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    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Stress now top cause of long-term sickness absence

    by Ross Bentley 5 Oct 2011
    by Ross Bentley 5 Oct 2011

    The impact of increasing job insecurity and mounting workloads on UK workers has been underlined in a report published today...

    • Careers in HR
    • Economics, government & business
    • Employee relations

    Top 40 Power Players 2009

    by Ross Bentley 28 Sep 2009
    by Ross Bentley 28 Sep 2009

    Now in its ninth year, the Top 40 Power Players aims to recognise HR’s most prominent and influential professionals; those...

    • Global HR

    Global HR series: North America

    by Ross Bentley 25 Aug 2009
    by Ross Bentley 25 Aug 2009

    In the first of Personnel Today‘s new Global HR series, looking at what UK HR professionals can learn from their...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Employment tribunals

    Mitigating the risks of tribunal claims after redundancy

    by Ross Bentley 4 Aug 2009
    by Ross Bentley 4 Aug 2009

    Thanks to the downturn, an increasing number of claims for unfair dismissal are being lodged at tribunal. What's more, awards against employers are rising in number and cost. How should employers deal with this? Ross Bentley reports.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Sexual orientation discrimination
    • Religious discrimination

    Gay rights vs religious ones under the Equality Bill

    by Ross Bentley 1 Jul 2009
    by Ross Bentley 1 Jul 2009

    It looks as if religious bodies will have very few options when it comes to refusing to employ gay men and women in non-core roles. Ross Bentley looks at how this clash of ideologies will play out.

    • Employment law
    • Employment tribunals

    Calculating tribunal awards – how it’s done

    by Ross Bentley 29 May 2009
    by Ross Bentley 29 May 2009

    When money is the only remedy: Barely a day passes by without news of a massive tribunal award to a claimant. But how are these occasionally huge sums worked out?

    • HR practice
    • Learning & development

    Talent management in the downturn

    by Ross Bentley 23 Mar 2009
    by Ross Bentley 23 Mar 2009

    Is talent management a new-fangled concept coined in the good times, or repackaged traditional HR ideas that remain as important as ever in the downturn?

    • Living wage
    • Economics, government & business
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Social mobilty – workplace opportunities good for business

    by Ross Bentley 19 Mar 2009
    by Ross Bentley 19 Mar 2009

    Offering internships to young people from deprived backgrounds is not just about altruistically oiling the wheels of social mobility - it can bring unexpected benefits to your organisation and help upskill the workforce. Ross Bentley reports.

    • Learning & development

    Re-skilling in a recession: do the shuffle

    by Ross Bentley 9 Mar 2009
    by Ross Bentley 9 Mar 2009

    Should employers should try to re-skill staff rather than lay them off? Well, definitely – maybe.Should organisations ‘make’ or ‘buy’ talent?...

    • Personnel Today

    Training venues: A little sporty number

    by Ross Bentley 18 Jan 2009
    by Ross Bentley 18 Jan 2009

    If you’re planning some outside-work training then sporting venues provide unusual and inspiring settings. We look at what eight have...

    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses
    • Learning & development

    2009 jobs outlook

    by Ross Bentley 14 Jan 2009
    by Ross Bentley 14 Jan 2009

    Despite the economic downturn, there are still opportunities for training and learning and development managers - as long as they have what it takes.

    • Employment law
    • Online recruitment
    • Recruitment & retention

    Jobseekers create visual CVs but what are the legal risks?

    by Ross Bentley 11 Jan 2009
    by Ross Bentley 11 Jan 2009

    The way people are presenting their curriculum vitae – the universal passport to career opportunities – is changing as digital...

    • Economics, government & business
    • Business performance
    • Employment law

    Surviving the recession: Pick your advice package with care

    by Ross Bentley 14 Nov 2008
    by Ross Bentley 14 Nov 2008

    As more and more companies make lay-offs, HR departments may be tempted to use the legal advice packages on redundancy that are on the market. They should proceed with caution, writes Ross Bentley.

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Industrial relations: a winter of discontent?

    by Ross Bentley 24 Oct 2008
    by Ross Bentley 24 Oct 2008

    Should employers be on red alert to face strike action from discontented staff, or is it all just hot air? Ross Bentley finds out.

    • Learning & development

    Training venues: Deal or no deal?

    by Ross Bentley 17 Oct 2008
    by Ross Bentley 17 Oct 2008

    With budgets under pressure, any L&D manager looking to book a training venue will want good value for money. But...

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