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    • Employment law
    • Employment tribunals

    £2.8m tribunal award

    by John Charlton 14 Nov 2008
    by John Charlton 14 Nov 2008

    I experienced a jaw-dropping moment last month when I heard of the £2.8m tribunal award to a financial services worker....

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development
    • Training delivery

    Hands-on learning touches a nerve with employees

    by John Charlton 6 Nov 2008
    by John Charlton 6 Nov 2008

    Being shown how to do things has been rated as the best way to learn according to the latest CIPD Who Learns...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Job cuts at Leeds brewery leave Carlsberg staff crying into beer

    by John Charlton 5 Nov 2008
    by John Charlton 5 Nov 2008

    Four weeks after shutting its Leeds brewery for 72 hours so that staff could attend a major training programme, the...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Abbey likely to appeal against massive race discrimination damages award

    by John Charlton 30 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 30 Oct 2008

    High street bank Abbey will likely appeal against an employment appeal tribunal’s decision to award former employee Balbinder Chagger £2.8...

    • Stress
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    • Wellbeing

    Inadequate response to stress could lead to big payouts for employers

    by John Charlton 21 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 21 Oct 2008

    Employers could be responsible for huge damages if they don’t manage stress-related illness among employees adequately, according to a recent...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Sleeping care worker should have been woken for rest breaks

    by John Charlton 20 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 20 Oct 2008

    A care worker at a residential home in North Wales was entitled to be woken after sleeping for six hours...

    • Movers and shakers
    • Learning & development

    Careerfile: Karen Hynes, head of L&D, National Autistic Society

    by John Charlton 17 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 17 Oct 2008

    Karen Hynes fell into training after one event led to another. These days, her main challenge is meeting high demand...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    London Underground accused of institutional racism against white employee

    by John Charlton 15 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 15 Oct 2008

    London Underground has been accused of institutional racism against white staff after an Irishman won the latest ‘Jellygate’ case.Transport for...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Learning & development

    Training budget surveys serve up wildly different responses to downturn

    by John Charlton 9 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 9 Oct 2008

    Two recent surveys of’ training budgets at UK organisations reached sharply contrasting conclusions.One, by management training company MTD Training –...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Most staff are not trained to carry out tasks at work

    by John Charlton 2 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 2 Oct 2008

    Seven in 10 workers claim to have been asked to undertake tasks without being trained to do so, according to...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Tube worker sues after being scared by jelly baby racism case victim

    by John Charlton 1 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 1 Oct 2008

    A London Underground (LU) worker is suing his employer for victimisation after he complained about a colleague’s allegedly frightening behaviour....

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Training spend – how to cut it by 30%

    by John Charlton 1 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 1 Oct 2008

    Dealing with inefficiencies in how training is run can cut learning budgets by up to 30%.That’s the claim of an...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    UK training manager makes waves in St Helena

    by John Charlton 1 Oct 2008
    by John Charlton 1 Oct 2008

    Training manager Gill Heighington has just returned from an out-of-the-ordinary learning and development (L&D) experience – running courses for tourist...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Muslim fork lift driver sues Tesco after handling booze

    by John Charlton 29 Sep 2008
    by John Charlton 29 Sep 2008

    Muslim fork truck driver Mohammed Ahmed is suing Tesco for religious discrimination because he had to handle alcoholic drinks as...

    • Age discrimination
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Heyday age discrimination ruling: what the employment lawyers and experts say

    by John Charlton 23 Sep 2008
    by John Charlton 23 Sep 2008

    Opinion among employment lawyers and other experts differs as to how far-reaching the Age Concern-Heyday decision is. This is what...

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