I've spent 25 years trying to make appraisal processes work more effectively and it is a tough job that continually needs the organisation, HR and
line managers to take clear accountability for making the process work.
The HCM Portal, which is designed to work with COA Solutions' HR Pro human resource (HR) system, is a user-friendly process driven system which allows authorised
line managers across the organisation to quickly and easily access key HR information and reports.
This is an eye-opening experience for
line managers, especially if there isn't clarity on requirements or issues about relocation or tailoring a work arrangement.
Ben Willmott, the CIPD'S employee relations adviser, said: "
Line managers play a critical role in dealing with tensions in the office.
A summary of the author's more than four decades of experience in both corporate communication roles and as a consultant to a number of Fortune 500 companies, this toolkit contains the tools necessary to launch a complex initiative aimed at energizing
line managers in accepting and acting on their communication responsibilities.
Madeleine Allen, managing director of Allen Training Associates, is warning business chiefs they must do more to support
line managers in conducting effective interviews or risk costing their companies substantial sums of money.
Arnold Hanish, chief accounting officer for Eli Lilly & Co., noted that at Lilly, a new level of accountability has been created by having
line managers report on changes they have made to the audit committee.
The committee recommends better training for
line managers to manage sick days 'confidently, consistently and sensitively'.
Firms were also encouraged to involve
line managers in pay and benefits policies to make sure money was not being wasted.
Entitled Employment Law -in a nutshell, the intensive one day programme is suitable for HR and personnel professionals, operational and
line managers, employee relations advisers, equal opportunities advisers and in-house lawyers, the course is being run on February 24, at the Birmingham office of law firm DLA.
Line managers don't govern their responsibility centres by constantly checking their costs or reviewing the past.
There is a great deal of evidence that companies will attract better employees, who will also stay longer and be happier with their jobs, when
line managers are involved in recruiting people for positions.