Task 1: Understand the purpose of an organisation and its operating environment. Network Rail was founded in 2002 and is the owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain‚ this includes: tracks‚ signals‚ most stations‚ tunnels and level crossings. It is a company limited by guarantee‚ this means financially they are directly accountable to their members’ a members role is a similar role of shareholder except they have no financial interest. However‚ any final financial decisions
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Recording‚ analysing and using HR information Activity 1 Briefing note Purpose/Issue It has been requested by the HR Director to review the organisation’s approach to collecting‚ storing and using HR data and produce a briefing note on our findings. 1. Why does the organization need to collect HR data? The organization needs to collect HR Data in order to comply with regulatory legislative requirements such as‚ working time directive‚ health and safety and pay rates etc. It
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function in fulfilling the short and long term ambitions of the organisation’ cannot be over emphasized especially in recent times where HR/L&D has moved from the past when one of HR/L&D primary roles has been to ensure compliance with laws‚ rules and regulations. Although this is still the case and will always be‚ we have however become strategic partners working with line managers to achieve business strategy. We have been able to integrate L&D activities in a strategic manner to be able to achieve organisational
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business customers. Personal banking customers can choose from a range of Current Accounts‚ Savings Accounts‚ Credit Cards‚ Un-secured Personal Loans‚ Mortgages and Insurance products. To enable customers to access their accounts whenever they need and manage them more effectively‚ Santander offer internet and mobile banking as well as telephone banking for the majority of accounts – not forgetting any of the 1200 high street branches! Business and Corporate customers have access to a similar
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level of skill especially as part of a training program. In Learning and Development (L&D) the essence of knowledge and skills upgrading‚ is the attempt to improve current or future performance by increasing individual ability to perform through learning and aim to enhancing performance and productivity to bridge the gaps for growth. (Sadler-Smith‚ 2006) Distinction and overlaps of L&D vs HRD The concept of L&D in the field of management research and practice is concerned with how individuals
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LIMITATIONS TO DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHOD Ravi Agarwal Abstract-The Duckworth Lewis method‚ or D/L method‚ was created by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis. The International Cricket Council (ICC) adopted D/L method in 1999 to address the issue of delayed one-day cricket matches due to interruptions such as inclement weather conditions‚ poor light and floodlight failures‚ and crowd problems. This paper deals with the evaluation of the Duckworth Lewis method‚ identifying its limitation‚ and
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briefing note is aimed to support a new manager to gain some understanding of the organisation in preparation for their start. Enterprise is a private sector organisation that has a current turnover of £1.1bn. Enterprise currently employ’s circa 17‚000 people including direct and DSP staff. 1.1 Enterprise is the UK’s largest dedicated maintenance and front-line service provider to the public sector and utility industry. 2. Company Analysis 2.1 Enterprise offers a wide range of services to its customers
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Collections: Why do people collect and how the design of Urban Vinyl toy revolution brought a new era of collectors. ‘Not just objects are collected we are collected…empire is a collection of countries and of populations; a country is a collection of regions and peoples; each given people is a collection of individuals‚ divided into governed and governers- that is collectables and collectors’ Eisner and Cardinal (1994:2) This essay will firstly define what collecting is. Then it will look why people
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trainings‚ program officer visits‚ proposal editing‚ PR communications‚ funding opportunity searches and dissemination‚ budget preparation‚ forms and submission assistance‚ research team building‚ and administering campus limited submission reviews).[2] Research Development professionals initiate and nurture critical partnerships and alliances throughout the institutional research enterprise and between institutions—and with their external stakeholders. With the goal of enabling competitive individual
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A Survey Report by the Society for Human Resource Management HR’s Evolving Role in Organizations and Its Impact on Business Strategy Linking Critical HR Functions to Organizational Success Project team Project leader: Project contributors: Amanda Benedict‚ M.A.‚ survey research specialist Nancy R. Lockwood‚ M.A.‚ SPHR‚ GPHR‚ manager‚ HR Content Program Evren Esen‚ manager‚ Survey Program Steve Williams‚ Ph.D.‚ SPHR‚ director‚ Research External reviewers and contributors: SHRM Organizational
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