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Stress causes lost working days in most City companies but less than half have put policies in place to deal with it, an opinion poll found.While eight out of 10 …
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The Civil Service has responded to criticism that its recruitment and retention policies must be reformed to keep talented staff.In a study released by the Industrial Society, report author John …
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Union safety reps are to be trained by the TUC in techniques such as “body mapping” to identify hidden workplace diseases.Although RSI and stress are now recognised as major problems …
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Local authorities are to face a series of legal challenges over inequality between male and female pay.The move comes after unions lost patience with local authorities’ inability to address the …
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• Ashe Kishmishian, 26, of Marton Moss, Blackpool, has been appointed personnel and training officer for Blackpool Tower and Circus, owned by Leisure Parcs. Her role will be identifying and …
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What is the most important lesson you have learnt in your career?To keep a confidence. Trust and integrity are highly valued although being able to understand the accounts also helps.What …
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The holiday season is upon us – a time to reflect on those niggling workplace predicaments. But help is at hand in the form of agony uncle Walter Hale, who …
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Generations work well side by side• Your Analysis on ageism was greeted with interest by this reader (“Ageism: the same old story”, 25 July). The company I work for is …
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Just over six out of 10 of the 61 organisations questioned said their scheme is “fairly successful”. Only 8 per cent said they were “very successful” and 11 per cent …
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Four in 10 employers in banking and insurance said they are unlikely to accept requests from staff to go part-time compared with 19 per cent of all employers. Less than …
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The most common reason for disappointment was the relationship with the new boss. This was cited by 77 per cent of ill-prepared appointees. The degree of autonomy in their work …
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Keeping abreast of health and safety issues is a vital part of an HR manager’s job and if you want to ensure your knowledge levels are always topped up, this …
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As trade union recognition beds down, employers are realising that they do not have to recognise a union they don’t want. Dominique Hammond reports.Last week was a good week for …
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The CIPD (of which I have been a member for over 30 years) has in the past couple of years initiated research into the links between good personnel practices and …
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Depending on which statistic you believe, there are anything from 60 to 100 million web sites in the world. The big question is, how do you ensure that your site …