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Fashion dictates that we are all modernisers now. Which modern manager remains a personnel officer when their contemporaries are HR managers? But I have acquired a new respect for the …
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Fans of using alternative health therapies at work claim it limits the effect of stress and has a proven benefit to the company. Wwhile medical insurance now accepts its value, …
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With thousands of recruitment firms clamouring for your business, how do you find and manage the most suitable? One of the most irritating daily chores for HR professionals is fending …
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A rose may smell as sweet but why are HR job titles getting increasingly flowery? Phil Boucher learns why some of today’s job names seem to industry outsiders to be …
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Catherine Parker is the new HR manager at the City Inn, Bristol. She started her role on 2 January and is responsible for all recruitment procedures, the selection and interview …
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This week’s case roundup. Care needed in disciplinary proceedings R v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police ex-parte Bennion, IDS Brief 678, High Court Bennion, a chief inspector, made a formal …
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HR directors must fight for a seat at the negotiating table during a major acquisition rather than just pick up the pieces afterwards. Tom Matthews, executive vice-president HR at telecom …
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Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday angered employers when he pledged to introduce paid paternity leave before the end of a consultative period on a parents’ working rights Green Paper. Ruth …
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Heads of personnel are earning more than the average company director, according to research by Reward Group. The average salary of a personnel director is now £56,757, which is 3.2 …
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Over a million job hunters looked for employment on the Internet last month, a massive 74 per cent increase from December. The most popular sites were Monster, Fish4jobs and Jobsonline, …
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Doctors in Scotland are increasingly suffering from high levels of stress and low morale according to the results of a survey by the Scottish General Practitioners Committee. A total of …
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Oil tanker drivers employed by Shell have voted by a margin of seven to one to take strike action in support of their five per cent pay claim. Ron Webb, …
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Wage and salary settlements in the service sectors increased significantly at the end of the year, according to the latest CBI figures. In the three months to December, service sector …
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Employees who have lost loved ones can receive support and advice from a new national telephone helpline. HR managers will be able to refer bereaved employees and their families to …
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Staff at Windsor-based recruitment consultancy Robert Half have received a morale boost after their company installed Tesco’s online shopping service on their work PCs. The scheme was the brainchild of …