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    • Trade unions

    HR and unions’ relationship: reader responses to the research

    by Personnel Today 20 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 20 Feb 2007

    Our exclusive research on the role of unions in the workplace, carried out in conjunction with the TUC (Personnel Today,...

    • HR practice
    • Letters

    Benefits of animal companionship in the workplace

    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007

    I’m writing to commend you on your article ‘Spotlight on staff with pets’ (Personnel Today, 16 January).
    Here at The...

    • Letters
    • Recruitment & retention

    Time to publish ‘worst employers’ list

    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007

    Your magazine frequently covers stories about how bad recruitment practices can put off potential applicants – especially graduates.
    Employers should...

    • Letters
    • The HR profession

    Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s high profile keeps HR on the radar

    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007

    I must respond to John Maxted (Letters, Personnel Today, 6 February). The CIPD is in the media 300 times a...

    • Learning & development
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    • Qualifications

    Having a Masters degree does not automatically entitle you to a pay rise

    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007

    I am assuming the person who ranted about ‘not recognising qualifications’ (Have a rant, Personnel Today, 23 January) has not...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Letters

    Ignoring older employees will only lead to bigger skills gaps

    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007

    The University of Surrey’s recent study, which revealed that HR professionals are guilty of age discrimination when it comes to...

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    • Offshoring

    Cost issues raised by offshoring cannot be ignored by UK plc

    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2007

    I agree wholeheartedly with the comments raised in the letter from Paul Good regarding offshored jobs (Personnel Today, 16 January)....

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    • The HR profession

    Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is becoming too elitist and academic

    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2007

    HR consultants – you either love them or you hate them. I set up my business a few months ago...

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    • The HR profession

    Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development should promote HR to a wider business audience

    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2007

    To add to the opinions expressed by Cara Davani and Martin Tiplady (Personnel Today, 16 January) on the Chartered Institute...

    • HR strategy
    • Letters

    People are still our greatest assets in the workplace

    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 6 Feb 2007

    Tony Pettengell is entertaining, but wrong (Off Message, Personnel Today, 16 January). If HR practitioners are not taken seriously when...

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    • Discipline and grievances

    Public police disciplinary hearings: reader responses

    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2007

    I find the idea of public disciplinary hearings for police officers totally wrong (Personnel Today, 9 January).
    Public discipline exists...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Learning & development
    • Letters

    End tuition fees to create true equality in recruitment process

    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2007

    In response to the letter by Craig Dicken regarding Trevor Phillips’ proposal to urge the government to change the equality...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • HR practice

    Big Brother row raises relevant points for work discussion

    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 30 Jan 2007

    LETTER OF THE WEEK
    I was interested to read the ‘have a rant’ column concerning how much time people at...

    • Letters
    • Recruitment & retention

    Reader responses: B&Q dancing at interviews row

    by Personnel Today 23 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 23 Jan 2007

    Our front-page news story 'Don't blame it on the boogie, says CIPD in B&Q dance row' (Personnel Today, 9 January) - where the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said it backed the idea of B&Q asking job applicants to "bop along to a Jackson Five track" stoked up a storm of response. Here is a selection of your replies.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Equal pay
    • Letters

    Employers should not side with the enemy over pay

    by Personnel Today 16 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 16 Jan 2007

    While I was not surprised to read about trade unions criticising Stefan Cross, the solicitor who has represented hundreds of...

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