PersonnelToday.com - E-HR and HR information systems newshttp://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbThu, 17 Jul 2008 12:58:00 GMTGovernment aims to offset 100% of ICT carbon emissions by 2012http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/17/46758/government-aims-to-offset-100-of-ict-carbon-emissions-by-2012.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/17/46758/government-aims-to-offset-100-of-ict-carbon-emissions-by-2012.html The government has announced plans to slash the carbon footprint of its computer systems. Information and communications technoThu, 17 Jul 2008 12:58:00 GMTRevenue suspends board after review into lost child benefit data discshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/16/45431/revenue-suspends-board-after-review-into-lost-child-benefit-data-discs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/16/45431/revenue-suspends-board-after-review-into-lost-child-benefit-data-discs.html HM Revenue Customs (HMRC) has suspended its main board after an external review highlighted leadership failings in the wake of its <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/11/21/43366/union-blames-job-cuts-and-lWed, 16 Apr 2008 12:05:00 GMTMoD provides online pay and benefits calculator for Armed Forces personnelhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/01/45191/mod-provides-online-pay-and-benefits-calculator-for-armed-forces-personnel.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/04/01/45191/mod-provides-online-pay-and-benefits-calculator-for-armed-forces-personnel.html Armed Forces personnel can now check on their pay and total benefits package online after the MiTue, 01 Apr 2008 15:30:00 GMTNHS electronic staff record system passes the one-million user markhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/03/18/44976/nhs-electronic-staff-record-system-passes-the-one-million-user-mark.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/03/18/44976/nhs-electronic-staff-record-system-passes-the-one-million-user-mark.html More than one million health workers are now being paid through the <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/08/07/41848/nearly-1-million-employees-on-nhs-electronic-staff-record-integrated-hr-and-payroll-system.html"Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:10:00 GMTSage buys human resources and payroll services firm KCS Global Holdings for £20mhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/10/30/43046/sage-buys-human-resources-and-payroll-services-firm-kcs-global-holdings-for-20m.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/10/30/43046/sage-buys-human-resources-and-payroll-services-firm-kcs-global-holdings-for-20m.html Software giant Sage has acquired personnel and payroll solutions provider <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/ArticTue, 30 Oct 2007 15:00:00 GMTAskHR online tool helps Norwich Union cut human resources workloadhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/10/12/42781/askhr-online-tool-helps-norwich-union-cut-human-resources-workload.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/10/12/42781/askhr-online-tool-helps-norwich-union-cut-human-resources-workload.html Norwich Union has reduced the workload of its human resources department through the introduction of an online tool to provide employees with answers to their queries. The company said, in the four months since the online HFri, 12 Oct 2007 08:28:00 GMTNearly 1 million employees on NHS Electronic Staff Record integrated HR and payroll systemhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/08/07/41848/nearly-1-million-employees-on-nhs-electronic-staff-record-integrated-hr-and-payroll-system.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/08/07/41848/nearly-1-million-employees-on-nhs-electronic-staff-record-integrated-hr-and-payroll-system.html Nearly one million health workers are now being paid through the £300m NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) project, claimed to be the world's largest integrated HR and payroll system. ESR now has 476 orTue, 07 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMTSeven in 10 human resource professionals ignore internet-based talent management tools preferring paper for HR initiativeshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/27/41259/seven-in-10-human-resource-professionals-ignore-internet-based-talent-management-tools-preferring-paper-for-hr-initiatives.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/27/41259/seven-in-10-human-resource-professionals-ignore-internet-based-talent-management-tools-preferring-paper-for-hr-initiatives.html Human resources professionals still depend on paper-based HR initiatives despite an awareness of internet-based tools, research has found. A survey conducted by Qikker SolutionWed, 27 Jun 2007 11:20:00 GMTLaptop stolen from car contained payroll details of Eden Project's staffhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/19/41167/laptop-stolen-from-car-contained-payroll-details-of-eden-projects-staff.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/06/19/41167/laptop-stolen-from-car-contained-payroll-details-of-eden-projects-staff.html Cornish tourist attraction and environmental complex, the Eden Project has announced the loss of a laptop containing sensitive employee information.</Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:53:00 GMTUK companies save at least £90m a year by submitting payroll year-end tax returns onlinehttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/05/18/40660/uk-companies-save-at-least-90m-a-year-by-submitting-payroll-year-end-tax-returns-online.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/05/18/40660/uk-companies-save-at-least-90m-a-year-by-submitting-payroll-year-end-tax-returns-online.html UK firms are making a combined minimum saving of at least £90m by submitting their payroll year-end tax returns online, new research has found. A survey commissionFri, 18 May 2007 16:00:00 GMTBAE Systems streamlines Human Resources processes at Submarine Solutions business divisionshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/05/15/40617/bae-systems-streamlines-human-resources-processes-at-submarine-solutions-business-divisions.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/05/15/40617/bae-systems-streamlines-human-resources-processes-at-submarine-solutions-business-divisions.html BAE Systems has teamed up with capability management firm, InfoBasis<STRTue, 15 May 2007 11:38:00 GMTSoftware supplier Sage buys HR systems developer Snowdrop in £17m dealhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/05/09/40515/software-supplier-sage-buys-hr-systems-developer-snowdrop-in-17m-deal.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/05/09/40515/software-supplier-sage-buys-hr-systems-developer-snowdrop-in-17m-deal.html Software giant Sage has bought rival Snowdrop  Systems<STRONGWed, 09 May 2007 15:15:00 GMTLaw firm Berrymans Lace Mawer takes HR and payroll service from Northgate HRhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/23/40312/law-firm-berrymans-lace-mawer-takes-hr-and-payroll-service-from-northgate-hr.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/23/40312/law-firm-berrymans-lace-mawer-takes-hr-and-payroll-service-from-northgate-hr.html Law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer is working with Northgate HR to update Berrymans' HMon, 23 Apr 2007 14:17:00 GMTMedical Training Application Service for junior doctors to undergo independent reviewhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/17/40183/medical-training-application-service-for-junior-doctors-to-undergo-independent-review.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/17/40183/medical-training-application-service-for-junior-doctors-to-undergo-independent-review.html There is to be a long-term review of the heavily criticised Modernising Medical Careers system used to appoint junior doctors into training posts. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:37:00 GMTAsset management company Threadneedle signs new payroll and HR deal with IT outsourcer LogicaCMGhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/13/40120/asset-management-company-threadneedle-signs-new-payroll-and-hr-deal-with-it-outsourcer-logicacmg.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/13/40120/asset-management-company-threadneedle-signs-new-payroll-and-hr-deal-with-it-outsourcer-logicacmg.html Asset management company Threadneedle has signed a new deal with <A href="http://www.logicacmg.com/" target=_blFri, 13 Apr 2007 09:28:00 GMTCity of Edinburgh Council strikes HR outsourcing deal with BThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/12/40116/city-of-edinburgh-council-strikes-hr-outsourcing-deal-with-bt.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/12/40116/city-of-edinburgh-council-strikes-hr-outsourcing-deal-with-bt.html The City of Edinburgh Council, has signed a £10 million deal with BT, to install a newThu, 12 Apr 2007 14:45:00 GMTMoD to save £100,000 a year after July roll-out of HR software from EDS to Army http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/12/40115/mod-to-save-100000-a-year-after-july-roll-out-of-hr-software-from-eds-to-army.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/04/12/40115/mod-to-save-100000-a-year-after-july-roll-out-of-hr-software-from-eds-to-army.html The Ministry of Defence (MoD),  will roll out its Joint Personnel Administration system to more than 100,000 army employees by July.<Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:09:00 GMTHR praised by NHS Employers despite controversy surrounding Modernising Medical Careers programmehttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/03/09/39590/hr-praised-by-nhs-employers-despite-controversy-surrounding-modernising-medical-careers-programme.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/03/09/39590/hr-praised-by-nhs-employers-despite-controversy-surrounding-modernising-medical-careers-programme.html Health service HR professionals have been praised by NHS Employers, despite their role in the government’s controversial <A href="http://www.mmc.nhs.uk/pFri, 09 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMTDepartment of Health to review heavily criticised government recruitment scheme for new doctorshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/03/07/39575/department-of-health-to-review-heavily-criticised-government-recruitment-scheme-for-new-doctors.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/03/07/39575/department-of-health-to-review-heavily-criticised-government-recruitment-scheme-for-new-doctors.html The government has caved to criticism about changes to the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) recruitment programme and agreed to review the system inWed, 07 Mar 2007 14:00:00 GMTUniversity of Southampton signs £560,000 payroll software deal with Northgate HRhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/03/06/39567/university-of-southampton-signs-560000-payroll-software-deal-with-northgate-hr.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2007/03/06/39567/university-of-southampton-signs-560000-payroll-software-deal-with-northgate-hr.html The University of Southampton has signed a £560,000, five-year deal with provider Northgate HR for its <A href="http://www.northgate-hrs.comTue, 06 Mar 2007 14:16:00 GMT