Line Managers Are Biggest Threat to HR

Inability of line managers to deal with employment issues is the biggest threat facing HR as a business function according to more than seven in ten HR professionals who took part in an online poll by Croner, the UK’s biggest employment information and advice provider.

The poll highlights the very real issue faced by HR professionals of the difficult balance to become more strategic whilst ensuring that line managers deal with employment issues correctly. CRONER-i HR Training, a new online service for planning and delivering comprehensive line manager training, is designed to help HR professionals do that.

The product covers five key HR management areas: Attendance Management, Discipline, Grievance, Performance Appraisal and Selection. Its easy-to-use online format provides HR and training officers with a complete training toolkit to efficiently equip line managers with essential HR information and skills.

CRONER-i HR Training includes notes for the trainer, suggested timings, PowerPoint presentation slides, training exercises and information handouts for trainees. The service is supported by monthly e-bulletins featuring HR training news, developments and case studies, and access to a telephone helpdesk.

Peter Fitzmaurice, business development director at Croner, says: The findings of our survey highlight a ’Catch-22’ situation that is proving a barrier to the profession. HR needs to focus more on enabling employees to deliver organisational strategy, but to do this it needs to delegate responsibility for resolving routine operational issues. Our experience shows that line managers frequently lack the knowledge and communication skills required, and this poll further highlights this problem.

Yet effective HR training for line managers can be time-consuming and expensive. CRONER-i HR Training is specifically designed as a ready-to-use training package involving minimum preparation time. It addresses the key issues faced by line managers, who are increasingly tasked in dealing with day-to-day absence, grievances, performance appraisals and recruitment within their teams.

HR training for line managers improves their HR techniques, such as effective appraisals or disciplinary action, which can ultimately have a positive knock-on effect in recruitment, retention and even morale and motivation - helping further demonstrate the value of HR.

We’re excited to be launching a product which we believe solves a growing need in and concern of today’s HR professionals, provided in a simple, user-friendly, low cost package.

Free Customer Trial
Customers can visit www.croner.co.uk/hr-training for a free demonstration. Croner-i HR Training costs 400.00 plus 9.95 (postage, packing and administration) and 71.75 (VAT). Total cost = 481.70. Please call 020 8247 1632 for further information.

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