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Life Long Learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) are the processes by which professionals, such as nurses, develop and improve their practice. There are many ways to address CPD: formally, …
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With occupational health on the government agenda and targets to be met in every workplace, until recently the primary care sector was seen to be lagging. But a pilot scheme …
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Anti-smoking initiatives vary widely in their success rates around the country, a government-commissioned report has found. The Department of Health asked Kent University to examine the effectiveness of smoking cessation …
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Results from a recent HSE-sponsored survey has shown that a fifth of the workforce in Britain – over 5 million people – is suffering from psychiatric problems brought on by …
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Despite the Government’s code of practice, ageism is still all too obvious in the workplace and calls for legislative force are growing louder. Dominique Hammond reportsLast summer the Government published …
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Personnel Today’s monthly series reveals how managers tackle business problems and enhance performance. In this issue strategic consultant Tina Mason, former business manager of Dutton Engineering, explains the benefits of …
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It’s that time of year again. You are free to read what you like. Just occasionally, magazines are informative and useful – this one, for instance. However at this time …
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First-e was built from the Internet up. And as a pure Internet company, this international banking operation has rewritten many of the rules of traditional business.“There was no manual when …
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The latest version of Talking CV allows employers to access virtual interviews with candidates. Recruiters can see and hear job applicants answering a number of structured pre-set questions via the …
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Following the jobs crisis of the last decade, the latest research shows that employees have redefined their career aspirations, but employers have yet to adjust sufficiently to meet them.A few …
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• Another comment to add to Julian Burch’s thoughts about the CIPD (Guru, 18 July). Claire McCarron e-mailed us to criticise the CIPD logo as “cheap, trashy and gimmicky”. As …
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The impact of working in a networked economy cannot be ignored, argues Will Hutton of the Industrial Society, which launches its Futures Domain this week.The next decade promises to bring …
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Last week equal opportunities minister Margaret Hodge threw out a challenging deadline for employers (Personnel Today, 25 July). You have a year to tackle ageism in the workplace using the …
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New statutory rights entitle staff to be accompanied by a trade union official or fellow worker at employment tribunals, with penalties for uncooperative employersFurther individual rights will soon be implemented …
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The most common employee grievances concern working hours, holiday, pay reviews, working conditions, or fellow employees, who may be harassing, victimising, bullying or discriminating against the employee.There is an implied …