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In an age of work-life balance policies, setting up a desk at home can seem to be the ideal solution. But organisations must provide support to staff outside the main site – not just leave them to get on with it
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Edited by Richard Staines
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IBM has more than halved its HR costs through a complete overhaul of its policies and by harnessing the power of e-technology. Ray Leighton, e-HR executive at IBM, said the …
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The CIPD has criticised the Government’s proposed strategy for promoting the employment of asylum-seekers and refugees, claiming it fails to assess their skills. But John Philpott, CIPD chief economist, questions …
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B&Q’s automated psychometric testing system has reduced staff turnover by 10 per cent since the scheme was introduced last year. HR policy controller Rob Barnett claims that the system has …
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Michel Syrett, work-life balance consultant and consultant, told the employers’ Law/Rowe & Maw Briefing that increasing use of e-mail and the Internet are causing employees to overwork. We asked delegates …
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By Lance Richards
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Businesses are turning increasingly to spiritual guidance, so you may feel it’s time to gen up on some genuine philosophical gurus. Here are a few to start you off on …
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Staff turnover at food retailer Pret à Manger fell by 30 per cent last year due to a new culture of innovation in the company. Head of HR Bruce Robertson …
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This week’s case roundup Determining employment status Reid v North West Ceilings, unreported, April 2001, EAT Reid worked exclusively for NWC on a self-employed basis as a supervisor and shopfitter …
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A large scale pay dispute is looming in the West End after theatre bosses threatened to pull out of pay talks with broadcasting union BECTU. The Society of London Theatre …
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A privacy at work conference is to be held next month to try and resolve on-going confusion over the data protection code. The privacy at work section of the code …
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The Prison Service has unveiled tough new measures to reduce high levels of staff sickness. A new formula is being used to assess absence records, which multiplies the frequency of …
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The TUC has launched a weekly health and safety e-bulletin. It is open to anyone who registers on the TUC website and is called Risk. It launched coincided with the …
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Business confidence among small and medium sized manufacturers in the UK has fallen dramatically since the beginning of the year. The balance of businesses that felt optimistic about their prospects …