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Just when we thought the true role of people management was making a long overdue comeback, look at the privatised utilities. The recent spate of competitive sackings does not suggest …

• A couple of hundred years ago, the first day of the working week used to be known as Saint Monday. Such was the penchant of factory workers to declare …

With overseas meetings costing no more than in the UK, many firms now take staff and contacts to more exotic climes. By Jane LewisOverseas conferencing has never been more popular, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …