You might think you're bending over backwards to accommodate flexible working requests, but get used to it, carers will get the right too next year. Janet Simpson reports.
HR practice
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Harassment and the "reasonable practicable steps" defence
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City firms have insisted they are tackling bullying following a payout of more than £800,000 to a company secretary who was subjected to a four-year campaign of harassment at Deutsche Bank
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The government must be disappointed that its efforts in reducing public sector sickness absence are not rewarded with better results
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The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) annual absence survey (PersonnelToday.com, 17 July) was, as usual, a great opportunity to beat the public sector with the very old and tired stick that says it doesn't manage absence well
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Before I get on my high horse, I should declare thatI am an HR manager in a public sector organisation. Our organisation is unionised and the decisions I take can come under intense public scrutiny
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'Why are women so awful to each other?' 'Do Men Make Better Bosses?' 'Nurturer or Queen Bee?' – these are some recent headlines that suggest something is wrong with women in senior leadership and management positions
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Women working long hours and with responsibilities at home have unhealthy lifestyles, research has found. But is it a gender issue?
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HR departments are too detached from strategic goals and employees, according to a survey
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More than 100 employees at BAE Systems aerospace company are being investigated for inappropriate use of e-mail.
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Researching colonic irrigation and taking your boss's father to the seaside are all in a day's work for today's secretaries and PAs.
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Men blame poor compensation and pushy bosses for failure to take up paternity leave
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryOnly half the UK' s new fathers take up their full entitlement to paternity leave.
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Ex-Deutsche Bank employee wins £800,000 after claims that bullying led to nervous breakdown
by dan thomasby dan thomasA former Deutsche Bank employee who claimed her ex-colleagues bullied her into a nervous breakdown has been awarded £800,000 in damages and lost earnings
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Environmentally friendly workers encourage good habits at work.
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More than a third of workers stuck in a rut.