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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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As evidence pinpoints reasons for stress at work, so calls for action are growing. But many managers would argue that commercial pressures call for a balance. Philip Whiteley reports Managers …
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Vodafone AirTouch, the global mobile phone giant, saw its share price falter last week. It retreated to its lowest level in at least three weeks. The decline in Vodafone’s stock …
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Personnel Today’s monthly series reveals how managers tackle business problems and enhance performance. In this issue, Malcolm Graham-Jones, head of customer relations at Bristol & West, gets to grips with …
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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 …