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Although seemingly innocuous, the question of whether to give a reference for an ex-employee, and if so, what to say, has become the subject of some legal and practical difficulty. …
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Major part of law is to give choice • Your story on union recognition and the Central Arbitration Committee (Personnel Today, 25 July) seems a bit wide of the mark. …
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The recent annual general meeting held by Vodafone AirTouch was overshadowed by the company shareholders’ protests against the recent decision to award a £10m bonus to chief executive Chris Gent. …
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It is the CAC’s job to adjudicate on recognition disputes between unions and employers. Unions can apply to the CAC for recognition if an employer refuses to grant it. The …
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4Weeks is a WAP-enabled job search facility for IT professionals. Using wireless application protocol (WAP) technology, IT staff can receive information about the latest permanent and contract job vacancies via …
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Within the European Union there is freedom of movement and of employment of workers from other countries. The Spanish regulations follow the rules of any other country of the European …
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Do• Develop clear guidelines for the organisation• Set up central intranet folders for non-critical social/personal e-mails• Set up filters and folders to group e-mail by subject and priority• Use notes …
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If you’re faced with the task of staffing a new division in an unfamiliar area, upmystreet offers a shortcut way of finding out vital information.Key in a postcode and in …
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With a head office in London and regional offices throughout the country, charity Friends of the Earth had a chronic e-mail problem. Training support officer Claudia Rawlinson says, “It was …
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The EC is planning new regulations to safeguard human rights. With the UK’s Human Rights Act coming into force on 2 October, is it necessary?The proposal of the European Commission …
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Senior HR directors have called for the profession to take the lead in eliminating racism, which is still rife in UK companies.Francesca Okosi, HR director for the London Borough of …
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The head of human capital at Arthur Anderson has hit back at claims that the term is an insult to employees.Michael Stanley said the phrase human capital sends out the …
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ICL is pressing ahead with the shake-up of its HR function despite the decision by its parent company to pull out of a flotation at the eleventh hour.The “web enablement …
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A war of words raged across the electronic ether this week when a report claimed on-line job sites are selling Internet job-hunters short.Conventional engineering recruitment company Wynnwith commissioned David Hall, …