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Laura Chamberlain

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    Businesses held back by lack of management skills

    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Aug 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Aug 2012

    Almost one employer in five (18%) expects staff to receive training prior to promotion to management positions, despite the majority of...

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

    Muslim employee ‘forced to resign’ after wearing headscarf to work

    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Aug 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Aug 2012

    A London-based retailer forced a Muslim employee to resign after she wore a headscarf to work, because it wanted to...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Wellbeing

    Consultation launched on simplifying injury-reporting Regulations

    by Laura Chamberlain 6 Aug 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 6 Aug 2012

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a consultation on proposals to simplify and clarify the Reporting of Injuries,...

    • NHS
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Discrimination awards reach record high due to two large NHS payouts

    by Laura Chamberlain 3 Aug 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 3 Aug 2012

    The total compensation awarded in discrimination cases in 2011 reached a record high of just under £9 million, primarily due...

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

    Rising job opportunities defy struggling economy

    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Aug 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Aug 2012

    The number of UK job opportunities is continuing to grow, despite recent figures showing a contraction in the economy.This is...

    • Employment law
    • Maternity
    • Paternity

    What case law will the Government need to consider when amending the Working Time Regulations?

    by Laura Chamberlain 31 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 31 Jul 2012

    As part of its Modern Workplaces consultation, the Government has proposed to amend the Working Time Regulations (WTR) to allow...

    • HR practice
    • Line managers

    Five behaviours of engaging line managers

    by Laura Chamberlain 30 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 30 Jul 2012

    Line managers play a crucial role in the creation of team spirit and engagement because they affect the atmosphere, focus...

    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    HR excluded from HR strategy planning in one-third of organisations

    by Laura Chamberlain 30 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 30 Jul 2012

    More organisations involve senior managers from outside the HR function in planning HR strategy than those that seek the input...

    • Latest News
    • Inflation
    • Pay & benefits

    Gap between pay awards and inflation tightens

    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Jul 2012

    The gap between pay awards and inflation is at its narrowest level for four years, due to the continued fall...

    • HR practice

    Employees left ‘in the dark’ on key HR issues

    by Laura Chamberlain 26 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 26 Jul 2012

    Employers are leaving workers unaware of how to deal with stressful situations like sexism or racism in the workplace by...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • HR practice

    Record number of women appointed to FTSE 100 boards

    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Jul 2012

    The number of women appointed to board-level jobs at top UK companies has reached “unprecedented levels”, with women making up...

    • Latest News
    • Sickness absence management

    Sickness absence levels show gradual improvement

    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Jul 2012

    The amount of working time lost to sickness absence has fallen gradually over the past five years, with employees taking,...

    • HR practice

    HR moves: Waypoint Capital Holdings, APS Group, InMobi

    by Laura Chamberlain 23 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 23 Jul 2012

    A round-up of the latest HR appointments.Investment management firm Waypoint Capital Holdings has announced the appointment of Richard Fuller as...

    • CIPD
    • The HR profession

    Former CIPD chief executive Jackie Orme passes away

    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Jul 2012

    Jackie Orme, the former chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), has died after losing her...

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

    Long-term unemployment reaches highest level in 15 years

    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Jul 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Jul 2012

    The number of people who have been unemployed for more than two years has risen to its highest level since...

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