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HSBC v Madden and Post Office v Foley, unreported, Court of Appeal, July 2000The decision in Haddon (Personnel Today, 16 November 1999) caused consternation for employers because the EAT held …
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Unfair dismissal claims are increasing rapidly, particularly as a result of the increase in the compensatory award limit last Autumn. It is therefore very important that employers understand how to …
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Barclays Bank sparked fresh merger speculation in the UK banking sector last week when it acquired Woolwich, the mortgage bank. The deal, worth £5.5bn, came as no surprise especially as …
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Ask not what your organisation can do for you but what you can do for your organisation.Speaking as someone who has spent a year in local government in the HR …
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Chatrooms are sections of a web site specially set up for users to communicate with each other, often in real time. Simply key in your lines of “chat” and send …
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Economically speaking, the news is great. Britain’s burgeoning economy seems to go from strength to strength and the country is probably as near to full employment as it will ever …
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In 1999, the DfEE Information Technology Communications and Skills Strategy Group reported that it expects employment of IT technical specialists to rise by more than 40 per cent. According to …
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HR professionals may have to review grievance procedures to comply with the new Acas code of practice, due to come into force next month.David Yeandle, Engineering Employers’ Federation deputy director …
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An extra bank holiday in 2002 to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee is being considered by the Government.The proposed date is Monday 3 June. The spring bank holiday is likely …
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The NHS – Europe’s biggest employer – is to bring recruitment into the 21st century with a one-stop on-line jobs billboard.The initiative aims to vastly reduce the bureaucracy and paperwork …
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Forget the plush office and the gleaming BMW in your own personal parking space – the latest in corporate status symbols is about getting out of the workplace.Being a “corporate …
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The NHS is a vast and sometimes cumbersome organisation that regularly defies all attemps to manange it – to the frustration of staff, patients and politicians. It is a fact …