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    Book of the week – Human Resources Disputes & Resolutions

    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2007
    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2007

    Human Resources Disputes & ResolutionsPrice: £18.99Publisher: Kogan PagePages: 160ISBN: 0749449632What is the procedure if an employee calls in sick, but...

    • Employee relations
    • Employee communications
    • HR strategy

    Losing sight of human resources development will cost us our place on the board

    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2007
    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2007

    What has happened to human resources (HR) development? From our experience with our MSc for senior practitioners, it seems to...

    • Employee relations
    • Employee communications
    • HR strategy

    Russell Martin, human resources director of Norwich Union, talks to Personnel Today about offshoring

    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2007
    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2007

    Russell Martin, human resources director at the UK’s largest insurance firm Norwich Union (NU), part of Aviva, doesn’t much like the...

    • Employee relations
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    • HR strategy

    Trade secrets: surviving a merger – navigating the M&A minefield

    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2007
    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2007

    It looks as though more mergers and acquisitions (M&As) will have taken place in 2007 than ever before. But two...

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    Outgoing Acas chair calls on government to value the conciliation service

    by Mike Berry 8 Oct 2007
    by Mike Berry 8 Oct 2007

    Personnel Today interviews Rita Donaghy, out-going chair, Acas. As she steps down as chair of Acas, Donaghy calls on future governments to value the conciliation service's work.

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    Construction industry occupational health special report: Game plan

    by Personnel Today 5 Oct 2007
    by Personnel Today 5 Oct 2007

    Occupational health is going for gold in a bid to win the race for safety in the construction industry for the London 2012 Olympics and beyond. Nic Paton reports.

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    Union safety representatives prove invaluable

    by Nic Paton 5 Oct 2007
    by Nic Paton 5 Oct 2007

    Union safety representatives make a real difference when it comes to improving an organisation’s health and safety, a study has...

    • Employee relations
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    GMB renews efforts to enrol sex workers

    by Mike Berry 5 Oct 2007
    by Mike Berry 5 Oct 2007

    The GMB is renewing its drive to recruit more sex workers. The union held a two-day conference for women last...

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    Royal Mail staff walk out in first of two 48-hour strikes after failing to do a deal with Communications Workers Union

    by Gareth Vorster 4 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 4 Oct 2007

    The first of two consecutive 48-hour stoppages by Royal Mail postal workers began today at midday, despite last minute talks...

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    Strike likely as Siemens staff opt to walk out over plans to ditch final salary pension scheme

    by Gareth Vorster 4 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 4 Oct 2007

    Thousands of UK employees at electronics firm Siemens could go on strike, after members of union Unite voted overwhelmingly for...

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    Unite’s local government members vote to accept sub-2.5% pay deal

    by Mike Berry 2 Oct 2007
    by Mike Berry 2 Oct 2007

    Local government workers who are members of the Unite union have voted to accept a revised pay deal worth just...

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    Lack of effective dispute resolution training leads to escalation of conflict

    by Louisa Peacock 2 Oct 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 2 Oct 2007

    Employers do not have effective procedures or training to prevent workplace disputes from escalating, research has revealed.A study commissioned by...

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    Employers still at a loss over super union Unite’s plans

    by Personnel Today 2 Oct 2007
    by Personnel Today 2 Oct 2007

    Most employers are still in the dark about the motives and ambitions of super-union Unite, five months after its formation...

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    IBM locations on Second Life picketed in virtual reality

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Oct 2007

    More than 1,850 people across 30 countries logged onto their computers last Thursday to take part in a virtual industrial...

    • Employee relations
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    Remploy human resources chief promises fresh start with trade unions

    by Mike Berry 1 Oct 2007
    by Mike Berry 1 Oct 2007

    Remploy’s HR chief has vowed to wipe the slate clean with the organisation’s trade unions and work towards securing the...

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