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The HR Problem
Expanding employment legislation
- Employment legislation now makes employers accountable for their employees' negligent or irresponsible actions. Untrained employees are high-risk.
- Recent legislation has significantly increased these potential liabilities. Corporate manslaughter legislation threatens imprisonment to Directors.
- Employers also face growing risks from litigious employees. Tribunal cases were up 17% in 2003/4... read more
Awareness and Attitudinal training is now vital
The disconnect...
- Today's workforce needs Triple A ratings in; Awareness (ie knowledge), Ability (ie skills) and Attitude. The attitudinal approach (and hence behaviours) of both employees and managers are crucial to retention and performance
- Induction training is generally focused on knowledge of the business and the skills needed to do the job
- A common training gap is awareness of, and attitudes to, workplace issues which carry risk for the employer... read more
Competitive pressures
- Many business managers, measured against productivity and performance targets, want employee induction training to be as minimal as possible. They do not appreciate the risks to the business nor the negative impact on future growth.
- Even where formal induction is in place, the attitudinal and behavioural areas covered by new legislation - and actually of great value to them - are frequently overlooked ... read more
