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Join us for a FREE Human Resources Seminar in London, and attend the one industry event that focuses on the key emerging issues relating to Performance Management in the ever-evolving HR environment.

Keynote Speaker, Laurence Collins from active8 HR.

Laurence is a Director of active8 Human Resources - a fast growth HR solutions provider that is taking a revolutionary approach to developing talent strategies and tracking their impact through to the bottom-line. He has held senior in-house and HR consulting roles across a career that has seen him work with some of the UKs most progressive HR teams. His solutions, to the challenge of maximising the potential of their people, have been adopted in a diverse range of organisations that includes Capital One, Royal of Bank of Scotland, and Du pont.

Also, hear from existing HR.net Clients, on how they manage their performance management process, lessons to be learnt, and how technology can significantly assist.

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Londons financial district to gain outdoor Internet access
 

Workers in London’s financial district will be able to access the internet in the streets and open spaces across the Square Mile later this year when a wireless network is installed in the area.

The City of London Corporation, which is responsible for local government in the Square Mile, will roll out the wi-fi network over the next six months, using technology from network operator The Cloud.

The corporation, which is paying nothing towards the costs of the project, will give The Cloud access to lampposts, road signs and other street furniture which will be used to install the network infrastructure.

The Clouds open network system will also allow service providers to use it to deliver a range of services including high-speed internet access, e-mail, music, video and voice-over wi-fi services to their customers.

Michael Snyder, chairman of the City of London’s policy committee, said: We feel it is important to provide this technology to maintain our position as the worlds leading international financial centre.

City workers and visitors will be able to use wireless broadband to work more efficiently; staying in touch with their office via hand-held devices while on the move.

The Cloud recently announced plans to set up a string of public wireless local area networks in cities across the UK. The company has already set up a wi-fi zone covering the Canary Wharf area of London’s Docklands.

The changing face of HR Systems Technology…

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CIPD: people management is key to UK productivity

The government is failing to address the problem of poor management, which is a key factor behind the UKs woeful productivity performance, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has warned.

A CIPD report released ahead of official data urges the government to encourage more smart working by managers and staff.

The official statistics are expected to show the UK still lagging behind the productivity of the US, France and Germany by some margin.

John Philpott, chief economist at the CIPD, said: Coming after a year when UK productivity growth plummeted to ground zero, the latest international comparisons will be disappointing for a chancellor who has put considerable effort for almost a decade into closing the productivity gap.

The underlying problem, mostly overlooked by government policy, is that the vast majority of UK organisations still dont make a good enough fist of managing the productive resources they do have, especially their people, Philpott said.

The government should make improving people management and working practices central to its policy agenda, rather than treating it as subsidiary to investment, innovation, skills and competitive labour and product markets, he added.

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Work & Families Regulations. How they affect your business

The Government have sent out the draft regulations on Work and Families for a period of consultation, which is due to end on 18th April 2006. The final draft of proposals will be presented to Parliament in late 2006.

To read more, go to http://www.oneclickhr.com/hrupdate/# 

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