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David Brumpton makes the case for coaches to do it again, but this time with more feelingTo paraphrase the 18th century French philosopher Denis Diderot, "Only passion, great passion, can …
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This month Joanne Gregory, age 37, HR manager with responsibility for training at chartered accountants James & Cowper, talks about the variety of her work How long have you been …
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When to steer clear of IT departments Having read Sally O’Reilly’s feature on e-learning (Training, September) I really must take issue with Donald Clark’s views – blaming trainers for the …
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At lifting gear specialists Nim, Colin Midson has won praise, and an IIP award, for his refreshing approach to people development. The bottom line has benefited too. Stephanie Sparrow reportsThe …
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This month’s news Prepare for the TD2001 Awards race Following on from the success of the TD2000 awards, Training magazine is preparing to launch the TD2001 scheme. The awards will …
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Elaine Essery looks at renewed efforts by business and education to reach a consensus on closing the skills gap and awards low marks for effort Industry and learning need to …
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The Government has rushed in changes designed to help employers fill skills gaps with overseas talent. But there are still major policy issues to be resolved, warns julia onslow-cole
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With only 10 disputed cases in its first four months, the union recognition legislation has hardly whipped up a storm. Philip Whiteley investigates
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Unauthorised use of the Internet can no longer be ignored, as the sackings at Merrill Lynch and Orange have shown. But taking action is not easy, given concerns over monitoring and unfair dismissal. So how do employers tackle the problem?
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With a government code of practice in the pipeline, smoking is rising up the health and safety agenda. But at Denbighshire County Council the issue has proved more controversial even than redundancy policies, reports Bob Singfield
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Controversy surrounding the Tupe regulations has never been fiercer as Dr John McMullen, National Head of Employment Law at Pinsent Curtis explains
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Excellence in employment law stretches well beyond the capital: the regions are a rich source of diverse expertise, as these extracts from the Legal 500 show
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UK employers can breathe a sigh of relief after the European Court of Justice endorsed their approach to the working time directive. The SIMAP judgement concerned the interpretation of the …
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Large firms have had only a handful of requests from staff to take parental leave, says Helen Froud, director of Worcestershire County Council’s corporate services. Anecdotal evidence suggested that because …
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Employers are in disarray over how to control inappropriate use of the Internet by employees. Many of the organisations approached for this month’s "Barometer", including some large companies, had no …