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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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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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...
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Kent Police claims its wellbeing initiatives introduced in 2003 have reduced police officer absenteeism by 25% – the equivalent of...
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Policy management is more than just issuing a new document then filing it away. By Dom Saunders.
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Central government HR has come under fire once again in the latest round of Whitehall capability reviews.
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Managers suspect that 12% of absences last year involved staff ‘pulling a sickie’, which translated into a loss of 21...
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Prime minister Tony Blair’s vision for future of work fails to mention the managers
by Alex Blythby Alex BlythLast month the prime minister Tony Blair delivered a lecture to several hundred of the UK’s leaders in the field...
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I give my support to the ‘Experience badge blocks HR career development’ article (Personnel Today, 6 March).
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Two-thirds of employers (68%) allow staff to take some form of extended leave – including sabbaticals – according to a...
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Q I am responsible for talent management in a major investment bank. One of our line managers is finding it...
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HR professionals sit in their fair share of meetings, so it’s highly possible that – like most of the working...
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Author: Alan AxelrodPrice: £16.99Publisher: Jossey-Bass/WileyPages: 296ISBN: 0787982385
Buy this book at AmazonGiven the book’s military background and the military context of...