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Rewarding staff the Anglo-Saxon way • French giant Alcatel has broken national tradition by granting 7.2 million stock options to 99 per cent of its staff worldwide. It is adopting …
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The EAT’s clarification of "disability" definition under discrimination Act puts employers in tribunal spotlight The Employment Appeal Tribunal has given further guidance on the definition of disability under the Disability …
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When an employer pays a sum of money to an employee by way of a termination settlement, the employer will want to ensure the employee cannot then turn around, having …
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Carmichael and another v National Power, IRLR January 2000, House of Lords • Two individuals worked as guides on a "casual as required basis". There was an exchange of letters …
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Honesty the key to keeping staff • The article on the problems of graduates and their career progression (7 December) shows very little seems to have changed since I last …
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Shareholders will increasingly insist on fuller statements of HRpractices. So is there commercial advantage in publishing a statement of personnel practices in your Report and Accounts? By Caroline HornThere are …
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Up to a third of employers with occupational pension schemes will have to allow more staff to join if they want to avoid having to offer a stakeholder pension. Under …
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Use of agency nurses in the NHS has led to lower efficiency after changes to shift patterns. The claims come from personnel directors and Unison as the Government announced pay …
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Rates of pay • Part-time employees should receive the same hourly rate as comparable full time employees. • Part-time employees should receive the same hourly overtime rate as comparable full-time …
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In most of the surveys I’ve read on recruitment issues, HR directors are prone to say that they would only re-hire about half of their staff if they had the …
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Carmel Maguire started as HR director at the British Library on 4 January after 26 years in personnel roles in local government. She moves from the post of assistant chief …
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This week’s news in brief TUC takes Cherie lead The TUC is to seek a judicial review of the Government’s decision to limit parental leave to those with children born …
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• Black and Decker has appointed Clare Roberts as HR director of its power tool manufacturing plant at Spennnymoor, County Durham. Roberts was personnel and development manager at the plant …
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How could the efficiency of the NHS be improved through staffing arrangements? John Adsett, head of personnel, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals Trust • "If I knew the answer to …
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Personnel Today’s monthly series reveals how managers tackle business problems and enhance performance. This week, Morag Robertson, business excellence manager for the Logistics division of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets talks culture changeThe …