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Personnel Today articles are written by an expert team of award-winning journalists who have been covering HR and L&D for many years. Some of our content is attributed to "Personnel Today" for a number of reasons, including: when numerous authors are associated with writing or editing a piece; or when the author is unknown (particularly for older articles).

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    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Walsall Council slated over dismissal payout

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    Walsall Council has been heavily criticised for a “range of failings” that led to a £650,000 payout to a former...

    • HR practice
    • Sickness absence
    • Letters

    A GP’s job is to help and support employers

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    What planet does Dr Peter Holden live on to say he would discourage GPs from spending extra time on the...

    • The HR profession
    • Opinion

    Have a rant: ‘Ditch the Dullard’ campaign

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    I had the intense displeasure of wasting my time in the company of an extremely dull HR director recently.He loved...

    • Letters
    • The HR profession

    Gloucestershire’s HR glory makes public sector proud

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    What a shame that the fantastic story of how HR at Gloucestershire County Council had helped mobilise an organisation in...

    • Candidate experience
    • Letters
    • Recruitment & retention

    Job candidates should be treated as individuals

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    I was dismayed to read the recruitment interview advice to “try to put the same questions to each person in...

    • Military
    • The HR profession
    • Opinion

    Off message: human resources is too wimpish

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    Former HR manager Steven Toft makes a guest appearance in this week’s column, arguing that HR lacks the oomph it...

    • HR strategy

    Personnel Today Awards 2007 Northgate HR Best HR Strategy in Line with Business

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    This award recognises HR teams that have achieved genuine strategic status in their organisations. Entries provided evidence of the contribution...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • HR strategy
    • The HR profession

    Human resources oomph is all about having integrity

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    Oomph – n. sexually attractive (Oxford Dictionary of English). “Is that a pay rise in your pocket or are you...

    • Learning & development

    Best practice in performance coaching: a handbook for leaders, coaches, HR professionals and organisations

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    Price £24.95From Kogan PageContact www.kogan-page.co.ukISBN 13:9780749450823 I have seen only early page proofs of this book, which is due to...

    • Learning & development

    Business Coaching

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    Authors Peter Shaw & Robin LinnecarPrice £14.99From Capstone PublishingContact www.wiley.comISBN 9781841127415Breadth of thinking has always distinguished Peter Shaw’s writing. He...

    • Personnel Today

    Training CD: Tunes for Trainers

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    These are the lyrics of the ditties from a CD called Tunes for Trainers. Track 1: Good morningIt’s gonna be a...

    • Employee relations
    • Employee communications
    • Letters

    Training and coaching letters: reader response spot

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    DRAMA AND TRAININGI remain unconvinced by the use of drama as a training tool that offers more than just entertainment...

    • Learning & development
    • Letters

    Government’s Train to Gain initiative is ‘most misguided’

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    I read with interest the feedback given by Christopher Banks regarding the money being ‘wasted’ on the Learning and Skills...

    • Career development
    • Learning & development

    Fast Coaching

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    Format DVD and book trainingPrice £495Distributor Open Mind LearningContact www.openmind-learning.co.ukLast year, careers counsellor and executive coach Carole Pemberton published Coaching...

    • Careers in HR
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Equal pay

    News in brief

    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007
    by Personnel Today 18 Sep 2007

    Whitehall HR director move
    Julian Duxfield, previously HR director at the Department for Transport, has begun a new role as...

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