Get ahead of the competition with Personnel Today’s digital edition
You can now view Personnel Today in a new digital format.
With the help of the latest technology, you can now read the full version of the weekly magazine on your computer screen a day earlier than hard copy subscribers. This enables digital readers to view the very latest news and jobs straight from their desktops to make sure they stay up-to-date on the market.
State-of-the-art technology means the digital format allows subscribers to turn the pages as you would with the paper version, with the added benefits of a search engine and live links to relevant websites.
Speaking about this market-leading step, acting editor of Personnel Today, Penny Wilson, said: “This is an exciting development for us. We are the first HR magazine to offer our readers this new technology.
“Now they can get Personnel Today faster and cheaper than ever before.”
Each issue of the digital edition costs just 99p – a saving of 1.61 off the cover price of hard copy issues.
For more details on how to subscribe, go to http://personneltoday.newsstand.com
Publications round-up
– In February’s issue of Employers’ Law, solicitor Roger Byard explains the real implications of a recent religious discrimination case in which a bus cleaner won his claim of unfair dismissal in connection with his pilgrimage to Mecca.
– Sickness absence costs UK businesses more than £11bn each year, according to figures from the CBI, and employers are looking to occupational health to reduce this figure. In a special Occupational Health Extra, we provide a round-up of research and information, look at the current thinking of OH professionals on ways of tackling the problem, and provide an essential brief on the legal aspects of managing absence.
– And if you need further guidance on managing absence, watch out for Personnel Today’s new One-Stop Guide to Absence Management, launched in April. Full details will be published on www.personneltoday.com/resources
– In the latest edition of Training Magazine, published next week, we talk to David Carrier, head of competence and training management at Network Rail about his agenda for in-house development, and assess the impact of the new National Employer Training Programme.
– Don’t miss our 22 February issue of Personnel Today – we’ll be publishing a Special Report: Technology in Recruitment within the magazine.
You can read case studies on how other companies have developed their e-recruitment solutions along with expert opinion on market trends and the next key technological developments in recruitment. A special feature on psychometric testing will also be included in the issue.
– Watch out for our new one-stop guide, written by stress experts professor Cary Cooper and Dr Joe Jordan. The One-Stop Guide to Managing Workplace Stress, available at the end of February 2005, will give HR managers all the information they need to build stress prevention and management strategies in the workplace. Published as part of Personnel Today’s management resources series, it offers practical steps in a clear format, written in plain English.
For information on other guides already available in the series, visit www.personneltoday.com/resources
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