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Roisin Woolnough

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Roisin Woolnough is a journalist with over 20 years' experience writing on workplace issues.

    • Learning & development
    • Training delivery

    Training: taking up the conductor’s baton

    by Roisin Woolnough 26 Jul 2006
    by Roisin Woolnough 26 Jul 2006

    Training and L&D professionals are often called upon to facilitate events. But, although facilitation and training skills are allied, there are some clear differences. And there are also some major similarities.

    • Economics, government & business
    • Pay settlements

    NHS jobs crisis: More jobs to go in NHS

    by Roisin Woolnough 4 Apr 2006
    by Roisin Woolnough 4 Apr 2006

    Is cutting jobs really the way to balance the books?

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Flexible working

    Waiting for the green light

    by Roisin Woolnough 5 Oct 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 5 Oct 2004

    For some people, getting to and from work is the most stressful part of their working day. A survey by...

    • ESG
    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    Where does the environment fit in?

    by Roisin Woolnough 21 Sep 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 21 Sep 2004

    HR needs to get employee buy-in for environmental policies to be truly effective.
    HR professionals with an awareness of sustainability...

    • Vexatious claims
    • Employee relations
    • Employment tribunals

    Bully boy tactics

    by Roisin Woolnough 15 Jun 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 15 Jun 2004

    Tribunals and becoming more adversarial and too many frivolous claims are getting through. Roisin Wollnough asks whether the system is failing employers

    • Employee relations
    • HR practice
    • Information & consultation

    How to keep scientists keen

    by Roisin Woolnough 25 May 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 25 May 2004

    When a host of tactics failed to keep staff on board, theHR director at Evotec OAI tried a different tack.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Economics, government & business
    • HR practice

    Women are the key to filling skills gaps

    by Roisin Woolnough 11 May 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 11 May 2004

    The Equal Opportunities Commission has identified a major source of skills that can help out the construction, engineering and IT sectors - women.

    • Employee relations
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    HR is the key to retaining talent

    by Roisin Woolnough 27 Apr 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 27 Apr 2004

    Economic experts have come to the conclusion that to succeed business must be more flexible with benefits

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Learning & development
    • Training methods

    Diversity act

    by Roisin Woolnough 6 Apr 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 6 Apr 2004

    Roisin Woolnough finds out how 15 public sector organisations joined forces for diversity training with dramatic results

    • Change management
    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention

    All change

    by Roisin Woolnough 23 Mar 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 23 Mar 2004

    Catering services company Sodexho needed to overhaul its processes to become more commercially focusedThe business Sodexho provides catering and support...

    • Bonuses
    • Company cars
    • Pay & benefits

    How to set up an incentive scheme

    by Roisin Woolnough 17 Feb 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 17 Feb 2004

    As well as keeping them happy, rewarding staff can help organisations with retention and development.

    • Military
    • Early careers
    • Graduates

    Finders keepers

    by Roisin Woolnough 27 Jan 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 27 Jan 2004

    Finding and keeping the right staff is a constant headache for employers in the engineering and science sectors. One scheme, however, has helped ease the pain

    • HR practice
    • HR strategy
    • Facilities

    The new space age

    by Roisin Woolnough 20 Jan 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 20 Jan 2004

    Pleasant, designed workplaces can bring many benefits, from improved productivity and morale to an enhanced corporate identity.

    • HR practice
    • HR strategy
    • Learning & development

    A real eye-opener

    by Roisin Woolnough 6 Jan 2004
    by Roisin Woolnough 6 Jan 2004

    Roisin Woolnough takes a look at how a new managing director turned around the fortunes of T-Mobile

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