Nearly one-third of UK companies do not have acceptable use policies in place to guard against inappropriate staff use of...
HR practice
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City trader makes £1.3m tribunal claim for sex discrimination and victimisation by BNP Paribas
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA City trader is claiming £1.3m in compensation against BNP Paribas bank for sex discrimination. Katharina Tofeji claims managers at...
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HR professionals have been urged to tackle the UK’s growing ‘sickie’ culture by naming and shaming employees.Managers suspect that 12%...
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development research belies HR ‘miserable git’ result in Happiness Index poll
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has insisted that HR is not full of ‘miserable gits’ following a...
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Teachers’ union the Association of Teachers and Lecturers set for court action over ‘cyber-bullying’
A teachers’ union is threatening legal action over the growing trend of ‘cyber-bullying’ in an effort to prevent a potential...
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I’ve been an HR manager for five years and I’ve always had good reviews. Our HR director is about to...
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The biggest staff survey in the world reveals the ups and downs of working life in the NHS.
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Prison Service in dock over relocation to Leicester to attract non-white workers
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe Prison Service is being investigated by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) after director-general Phil Wheatley admitted it was...
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The staggering cost of absenteeism to UK organisations made the headlines last week. Employers body the CBI’s annual report on...
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Azmi v Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, EAT, 30 March 2007BackgroundMrs Azmi was employed as a bi-lingual support worker at a...
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Outsourcing training and learning & development services is becoming ever more popular among larger organisations. Where does this leave internal training departments?
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Just getting to work can be stressful, exhausting and costly for some. That’s why Judy Niner, having spent years living...
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is widely used in training and L&D. But how appropriately?
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Employee absence rates currently stand at eight working days or 3.5% of working time each year for a typical employer,...
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European employers offer incentives to encourage staff to take fewer sick days
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryOne-quarter of European employers now offer incentives to encourage staff to take fewer sick days, according to a survey. The...