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What's happening in Hot HR this week

Welcome to all new members - we now have over 1,440 members and the group is really warming up with some great discussions and activity.

SPEED READ FROM WARD HADAWAY:
* Determining holiday pay for those working atypical hours 
* Prospect of success in reasonable adjustment case
* A fair redundancy procedure can involve a pool of only one

In the case of reasonbale adjusment this is particulary relevant for employers as the EAT's judgment puts forward the suggestion that if a disabled person has not told a prospective employer that they require reasonable adjustments to be made, then such a claim will have no reasonable prospect of success.

To read the full article please use this link: Ward Hadaway Speed Read

DISCUSSIONS: Lots of great discussions this week, here's a snap shot:

* A client asked me a interesting question in a meeting yesterday I thought I would share it and get the groups thoughts....    
               
* Does anyone else have major trauma in Annual Leave allocation for p/t employees?                   

Focus on: Social Media to Recruit:
* Have you used social media to recruit? Any success stories / tips your happy to share?     

 * HR directors believe social media is ineffective for recruitment, survey finds             

To share your experiences join here

EVENTS:
Hot HR and Ward Hadaway are pleased to announce two free Employment Law updates held at the Ward Hadaway offices in Leeds. These will be held on 18th and 19th April. Please click here for more information.

The very popular 'Social Media & Recruitment - The Right Way' seminar, held in association with Hot HR, is being running in Birmingham on 29th March. For more information or to register please click here

UPDATES:
Please see the blog for the new HR events schedule for: a summary for busy HR people.


HR JOBS: Please look in the job section for current HR roles

JOIN US: Hot HR welcomes new contributors and partnerships, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact Alex via Hot HR.

Please see the Hot HR blog for other articles and updates. Also follow Hot HR on Twitter @Hot_HR. Not already a member, click here to join Hot HR.

We look forward to seeing you in Hot HR!

Hot HR update for the week 12-16 March

What's happening in Hot HR this week

Welcome to all new members - we now have over 1,425 members and the group is really warming up with some great discussions and activity.

SPEED READ FROM WARD HADAWAY:
* Providing basic information in the redundancy process is sufficient
* Changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules keep on coming
* Court of Appeal rule on remedies for refusing access to pension schemes

To read more join Hot HR

DISCUSSIONS: Lots of great discussions this week, here's a snap shot:

 

* A practical guide to changing/varying terms and conditions of employment - I have a new Checklist  which I'm happy to share. Simply let me have your email and I'll send it to you.                   
* What does your LinkedIn profile say about you?
*  CIPD opposes the changes to qualifying period of unfair dismissal from 1 year to 2 years, what's your thoughts??                                    

To read more, comment or start a discussion join here

EVENTS:

Hot HR and Ward Hadaway are pleased to announce two free Employment Law updates held at the Ward Hadaway offices in Leeds. These will be held on 18th and 19th April. Please click here for more information.

The very popular 'Social Media & Recruitment - The Right Way' seminar, held in association with Hot HR, is being running in Birmingham on 29th March. For more information or to register please click here

UPDATES:
Please see the blog for the new HR events schedule for: a summary for busy HR people.

HR JOBS: Please look in the job section for current HR roles

JOIN US: Hot HR welcomes new contributors and partnerships, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact Alex via Hot HR.

Please see the Hot HR blog for other articles and updates. Also follow Hot HR on Twitter @Hot_HR. Not already a member, click here to join Hot HR.

We look forward to seeing you in Hot HR!

What's happening in Hot HR this week

Welcome to all new members - we now have 1,384 members and the group is really seeing some hot discussions and activity.

 

DISCUSSIONS: Lots of great discussions this week, here's a snap shot:

* Can you recommend any specific HR events to attend other than the major ones run by CIPD?
* Will you be getting involved in Learning Day at Work?
* Has anyone got any tips on the pension auto-enrolment they would be willing to share with the group? According to People Management 68% of HR people do not know when they need to comply                   

To read more, comment or start a discussion join here

Join us next week for the Speed Read from Ward Hadaway employment lawyers.
EVENTS:

Hot HR and Ward Hadaway are pleased to announce two free Employment Law updates held at the Ward Hadaway offices in Leeds. These will be held on 18th and 19th April. Please click here for more infomration.

The very popular 'Social Media & Recruitment - The Right Way' seminar, held in association with Hot HR, is being running in Birmingham on 29th March. For more information or to register please click here

UPDATES:
Please see the blog for the new HR events schedule for: a summary for busy HR people. 

HR JOBS:  Please look in the job section for current HR roles

JOIN US: Hot HR welcomes new contributors and partnerships, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact Alex via Hot HR.

Please see the Hot HR blog for other articles and updates. Also follow Hot HR on Twitter @Hot_HR. Not already a member, click here to join Hot HR.

We look forward to seeing you in Hot HR!

Schedule of HR Events 2012: A summary for busy HR people

Here at Hot HR we understand how busy you are and we want to make life easier for you, with all your resources in one place. We have put together a summary of the major events in the HR calendar for the year, so they are easily accesible.

This events listing is up to date as at 7/3/12. This will be maintained on a regular basis, please keep checking for updates on HR and associated events. 

 

Month	Date	Organiser	What	Location	Link
MARCH	15-16	CIPD	HR Business Partner Conference	London	http://bit.ly/z3E74l
MARCH	15	Ask Grapevine HR	HR and Talent Management Conference	London	http://bit.ly/yruBJF
MARCH	29	Networx and Hot HR	Social Media & Recruitment – The Right Way	Birmingham	http://bit.ly/zolLWP
APRIL	17	Symposium Training	Successful Change Management	London	http://bit.ly/yNBTvT
APRIL	18 & 19	Hot HR and Ward Hadaway	Employment Law update	Leeds	http://bit.ly/x9ExC0
APRIL	25-26	CIPD	HRD conference and exhibition	London	http://bit.ly/bk9YGX
MAY	9	Symposium Training	Successful Change Management	Birmingham	http://bit.ly/yNBTvT
MAY	15-16	CIPD	Annual Reward Conference	London	http://bit.ly/wPjQF3
JUNE	20-21	CIPD	Recruitment , Retention and Talent Conference	London	http://bit.ly/kT8UD2
JUNE	20-21	CIPD	Recruitment  Exhibition	London	http://bit.ly/d4yckk
JUNE	20-21	CIPD	Software Show	London	http://bit.ly/2zVFF
JULY	3	CIPD	Employment Law Conference	London	http://bit.ly/d4UuFP
SEPTEMBER	21-22	CIPD	Organisational Development Conference	London	http://bit.ly/9AAUi7
SEPTEMBER	27-28	CIPD	Coaching Conference	London	http://bit.ly/UqrRk
OCTOBER	11-12	CIPD	Performance Management Conference	London
OCTOBER		CIPD	Talent Management Conference	London
NOVEMBER	6-8	CIPD	Annual Conference and Exhibition	Manchester	http://bit.ly/xzVZKY
DECEMBER		CIPD	Social Media for Recruitment	London
2013		CIPD	Employee Engagement Conference	London
JAN 2013	22-23	HR EVENT	11th Annual HR Directors Business Summit 2013	Birmingham	http://bit.ly/6ewwAp

What's happening in Hot HR this week

Welcome to all new members - we now have 1,378 members and the group is really seeing some great discussions and activity.

This week's update from Hot HR, provides you with the Speed Read from employment lawyers Ward Hadaway and a sample of interesting discussions and updates from the group for you to to read, join in and comment on.

WARD HADAWAY SPEED READ 20/2/12:

*Discriminatory comments – is context important?

*Religious beliefs clash with gay rights…again

*TUPE service provision changes cause yet more headaches

DISCUSSIONS: Lots of great discussions this week, here's a snap shot:

*Sleep or lack of it can be a huge source of stress, affecting our ability to focus and function effectively. The historical norm was two periods of sleep. Reassuring and interesting

*How to add value to your networx on LinkedIn

* Should employers insist on proper english?

* One little word                     

To read more, comment or start a discussion join here

EVENT: Employment Law Update 18th and 19th April -  Following the sucess of the employment law update last year, Ward Hadaway in association with Hot HR are pleased to announce free employment law updates on 18th and 19th April at the Ward Hadaway offices in Leeds.

The very popular 'Social Media & Recruitment - The Right Way' seminar, held in association with Hot HR, is being running in Birmingham on 29th March. For more information or to register please click here

HR JOBS - Please look in the job section for current HR roles

JOIN US- Hot HR welcomes new contributors and partnerships, if you would like to discuss this further, please contact Alex via Hot HR.

Please see the Hot HR blog for other articles and updates. Also follow Hot HR on Twitter @Hot_HR. Not already a member, click here to join Hot HR.

We look forward to seeing you in Hot HR!