HR news – first week of March
2009/2010 HRINZ HR Award winners announced
The Overall Winners for 2009/2010 were announced at a gala dinner on 25th February 2010
Supreme Winners were:
- Overall HR Initiative of the Year – NZSki Limited
- Overall HR Person of the Year- Craig Morris
- Overall Young HR Practitioner of the Year, in association with Wheeler Campbell – Michael Peters
- Overall HR Specialist of the Year, in association with Melbourne Business School – Diane Edwards
- Overall HR Generalist of the Year, in association with Melbourne Business School – Craig Morris
- Southern Cross Wellness Award – NZ Customs Service – Safe, Fit and Well Entry
- State Services Public Sector Award – NZ Customs Service – Leadership Career Path Entry
>>>> More info here
Review of part 9 of the employment relations act 2000: personal grievances
The Department of Labour is seeking submissions to inform a review of the personal grievance system established under the Employment Relations Act 2000. They welcome the views of people who have had either direct or indirect experience of personal grievances.
Submissions close on 31 March 2010.
>>>> More info here
New Zealand workplaces high on international globalisation scale
86 percent of New Zealand employees have worked closely with colleagues from a different country or culture over the past two years, making New Zealand fourth internationally in workplace globalisation.
Amongst the key findings of the survey in New Zealand:
• 80% of Gen X believe it is important to their career prospects that they become more globally oriented, followed by Gen Y (79%) and baby boomers (73%).
• In deciding where to work, exposure to a global environment is considered ‘extremely important’ by 29% of Gen Y, 26% of Gen X and 23% of baby boomers.
• Only 28% of local employees receive formal cross-cultural or language training from their employer
>>>> Kelly Global Workforce Index
Demand still high for skilled IT professionals
A survey of senior IT decision makers and hiring managers across a range of New Zealand businesses, found over 71 percent of respondents report an increase or no change in demand for skilled IT professionals in their industry.
>>>> Kelly Services full report here
New online therapy – alleviating depression in the internet age
Keeping the black dog at bay may no longer mean visiting a therapist, with the launch this month of an online therapy programme in New Zealand workplaces.
Originally developed in the UK, the treatment, called Beating the Blues, is now the only online tool to treat depression used by the National Health Service. Since launching in the UK the online therapy has proven to be extremely successful with 83 percent of people saying it was as good as, or better than, previous treatment.
Instep, a local behavioural healthcare company, is the first to trial the programme in New Zealand.
>>>> http://www.beatingtheblues.co.uk/
