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Don’t confuse mailing lists with junk e-mail or spam. The former you actively request by signing up for it while the latter lands in your inbox unsolicited. Mailing lists are …
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The definition of the “employee” is now broadening out to encompass the notion of, and give rights to, the “worker” Employment law is abandoning its reliance on employment status …
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Cheesman and others v R Brewer Contracts, unreported, November 2000, EAT In 1998, Brewer took over the contract to maintain Teignbridge council’s rented properties from Onyx. Brewer did not take …
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The new part-timers’ regulations have been in force since 1 July 2000. Very little case law so far has been generated by them. The reason may be that it is …
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Companies which ignore a mother’s need to look after her child may be found to be acting in a discriminatory manner The Government’s Green Paper on work and parents …
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Chancellor Gordon Brown announced a £300m boost for community volunteering earlier this month. The state-of-the-art metallic podium gave way under the considerable political weight of Lord Falconer, minister responsible for …
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Sexual inequality at work is being addressed via legislation, but the EOC believes it is employers who must force the necessary cultural change Twenty-five years on from the Sex …
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So Manchester Business School has moved into horse whispering “Forget taming stallions…(News, 16 January). My simplistic understanding of horse whispering is that it plays on the herd instinct, with the …
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Interactive innovations are bound to force a sea change in the way companies do business. Collaboration between former business rivals and the pooling of their talent, styled b-webs by Canadian …
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Employers need better and faster ways to attract, motivate and retain staff. Sue Weekes looks at the difference going on-line can make and, with the help of benefits expert Nick …
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What is it? An on-line used car buying site for employees, which, typically, is accessed via a company’s Intranet. It attempts to address the imbalance between those who do and …
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Claire Beasley has joined Glencourt Associates, the international executive search and selection consultancy, to head up a new retail division. Beasley worked for over 18 years for blue-chip retailers, most …
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Based on the Isle of Man, Roy Martin is head of corporate services for the island’s Police Service and chairman of the local CIPD branch. He has previously held, in …
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Richard Branson may have lost the bid to run the National Lottery but at least he can draw comfort from the fact that he beat Dilbert, the cynical office worker …
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New code is too long and leaves many questions unanswered, say employers. The Data Protection Code is intended to offer guidance to employers on the use of employees’ personal …