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Local authorities are struggling to comply with new legislation that will transform the way equality issues are treated from next month. The Race Relations (Amendment) Act will mean public authorities …
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The challenge: A company has lost confidence in a senior manager. It needs to decide whether to put him on garden leave or pay him off. There is a pay …
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It’s not about age – it’s about attitude. Do you think you’re fit to join the ranks of the new breed of HR professionals? Personnel Works’ Paul Kearns offers this …
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How did you do? Now compare your answers with those below and score accordingly. Question 1 Does your job title refer to “Personnel” or “HR”? – Personnel. You are stuck …
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Employers have the right to refuse jobs to men with beards if the position requires high hygiene standards, a tribunal ruled last week. The tribunal held that supermarket chain Waitrose …
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Statutory maternity pay will be increased to £100 a week by 2003 and maternity leave extended to 26 weeks, under new measures unveiled in the Budget last week. Chancellor of …
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Proposals to extend the Disability Discrimination Act will mean that 7 million additional employees will be protected. Firms will not be able to discriminate against staff with terminal diseases such …
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A chef caught with illegal drugs outside his place of work has won an unfair dismissal case against his employer on a legal technicality. David Lloyd Leisure, owned by the …
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Two-thirds of firms are opposed to paid paternity leave, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce. It claims proposals to introduce a right to reduced working hours …
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This week Personnel Today puts 21 rising stars of HR under the spotlight. With help from the profession, we have picked the new breed of HR – the people to …
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HR professionals gave a mixed reaction to the family-friendly measures outlined in the Budget. John Philpott, chief economist of the CIPD, welcomed the extension to maternity leave to 26 weeks …
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Pharmaceuticals group Alliance Unichem has invested more than £100,000 in a multi-lingual software programme to improve the skills training of its European managers. The software, called the Personal Development Planner, …
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A change in HR strategy at Balfour Beatty Rail Renewals helped prevent its closure in 1999 and has significantly contributed to the company’s turnaround in profitability. The company’s HR director …
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This week’s news in brief. Art the best stimulant Employers should put modern art up in offices to stimulate their employees instead of providing coffee machines, according to a new …
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Employers will not suffer from the increase in the National Minimum Wage announced by the Trade and Industry Secretary last week, according to the CIPD. Stephen Byers said the rate …