Human resources

Human resources deals with the recruitment and retention of staff. Larger charities tend to have dedicated HR staff or even whole departments; smaller charities often park the HR function with the finance department.

A person responsible for HR may be expected to:

  • promote equality and diversity in the organisation;
  • develop policies on issues such as working conditions, performance management, equal opportunities, disciplinary procedures and absence management;
  • advise on pay and other remuneration issues, including promotion and benefits;
  • undertake regular salary reviews;
  • negotiate with staff and their representatives on issues relating to pay and conditions;
  • administer payroll and maintain records relating to staff;
  • interpret and advise on employment legislation;
  • listen to grievances and implement disciplinary procedures;
  • develop HR planning strategies with line managers, which consider immediate and long-term staff requirements in terms of numbers and skill levels;
  • plan training, including inductions for new staff;
  • analyse training.

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Charity benevolent fund recruits new chief

Charity benevolent fund recruits new chief 0

IT | Tania Mason | 5 Jan 2010

The Charity Employees Benevolent Fund has appointed former Charities Aid Foundation innovation head Gill Nunn as its new director.

GuideStar loses another director

GuideStar loses another director 0

IT | Tania Mason | 16 Dec 2009

GuideStar UK director Les Hems has left the organisation to take up a new role as director of research at the Centre for Social Impact in Sydney, Australia.

Charity benevolent fund opens this week

Charity benevolent fund opens this week 0

IT | Tania Mason | 9 Nov 2009

The Charity Employees Benevolent Fund will launch officially on Thursday, six years after it was initially proposed and registered as a charity.

GuideStar restructure sees Les Hems promoted to director

GuideStar restructure sees Les Hems promoted to director 0

IT | Tania Mason | 29 Sep 2009

GuideStar International has integrated its free website GuideStar UK and its Data Services trading subsidiary and appointed Les Hems, formerly director of third sector data and analysis at GuideStar Data Services CIC, as director of the combined programme.

Guidestar UK chief leaves after one year in post

Guidestar UK chief leaves after one year in post 0

IT | Tania Mason | 31 Mar 2009

Guidestar UK is seeking a new chief executive after its latest leader, Lewis Temple, returned to his roots with a new position at the helm of an international development charity.

Cardiff housing body installs Unity HR system

Cardiff housing body installs Unity HR system 0

IT | Vibeka Mair | 1 Mar 2009

Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) is introducing an online HR system for staff to book annual leave, check their career development and assess risks of particular tasks. Carval Computing has developed a browser through its HR Unity range for CCHA to manage its human resources and training processes for employees.

New HR system will help TACT UK tackle staff absences

New HR system will help TACT UK tackle staff absences 0

IT | Nazia Dewji | 1 Dec 2008

TACT UK is set to ditch Sage Payroll and implement a new integrated human resource and payroll software system in a bid to tackle its absenteeism problem. OpenPeople from COA Solutions will launch towards the end of the year to improve management efficiencies for the charity, which supports adults with learning disabilities.

CRUK installs new hot-desk booking system

CRUK installs new hot-desk booking system 0

IT | Nazia Dewji | 1 Dec 2008

Cancer Research UK is piloting a scheme to ensure most of the office desks in its IT department are in use even when many personnel are working off-site. Condeco, a new desk-booking module provided by RNM Systems, enables the charity’s central London information systems department to manage its office space with greater efficiency, and have as many of its 140 desks in use at any one time by its 200 staff.

Comic Relief eliminates paper with HR Pro System

Comic Relief eliminates paper with HR Pro System 0

IT | Nazia Dewji | 1 Dec 2008

Comic Relief has implemented a new HR system by ASR Computers in a bid to cut administrative costs and manage staff time more effectively. The HR Pro System with an integrated .NET Workflow module has allowed paperless flow of HR information, swift access to data and accurate diagnosis of personnel issues

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