SIXTY-NINE per cent of HR directors have claimed finding people with the right leadership skills as their major concern
SIXTY-NINE per cent of HR directors have claimed finding people with the right leadership skills as their major concern. According to a survey of 2,400 directors, their second biggest problem was finding staff with people management skills (47 per cent). The report also suggested that HR directors had a lack of faith in their organisation’s ability to plan for the future, with planning under control for:
Short-term targets 34%
Medium-term targets 28%
Long-term targets 10%
Source: Richmond Events
Sales staff targets of age discrimination
PEOPLE WITH jobs that involve face-to-face customer relations are at higher risk of age discrimination. Sixty per cent of the 10,000 HR directors and managers surveyed believe sales staff are next most at risk. Waiting staff were third, followed by customer service staff. However, only 13 per cent of the HR directors and managers surveyed thought teachers were most at risk of age discrimination, followed by just 10 per cent for nurses.
Source: Croner
IR reforms need flexibility and incentives
FORTY-SIX per cent of Australian workers don’t believe the new industrial relations reforms will make any difference to their working lives. According to a survey of 1,182 people, 14 per cent said if they were in charge of changing industrial relations laws, they would allow employers to create individual deals depending upon company and employee needs. A further 27 per cent said the Government needs to introduce flexibility in the Australian workplace while 4 per wouldn’t change a thing.
Source: Talent2
Newspapers still job searching king
SEVENTY-FIVE per cent of US jobseekers still use newspapers to look for employment. Based on a report of 5,000 households in the US, newspapers are still the most common method of looking for a job across major regions of the country, except the top income group in the western US. The internet was not far behind, with 60 per cent of jobseekers going online for jobs, while just under 60 per cent use other methods such as friends, professional organisations and search agencies.
Source: The Conference Board
Staff taking sickies no shock for bosses
SIXTY-THREE per cent of Australian bosses actually expect their staff to take sickies. Of 591 workers surveyed, 17 per cent believed they deserved their break and claimed they took sickies because:
Their partner is off work 12%
Work is what ills them 38%
They need a break 44%
Twenty-eight per cent said they take between one and two sick days per year. However, this does not mean that all managers are fooled as only one in three bosses actually believe their staff are ill when they call in.
Source: Talent2
Thursdays a bludge
FIFTY-FIVE per cent of HR and finance professionals admit to not being productive every day of the week. According to a survey of 1,800 HR and finance workers in 11 different countries, only 4 per cent view Thursdays as their most productive day, followed closely by Fridays (5 per cent). The start of the week is the best time for HR professionals, with 18 per cent claiming to be productive on a Monday and 15 per cent on a Tuesday. The UK is no exception with 22 per cent preferring Mondays and only 4 per cent achieving much on a Thursday.
Source: Robert Half Finance & Accounting
