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This month, we move a step on from establishing the flexible working environment and look at staff selection. It is not enough to have a policy – it needs to …
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With HR professionals calling for a ‘more political’ CIPD, Stephen Overell looks at what the institute can learn from other organisations Personnel Today’s survey on the political profile of the …
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The DTI is poised to announce new measures to curb frivolous and vexatious claims to employment tribunals. An announcement by Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers is expected before Christmas, …
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The personnel director of North Lakeland Healthcare NHS Trust has been sacked along with other senior staff for management failures which led to abuse of elderly patients at a former …
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A high-powered group of 30 like-minded HR directors shared common concerns at a networking event in a London hotel last week. Directors from blue-chip companies like Tesco, Glaxo Wellcome and …
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It’s official. Men cannot do without their creature comforts – and they expect their employers to pick up the tab. A survey of 1,000 European business travellers found men are …
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Internet broker Virgin Direct has recruited 90 new staff in eight months using innovative virtual interviewing techniques. The Norwich-based on-line company Virgin Direct, which provides pensions, ISAs and savings accounts, …
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The Industrial Society has launched a campaign to persuade the Government to drop its opposition to extending legislation on employee consultation. In a report, The Silent Stakeholders: Reforming workforce consultation …
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Too many employers are still ignorant of the provisions in the Disability Discrimination Act as it approaches its fourth anniversary next month, the Institute of Employment Rights has claimed. IER …
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What does the future of work hold for personnel specialists – a dream or a nightmare? Our major report tries to answer that question. The new economy being pioneered in …
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Nine out of 10 HR managers are certain that they pay their male and female staff fairly but this confidence is often misplaced, the Equal Opportunities Commission has said. Early …
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The Commission for Racial Equality has launched a formal investigation into racial discrimination in the prison service after revelations that an employee at Brixton prison was racially harassed. Brixton is …
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Organisations responding to the review of the tribunal system want more costs to be awarded against companies found to be unfairly dismissing staff. The consultation exercise, carried out by the …
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Local government personnel chiefs are leading a joint action team of employers and government officials to tackle age discrimination in the workplace. The Society of Chief Personnel Officers in Local …
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The Industrial Society and the TUC have published their own set of guidelines on sending and receiving e-mails at work and called on employers to draw up an e-mail code …