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The holiday season is upon us – a time to reflect on those niggling workplace predicaments. But help is at hand in the form of agony uncle Walter Hale, who …
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Generations work well side by side• Your Analysis on ageism was greeted with interest by this reader (“Ageism: the same old story”, 25 July). The company I work for is …
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Just over six out of 10 of the 61 organisations questioned said their scheme is “fairly successful”. Only 8 per cent said they were “very successful” and 11 per cent …
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Four in 10 employers in banking and insurance said they are unlikely to accept requests from staff to go part-time compared with 19 per cent of all employers. Less than …
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The most common reason for disappointment was the relationship with the new boss. This was cited by 77 per cent of ill-prepared appointees. The degree of autonomy in their work …
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Keeping abreast of health and safety issues is a vital part of an HR manager’s job and if you want to ensure your knowledge levels are always topped up, this …
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As trade union recognition beds down, employers are realising that they do not have to recognise a union they don’t want. Dominique Hammond reports.Last week was a good week for …
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The CIPD (of which I have been a member for over 30 years) has in the past couple of years initiated research into the links between good personnel practices and …
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Depending on which statistic you believe, there are anything from 60 to 100 million web sites in the world. The big question is, how do you ensure that your site …
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BT and Anderson Consulting are going ahead with their HR outsourcing joint venture e-peopleserve. And they will now be among those to make use of the new electronically based HR …
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The ultimate office communication aid, e-mail has undoubtedly transformed work culture, but a lack of control over the inbox has led to it becoming more of a hindrance than a …
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• Research officer Graham Dietz has e-mailed Guru to nominate his own absolute all-time favourite piece of HR jargon/gibberish.It came from an HR consultant a year or so ago, who …
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Every HR director working for one of the top 500 companies is acutely aware of the need to address the use of Web technology in HR – and soon. But …
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In recent case, the Court of Appeal decided that an unreasonable disciplinary process is not discriminatoryCan an employee who is dismissed after responding in an aggressive manner to a racist …
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GMB v Man Truck and Bus UK, Unreported June 2000 EAT• Following the merger of two businesses, MTB decided to harmonise staff terms and conditions by terminating their employment and …