employee-lifecycle.htm/feed 0 Blue Monday: advice for employers on the most depressing day of the year http://www.assisttopractice.com/blue-monday-advice-for-employers-on-the-most-depressing-day-of-the-year.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/blue-monday-advice-for-employers-on-the-most-depressing-day-of-the-year.htm#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:53:14 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=155 A cheerful 2012 is the idea, as well as to say good-bye to Monday blues, energizing tips are given here. Sharing, recognition, developing rapport, celebrating success, exposing talents through passing on responsibility, say no to red-tapes and ending with socializing. Said all are the tips to read carefully and implemented by any manager to buckle up his shoes and cheer up his sub-ordinates. An interesting read for all.

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Blue Monday: advice for employers on the most depressing day of the year

]]> http://www.assisttopractice.com/blue-monday-advice-for-employers-on-the-most-depressing-day-of-the-year.htm/feed 0 Office Angels predicts a ‘less enjoyable future’ at work with engagement levels set to drop http://www.assisttopractice.com/office-angels-predicts-a-less-enjoyable-future-at-work-with-engagement-levels-set-to-drop.htm http://www.assisttopractice.com/office-angels-predicts-a-less-enjoyable-future-at-work-with-engagement-levels-set-to-drop.htm#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:53:28 +0000 hunila09 http://www.assisttopractice.com/?p=157 These days has been known as ‘Blue Monday’, the most gloomy day of the season, but analysis from recruiting organization Workplace Angels indicates that the most severe is yet to come, couples a “less enjoyable” upcoming for staff where staff never connect with their fellow staff and personnel wedding comes to an all-time low.
A third of staff (33%) even estimates that shows around the java maker will take place in online restaurants. Overall, 39% of those questioned sensed that work in 2036 will be less pleasant.

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Office Angels predicts a ‘less enjoyable future’ at work with engagement levels set to drop

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