22nd July 2008
Concrete has traditionally endured a poor reputation as a fundamental building material due to perceptions concerning its reliance on virgin raw materials and the energy consumption and emissions associated with its production process. Based on recent dev...
21st July 2008
The P46 is more than just a document required by HMRC. It also serves as a record of entitlement for Home Office requirements that employers ensure that their employees are entitled to work in the UK. Ceridian’s Simon Parsons explains.
Taking on a n...
25th June 2008
There’s a strange inversion in the seasons that can’t be attributed to global warming. Christmas is when all the holiday advertising starts, and any time now we’ll be seeing Christmas presents appearing in the shops. Which means that savvy Internet ...
11th June 2008
Revealed - what makes a workplace Great
Google and Microsoft come top of the “Great Place to Work” league published by the Financial Times. However, a number of smaller companies have made the list, providing an interesting insight into what makes a ...
07th April 2008
More people are killed at work than die in wars each year.
In the UK about 400 people (employees, self-employed people, and members of the public) are killed in incidents through the operation of commerce each year. From 6 April 2008, companies and org...
13th February 2008
New Tax Year, New Standard
Many readers will be aware that I have been a critical friend of the payroll standard for many years. Personally involved in consultations for the creation of the original standard, it fell short of relevance for many employe...
13th September 2007
'How to get the most from Recruitment Agencies' Overview The ‘war for talent’ has resulted in recruiters operating a wider range of methods to find talented candidates: a process that, combined with tighter margins, has seen them seek the most efficie...
03rd September 2007
Payroll: Salary Sacrifice
Employers are increasingly using salary sacrifice to manage employee remuneration. This raises the employee’s perceived value of their reward package, and forms a large part of Human Capital Management. But times have chang...
08th August 2007
Spend on human capital is viewed as requiring either similar or higher investments than other company assets. This is one of the key findings of an in-depth survey by the FT Research Centre on behalf of Ceridian, one of the largest providers of human reso...
07th August 2007
Responsibility for human capital falls much wider than just the HR function according to an in-depth survey by the FT Research Centre commissioned by Ceridian, one of the largest providers of human resource services in the world. However, the majority of ...
01st August 2007
Concern over skill shortages has forced the development of human resources up the management agenda but over two thirds of businesses still do not have an HR director on the board, according to research conducted by the Financial Times Research Centre.
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24th July 2007
Human Capital and the war for talent
It is clear from experience, as well as the vast amounts of information available to employers that the demographics of the global workforce are changing. Patterns of migration, issues of diversity and social or educa...
24th July 2007
It is clear from experience, as well as the vast amounts of information available to employers that the demographics of the global workforce are changing. Patterns of migration, issues of diversity and social or educational development are presenting empl...
27th March 2007
Human Capital White Paper
Version 1.1
What is Human Capital?
Human capital is just one of an organisation’s intangible assets. It is basically all of the competencies and commitment of the people within an organisation i.e. their skills, experience, ...
20th June 2006
The single biggest issue facing fleet managers or managers with a fleet remit is employers' duty of care towards their employees while driving on company business.
Company car and van drivers are involved in over 1,000 fatal accidents on Britain's roads ...
