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£1m pay-out package A former high-flying City banker has agreed a compensation package, believed to be worth up to £1m, after winning an unfair dismissal claim earlier this year. Kay …

• A survey of higher education institutions reveals a significant percentage of people claiming racial discrimination during the recruitment process. Of the five cases in higher education that have been …

• About half the population is qualified to at least NVQ Level 3 in London and the South East. The lowest percentage is found in the West Midlands and North …

• A survey on new negotiating practices has found that 60 per cent of HR professionals are involved in deciding changes to negotiating practices. The chief executive is involved in …

Advice from the Government’s own regulation watchdog could have been written for the Personnel Today/EFSP campaign, says Philip Whiteley, but the DTI still chose to ignore it In April 1999, …

Despite its perpetual fascination with all types of new fads, HR has never seized the opportunities it has had to reinvent itself. We could have done so some years ago …

• Britain’s HR departments are obviously awash with "sequentialised processes" and "helicopter views" judging by the deluge of management jargon Guru has been on the receiving end of again this …

In last week’s article on the seven essential skills, HR professionals were urged to take time out to widen their business knowledge. We profile six people who have done just …

Another week, another drama involving the implementation of employment law – this week it’s Part-Timers Revisited. Unfortunately the sticking point this time is of a fundamental nature – just who …

A recent ruling has clarified the extent of employers’ duties when giving references about ex-employees Employers are often unclear about the terms on which they are required to provide references …

Most employers realise that the recruitment process can be fraught with legal difficulties and have well established procedures and routines to best protect themselves. But it is worth considering instituting …

This week’s case roundup Euro-Die (UK) v (1) Skidmore, (2) Genesis Diesinking, IDS Brief, 655 EAT • Skidmore started employment with Genesis in June 1986. On Friday 9 January 1998 …

Trainers’ body is meeting a need • I can understand why Jeffrey Brooks has set up an institute specially for training (News, 29 February). I have been training in the …

Prospects brighten in the retail sector The tide may be about to turn for the UK retail sector. Last week, potential bidders approached no fewer than three British retailers. Storehouse, …

The English Cricket Board is the latest sporting body to appear to ignore family-friendly law in its treatment of players. Last week it excluded Graham Thorpe from its new central …