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Aug/Sept 2010 www.esb.ie/em
ENERGY SOLUTIONS
PHR upgrade project delivered
SAP R3 upgrade completes
SERVICES ORGANISATION
CHANGES TO THE SAP Portal scheduled for the August 2010 Bank Holiday weekend have been completed. As a result of the upgrade, the PHR system has moved to SAP ECC6.0, which offers benefits of easier to use system features and ensures the system is in line with the most up to date version of SAP.
Training and support
Each business unit / area has a ‘PHR transition lead’ who alongside ‘super users’ has coordinated the delivery of training, ensured that support documentation is up to date and that staff can continue to do their work using the enhanced system.
Depending on the type of user and the changes involved, training was either delivered face to face’ in a classroom setting or as a demonstration to a group.
PHR support
All Job Aids are available on – line. The PHR Intranet site has been updated and all Job Aids are available on – line at the following location:
http://esbnet/phr/ All support contact details of HR, Payroll, Time & Expenses, Time Administrators and Super users are available on the PHR site.
Some of the system changes help easy navigation
Current internet customer applications such as booking a flight guides you through a process step by step. The new expenses screen, shown also has this enhanced functionality – See Diagram 1.
Ready Access to Information – staff and their managers will benefit from improvements to the layout and availability of data including colour coding display. The Manager Self Service screen shown displays these enhancements – See Diagram 2
PHR transition lead details:
Area | Transition Lead | Contact |
ESB Energy International (Generation Operations) |
Liam Kelly – HR Denis Kelly |
liam.kelly2@esb.ie denis.kelly@esb.ie |
Networks | Brid Cooke | brid.cooke@esb.ie |
Services Organisation & Corporate Centre |
Niamh Smyth | niamh.smyth@esb.ie |
ICT & Telecoms | Maeve Rudden Barry Brennan |
maeve.rudden@esb.ie barry.brennan@esb.ie |
Customer Supply & ESB Pensions | Ciara Whelan | ciara.whelan@esb.ie |
Niall O’Connor joins EAP Programme Team in Greater Dublin area
SERVICES ORGANISATION
NIALL O’Connor, formerly of the Equality and Diversity Office, has recently joined the EAP Team and is responsible for the following areas:
ClanwilliamHarold's Cross
Leopardstown
Osprey
ESBI Santry
ESBI Stephen Court
Turlough Hill Stations.
Fleet Street
Inchicore
Naas
Rathmines
South Lotts
Tallaght
This follows a recent change to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Team following the retirement of Joe Kealy, who was with the EAP Team from 2002 to 2010 retired from ESB in March. We thank Joe for his excellent contribution to the EAP over the years and wish Joe and his family the very best of luck for the future.
The purpose of the EAP is to provide serving and retired staff and management with access to professional and confidential help towards resolving difficult personal situations. Modern business experience shows that employees need appropriate support if high-performance standards are to be achieved.
The ESB approach to employee assistance is outlined in the following EAP Policy Statement, “ESB accepts that unresolved personal problems can be a cause of serious disruption of individual and family life and can impact seriously on work performance. In line with its Employees Charter, ESB therefore wishes to provide its employees with the opportunity to obtain appropriate confidential guidance and counselling, to assist them in dealing with such problems. This service will be provided through a professional Employee Assistance Programme.”
Niall can be contacted on phone 7026705 or mobile 087 6130 975 or by e-mail at niall.oconnor@esb.ie. For more information on the EAP Programme see: http://esbnet/sharedservices/health/eap/default.shtm
ESB Education
Awards 2010/11
SERVICES ORGANISATION
ESB IS OFFERING FIVE third-level education awards to children of staff who are starting full-time degree or diploma studies in the 2010/11 college year. Selection is by an open draw, which takes place on Friday October 29th. The draw is open to dependent children of regular full-time and part-time staff in ESB and ESBI, to children of staff receiving ongoing VSS payments and to children of retired and deceased staff. Each award is worth €2,000 (and subject to PAYE/PRSI) per year for a maximum of four years and awards are subject to satisfactory college performance and the passing of the course examinations. There is a limit of one entry per student and a family may be in receipt of one ESB Education Award only at any time.
Eligible courses
The awards apply to full-time under-graduate degree and diploma-level courses, at an approved university or higher education institute within the EU. They do not cover part-time or post-graduate studies.
For the purposes of recognition, degrees and diplomas should be accredited by a recognised university, the HETAC (formerly NCEA) or an equivalent accrediting institution.
How to apply: Application can be made using the attached link on the Intranet site /ESBnetNews/StaffNoticeboard. http://sharepoint/sites/Group/GS/escs/Lists/2010Apps/NewForm2.aspx. Alternatively, a List of conditions, application forms and further information are available by phoning Maria Travers at 01/7027091, or internal extn. 27091.