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Personal relationships are increasingly intruding into the corporate arena, but when things go sour how do you minimise the threat to corporate reputation and lessen the effect on employee morale? …
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The look, feel and capabilities of training courses have changed drastically in the past few years, driven by advances in technology. In the run-up to this year’s Training Solutions show …
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So as the Industrial Society’s new chief executive I really welcome one part of its calendar; the annual media awards for journalistic excellence in business, industrial, financial and labour affairs. …
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“We have the autonomy of an independent company combined with the technology of a Microsoft company,” says Mark Cooper, senior HR consultant of on-line travel agent Expedia.This probably sounds like …
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• Ever get the feeling your nearest and dearest haven’t got a clue what you actually do for a living, or just how beastly your boss really is? Yes, we’ve …
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The marketplace in HR outsourcing is growing. If two huge organisations like BT and Andersen Consulting are getting into bed together to provide HR services to Britain’s biggest employers from …
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Evans v Oaklands Nursing Home Group IRLB 642, EAT• Evans brought a successful disability discrimination claim against Oaklands and was awarded £500 compensation and £1,500 for hurt feelings. The tribunal …
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The days of reeling off references without thought are over. With so many legal traps surrounding the subject, employers are thinking long and hard about the processWith a myriad of …
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It is surprising how many originating applications to the tribunal include a claim for “constructive dismissal”. There is still wide spread belief that constructive and unfair dismissal are one and …
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Awareness must be a priority• It was refreshing to read Mike Judge’s Comment on future pension provision (Personnel Today, 30 May). There has been muted discussion on this pressing and …
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Heading off potential trouble as a result of divorce is a tricky act to balance for any HR manager. In the past companies tried to head off the problem by …
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• Ensure individual queries and complaints are handled and progressed by the “first contact” customer representative to provide consistency of service.• Give staff authority as well as ownership. Call centre …
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If you are seeking a user-friendly introduction to the world of e-learning, www.blueu.com is an excellent site to bookmark. BlueU.com is one of the first companies in the UK to …
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Its corporate identity was designed in 1988 by Mike Dempsey of CDT Design, himself a leading figure in the world of corporate communication. Dempsey is something of a traditionalist as …
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It was designed in the 1970s by graphic artist Ray Kyte – aprocryphally on the back on an envelope in a pub, where he, Richard Branson and a few others …