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| RETURN-TO-WORK INTERVIEWS - A TOOL THAT WORKS |
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Two out of three employers that introduce return-to-work interviews see a reduction in employee absence. According to our research, it is probably the most effective technique in the field of attendance management, and one of the most commonly used.
But how does your experience compare with that of other organisations? In this issue we report the findings of an IRS survey of return-to-work interviews at 182 employers and provide detailed benchmarking data by sizeband and broad economic sector.
Also in this newsletter, we have new data on training, with information on training budgets, the training challenges facing employers, and survey findings on the training interventions rated most highly by HR practitioners.
Other articles include:
Finally, visit the Employment Intelligence blog for our holiday entitlement quiz, the top 10 HR questions of the month and more.
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XpertHR has been given a new look and feel to help make it easier than ever to find the resources you need. The first major redesign in six years introduces a cleaner, more modern feel. Although the content remains as comprehensive as ever, our aim has been to improve your ability to browse and search the site.
One of the first changes you will notice is that all articles have an icon to show what you can expect to find if you follow the link. Most of these are fairly obvious - a % sign for surveys, and a clock face for the legal timetable, for example. But there is also an explanation of what each of the icons means.
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As you use the site, we hope you will find it easier on the eye and simpler to use than before. However, if you want to find out how to get even more out of XpertHR, we have also expanded and improved the user guide. Find out more...
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Mark Crail,
Managing Editor,
Employment Review |
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| EMPLOYMENT TRENDS |
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Survey: Workplace training - time, money and effectiveness
Our annual training survey highlights trends in training budgets and typical levels of spending per employee. It identifies the need to align employee skills with business goals as the main challenge for employers, and provides detailed statistics and analysis of:
- factors influencing training activities;
- training days per employee at different levels of the organisation; and
- the training techniques that our panel believes are the most effective.
Plus, our 86 panel members explain how they went about organising successful training initiatives.
Survey request: Managing employee departures
How long are the notice periods in your organisation, and are there any circumstances under which people are not expected to work all of their notice when they leave? Tell us how your organisation manages voluntary and involuntary employee departures and we will send you a copy of our benchmarking report as soon as it is available.
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| RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION |
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Case study: Council boosts ethnic minority recruitment
Brighton and Hove has a substantial black and ethnic minority population, which was under-represented in the city council workforce. A project team tackled this with equalities training for staff and by engaging locally and nationally with black jobseekers.
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| ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE |
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Survey: Return-to-work interviews - the first IRS report
Two out of three employers implementing return-to-work interviews say they cut absence. Our survey questioned 182 employers about issues such as:
- trigger factors for the use of return-to-work interviews;
- subjects covered and information recorded;
- the role of line managers and training given to them; and
- how exactly interviews help employers to cut absence.
Data in full: Return-to-work interviews
See all the data from our survey of return-to-work interviews, with a detailed breakdown of the results by organisation size and sector.
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IRS conference: Equality and Diversity
This one-day conference, to be held on 17 October 2007 in London, will look at how organisations can manage diversity to enhance corporate reputation, support culture change and boost competitiveness. It will feature three case studies from Harlow District Council, KPMG and The Co-operative Group. Find out more
IRS conference: Performance Management
This one-day conference, to be held on 7 November 2007 in London, will provide best practice in aligning performance with strategic goals and how to make performance management work for your organisation. It will feature case studies from West Bromwich Building Society and the London Borough of Sutton. Find out more
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