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Shortlisted team for Award for HR Strategy: Personnel Today Awards 2000 Worcestershire County Council has only existed for two years, following local government reorganisation and the splitting of Hereford & …
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Employer hopes that the recent raft of employment legislation would satisfy unions are misplaced. Helen Rowe heard the reasons why at the TUC’s annual conference held in Glasgow last weekStop …
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The Association of Management Education and Development, the network for developers, held a groundbreaking Frontiers conference last month on the e-challenge – keeping people at the heart of e-business.Professor Gordon …
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Converting a traditional company to an e-business is a major operation, not least for the HR director who has new and evolving roles to deal with and often a whole …
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Industrial action as we know it was turned on its head last week in scenes which confounded employers as well as employees across the country. The TUC was condemning the …
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Recent decisions by the EAT indicate that employers can no longer turn a blind eye to staff with disabilitiesIt is not always obvious that a person has a disability. If …
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Tribunals tend to come down heavily on employers who dismiss staff for whistleblowing – so protection is vital This is almost a true story, with only a few changes to …
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The Internet is helping HR professionals develop the capability to fulfil most of their recruitment needs themselves rather than depend on agencies and consultancies to do it for them. This …
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• Recognise that effective practices benefit both organisation and employees• Acknowledge individuals work best when they achieve an appropriate balance between work and all other aspects of their lives• Highlight …
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If the police want to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities, isn’t it time to stop looking for the quick fix?The police service has been told by the Home Office …
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The leader of the Scottish personnel directors’ group has warned that posts will be suspended and services will be slashed if councils are forced to put more money on the …
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A management college is using boat crews in the world’s toughest yacht race to research senior management skills.Researchers will look at the key factors marking exceptional performance of teams and …
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Work to live, or live to work, the Government wants more employers to adopt work-life practices for all – including those who do not have children. For the politicians charged …
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Regulations on balloting which came into force yesterday have raised concerns that more employees could resort to industrial action to resolve workplace disputes.The DTI regulations mean minor errors in the …
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Employers are demanding that the Government cut away red tape surrounding overseas recruitment.Foreign nationals offered jobs by British firms should be granted a work permit automatically, the CBI’s senior policy …