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Although shortly about to turn 20 years old, the 1981 Transfer Regulations (Tupe) have been a source of litigation for many years. The essential difficulty has been the vacillation by …
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I have recently arrived in England after having lived and worked in human resources in South Africa, and I am surprised at how backward England is in comparison to South …
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Shortlisted for HR Manager of the Year: Personnel Today Awards 2000 Sponsor profile DLA Advance is the training arm of DLA, one of UK’s top 10 law firms, and the …
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Shortlisted for HR Manager of the Year: Personnel Today Awards 2000Until Steve Daniels was appointed head of group personnel at Ulster Bank in 1996, the company’s personnel function had been …
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Shortlisted for HR Manager of the Year: Personnel Today Awards 2000The introduction of telesales hit insurance broker Devitt hard in the early 1990s. Until that point the company had sold …
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You’re 25 and you have just been made HR manager. Your peers resent you and your directors want results. So now that you are in charge how do you win …
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Aly Shariff has been appointed HR manager at David Lloyd Leisure, where he will be responsible for compensation and benefits and the HR infrastructure serving the company’s 3,500 employees. Shariff …
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Tania Cressey joined Speedibake, part of Associated British Foods, in November 1999 in the newly-created role of HR manager. Based at Northampton, her brief is to work closely with the …
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As many businesses continue to adopt hybrid working, HR professionals are slowly realising the impact that remote working might be having on sickness absence. But what are the implications of …
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The sweeping clauses of The Human Rights Act may tempt a few more people to sue their employers. But its long-term impact may be more subtle, argues Stephen OverellIf employers …
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Is open learning more influential than the Internet? This is one view that will be debated at this year’s World Open Learning Conference and Exhibition. We take a sneak preview …
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Employers face claims for substantial damages if they fail to take proper steps to deal with bullying at work A recent House of Lords decision confirms that employers may be …
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All employees – including contract staff and part-timers – are now entitled to equality of treatment and benefitsThe Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 came into force …
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Sweeping new powers on health and safety will be published next year in a Safety Bill which will make a named company director legally responsible for the care of employees …
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Manufacturing firm JCB has reviewed its appraisal and development programme to identify future leaders.In an ambitious use of 360-degree appraisals, which have been abandoned by some organisations as being too …