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    Give graduates help with first step on the HR ladder

    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007

    I agree with Sarah Brook (Letters, Personnel Today, 15 May) about HR being difficult to get into. I graduated from...

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    Numbers don’t add up when you are dealing with people

    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 12 Jun 2007

    The opinion piece you featured by Nicholas Higgins would have been better placed in your Rant section (Personnel Today, 22...

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    HR can benefit from tough tribunal experiences

    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007

    I wonder whether the author of your ‘might is not right’ letter has been on the receiving end of an employment dispute?...

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    Public-private divide can be successfully bridged

    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007

    In response to Lorraine Smales’ comments (Letters, Personnel Today, 8 May), I wanted to share my experience in the hope of encouraging...

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    Union rep is the real turkey in Notts council jobs cull saga

    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007

    A sigh, a shake of the head, a feeling of acute exasperation and then a real sense of empathy for...

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    Teasing out the truth is nothing to get hung up on

    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007
    by Personnel Today 5 Jun 2007

    Your feature on ‘lookism’ and teasing (Personnel Today, 8 May) demonstrates that we are all subject to some teasing at some...

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    ‘Dinner ladies’ case adds spice to equality debate

    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007

    Twice in the section headed ‘facts’ your legal expert in Case of the Week (Personnel Today, 8 May) refers to...

    • HR practice
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    HR professionals need to switch off out of hours

    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007

    Answering your mobile and e-mails at all times of the day and night? (Letters, Personnel Today, 1 May). Organisations need...

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    CIPD is not the ‘be all and end all’ of human resources

    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007

    How can this salary [for the director-general of the CIPD] be justified? (Personnel Today, 1 May).
    I have been a...

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    High price to pay for strong leadership at CIPD but well worth it

    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007

    I would urge your readers who railed at the package on offer to the new director-general of the Chartered Institute...

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    Positive discrimination coverage: reader feedback

    by Personnel Today 22 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 22 May 2007

    Our recent coverage on positive discrimination – especially when the Metropolitan Police HR director came out in support of it (Personnel...

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    Alphabetism can work in favour of the late arrivals in the workplace

    by Personnel Today 15 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 15 May 2007

    Your ranter made a good point about alphabetism (Personnel Today, 1 May).
    Job interviews are often conducted in alphabetical order, and...

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    HR’s lack of confidence keeps function in shadows

    by Personnel Today 15 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 15 May 2007

    I am amazed that our profession continues to devote so much of its time to what we should be called...

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    HR must stand and fight for right to be taken seriously

    by Personnel Today 15 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 15 May 2007

    Martin Tiplady’s opinion (Opinion, Personnel Today, 17 April) that the service-centre type structure is the only show in town –...

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    HR will suffer because of its refusal to acknowledge transferable skills

    by Personnel Today 8 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 8 May 2007

    Like Warren Broadbent (Letters, Personnel Today, 10 April), I, too, am finding it difficult to find work in a different sector....

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