All articles by Sian Harrington – Page 2
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Profiles and QandAs
Reviewing sickness absence could also lead to healthier performance
The first sign of mince pies hitting the shelves says it all. Business is desperate to grasp on to anything that may drag it out…
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News
Mobile technology can’t be effective if it’s only a tease
So how many ducks have you tapped? Cadbury’s foray into ‘augmented reality’ through smartphone app Blippar is nearly as addictive as its chocolate. If you missed last month’s copy of The Grocer, in which the editorial team tested the…
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News
Will others follow Morrisons’ lead on women in the boardroom?
It’s six months since Lord Davies published his Women on Boards report and 23 companies, including Reckitt Benckiser, have appointed female directors in that time. But, despite Lord Davies urging FTSE 100 companies to sign up to a voluntary target…
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Comment and Opinion
NotW scandal shows why leadership is so vital
The NOTW scandal shows us leadership is vital so why is the UK so bad at it? By the time you read this, the News of the World will be no more.
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: Discrimination claims and company liability
I have just come back from a company day out a summer party featuring sizeable amounts of alcohol, food, games and speeches. As befits an organisation that counts HR magazine within its stable, the company sent out an edict warning...
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Comment and Opinion
Coalition has nothing to celebrate amid poor employment figures
“Rigid, rule-based regulation is preventing businesses from employing more people,” claimed shadow chancellor Ed Balls at the Institute of Directors (IoD) conference last week as he came to blows with chancellor George Osborne over how to boost employment
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: Changes to retirement age don't address skills gap with next generation
April is the biggest month in the world of work, being the time when new employment legislation comes into force. And this April there has been no let up in regulation. The biggies for food and drink businesses are the scrapping of the default...
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: Companies should ease the path for women to gain top roles
Sainsbury's appointment of Google UK MD Matt Brittin to its board as a non-executive director in January was a smart move. He will bring valuable expertise to the retailer's web offer.
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: Government’s employment shake-up doesn’t address the concerns of employers
More suited to the pages of Alice in Wonderland than to the 21st-century world of the Big Society." That is how one HR director has greeted the government's new proposals to shake up the employment tribunal system.
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: Got the blues? Well, it is the most depressing time of year
You are either over the worst already, or it is coming your way on Monday. Either 17 January or 24 January is the most depressing day of the year, according to psychologists. To add to the gloom, they cannot agree on the precise date for Blue...
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: Home secretary and Unite boss making major waves
It’s not often one can find a reason to mention home secretary Theresa May and union agitator Len McCluskey in the same breath.
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: Retirement changes could force employers to create more temporary positions
Chancellor George Osborne's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) held few surprises for those interested in the world of work aside from the revelation that the state pension age for both men and women would rise to 66 by 2020. More pressing for employers, however, were two pieces of legislation unveiled either ...
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: Trust is key to riding out the recession
It won't just be public sector workers crossing everything when the government announces its long-awaited Comprehensive Spending Review.
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: Investing in skills is key, both in bad times and good
When times are tough it is tempting for businesses to take the first swing of the axe at training. Investment in skills and...
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: CSR without HR is merely PR
I love an excuse to get out of the big smoke, don a hairnet and white coat and traipse round a factory, especially when followed by a walk in the fresh air.
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Comment and Opinion
Careers File: HR must stave off invasion of the marketing Triffids
A beautiful meteor shower has rendered those who watched it blind. Bill, having been splashed with genetically engineered triffid plant venom during his work, missed all this and appears to be the only one who can still see.
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News
Careers File: Tesco's new boss must bring IT and HR together like never before
Much has been made of the international experience of Philip Clarke, who will succeed Sir Terry Leahy at the top of Tesco from next...
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News
Careers File: Minimum alcohol pricing, no national insurance rise... it's all change in business
Sir Terry Leahy, The Grocer's retailer power player, is off the starting blocks before anyone else yet again. Just a day after the...
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News
Careers File: Change at the top can wipe billions off a company
The nation may be enthralled with the clash between Brown, Cameron and Clegg, but for those in grocery there is a more interesting battle going on who will replace Andy Bond as chief executive of Asda?
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Profiles and QandAs
Careers File: Would the Tories do better than the current Chancellor?
Just one month to go before the general election are you getting excited? No? Given the few differences of policy that exist between Labour and the Conservatives, I can't say I blame you.
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