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Mismanagement. Over-inflated stock valuations. Technology glitches. Just a few of the highly publicised problems to beset some of the Internet economy’s star performers. This has presented the first real recruitment …
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The more companies spend on service delivery, the less consumers are satisfied. To bridge the yawning gap between what the customer wants and what they get businesses need new strategies. …
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• Bored of the same old teambuilding courses? Fancy something a bit different from raft-building or solving imaginary scenarios? Zippos Circus is offering its 34-metre diameter Big Top for hire, …
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Employers should ensure inventions developed by staff are company rather than individual property, a legal expert has warned. Mark Higgins, a partner and head of commercial litigation at Glasgow law …
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Surviving the e-work explosion will be one of the subjects addressed in seminars at this year’s CIPD national conference at Harrogate. The seminar, “Surviving and Leading the e-work Explosion”, will …
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There are numerous issues to consider before terminating an employee’s contract of employment. Will the dismissal be fair? Will it be discriminatory? And so on. Another consideration is whether the …
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HSBC v Madden and Post Office v Foley, unreported, Court of Appeal, July 2000The decision in Haddon (Personnel Today, 16 November 1999) caused consternation for employers because the EAT held …
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Unfair dismissal claims are increasing rapidly, particularly as a result of the increase in the compensatory award limit last Autumn. It is therefore very important that employers understand how to …
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Barclays Bank sparked fresh merger speculation in the UK banking sector last week when it acquired Woolwich, the mortgage bank. The deal, worth £5.5bn, came as no surprise especially as …
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Ask not what your organisation can do for you but what you can do for your organisation.Speaking as someone who has spent a year in local government in the HR …
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Chatrooms are sections of a web site specially set up for users to communicate with each other, often in real time. Simply key in your lines of “chat” and send …
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Economically speaking, the news is great. Britain’s burgeoning economy seems to go from strength to strength and the country is probably as near to full employment as it will ever …