Hot HR update 27-31 August

Welcome to this week's Hot HR update and round up of the key things that have happened in the group this week so far.

 

A warm welcome to all new members this week. Please remember to promote the group to your HR contacts to help the group grow from strength to strength.  

 

This week Hot HR welcomed Ruth Simpson to Hot HR as an administrator for the group. This is a new role for Hot HR and Ruth will be involved in the managing of the group and working on new projects for the group. Ruth will also be the main contact for Hot HR whilst I am on maternity leave.

Networx are also pleased to announce a FREE Social Media and Recruitment event in the North East on 11th October - don't miss out and reserve your free place - click here to register now.

 

Please remember that Hot HR is a great platform for you to promote your events and training or simply join in with a discussion or start your own, there is so much you can get involved with.

 

Finally, Good Luck to those at networx who are taking part in the 3 peaks challenge this weekend to raise money for Leeds Mencap and Cancer Research. If you would like to make a donation to help support these charities please go to the Virgin Money giving page

 

Hot HR Update 20-24 February

What's happening in Hot HR this week

Welcome to all new members - we now have 1,365 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:

*Hands off my clients

*Can indirect age discrimination be justified by cost?

*Surrogate mothers - do they have rights?

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

* Mediation - woefully under-used but the government is actively promoting it as alternative to tribunals. I have a new checklist on "Mediation in the Workplace" which members may find useful.                    

* Should employers insist on 'proper english?'

* I often see smaller companies where the HR lead is the only women on the senior management team. I'm interested in members experience of this and how it affects their effectiveness. 

* I'm creating a guide for line managers on how to handle employees who go out on maternity leave and a fact sheet for the employee. Does anyone have something similar they can share? Thanks!                                        

To read more, comment or start a discussion join here

EVENT: 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!

Hot HR weekly digest 23 - 27 May

Hello and welcome to this week's Hot HR weekly digest and blog!  I hope you find it useful and informative.  

                                                   

Excellent news for the group this week; we reached the 500 members mark and now have over 520 members. So a warm welcome to all new members.   Thank you also to all those that are contributing to the group. This is what makes Hot HR such a rich, diverse and useful networking and communication tool. 

As usual, the format of this blog and Weekly Digest takes the form of:

• The week's Speed Read posted by Harmajinder Hayre from Ward Hadaway, the only employment law specialist within the Hot HR group
• Interesting Read - topical information posted in the group
• Question Time - most popular question or discussion from within the group

This Weeks Employment Law Speed Read From Ward Hadaway : 23/05/2011

1. Plans for a new system of flexible parental leave announced
2. Are you liable for legally seeking to retire an employee?

Question Time  - The key questions and discussions of interest started in the last week are:

1. Parental leave reforms - the Government has proposed changes to maternity and paternity     leave, holiday carry overs and equal pay audits. What do you think to some of the proposed reforms? Will they work? Are they too bold? Will it mean lots more work for us?
2. According to a recent article in Personnel Today - representation of women in HR is in decline. What do you think girls?

Interesting Read/Discussion  

Here's a welcome decision for employers who've bent over backwards to accommodate an employee's wishes and still find themselves in tribunal.

Refusal to allow Muslim employee time off work to attend mosque was not discriminatory

To read the comments and for more info join Hot HR

If you have any comments on the content of the blog or Hot HR please contact me.

Please continue to recommend the group to any HR contacts that you might have.  The aim of the group is for information and ideas to be available via Hot HR, with people feeling that they can contribute to an open discussion, focussing on real issues and quality discussion.