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    Stress needs long-term solution not short-term fix

    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006

    I was interested to read ‘Are you making your staff ill?’ (Personnel Today, 20 June). The difficulty is that the...

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    • Employment tribunals
    • Letters

    Incompetence is not the only route to tribunal

    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006

    I agree with Malcolm Houghton-le-Chapple (Letters, Personnel Today, 27 June) that HR should use legal knowledge to prevent tribunals happening....

    • HR strategy
    • Letters
    • Outsourcing

    Groupama comment on outsourcing deal

    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006

    Your news story, ‘Insurer snubs HR team over outsourcing plans’ (Personnel Today, 4 July) contains a number of inaccuracies and,...

    • HR strategy
    • Letters
    • Human capital

    Public sector has the statistics to prove that people measures are worthwhile

    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 18 Jul 2006

    What a shame that Ruth Spellman failed to recognise the talent and contribution that the public sector could make to...

    • Learning & development
    • Letters

    NLP should not be seen as a panacea for all HR ills

    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2006

    I enjoyed reading your feature about the ‘saviour’ of HR, which is sometimes known as NLP (Personnel Today, 20 June)....

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    • Letters

    NLP is excellent tool for HR, coaches and counsellors

    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2006

    As a master practitioner of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), I have working experience that it is an excellent tool for HR,...

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    • The HR profession

    It was not such a quiet year in my opinion

    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2006

    You say in your Top 40 Power Players feature (Personnel Today, 13 June) that I’ve had a ‘quietish year’.
    However,...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    The gulf between employers and graduates set to widen

    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2006

    It is little surprise that there is a disconnection between graduate and employer expectations (Personnel Today,13 June). According to your...

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    • Selection interviews

    Get off your high horse about hobby horses

    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2006

    I have to take issue with disciple Penny’s note to Guru (Personnel Today, 20 June) about not shortlisting an applicant...

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    World Cup is a nightmare for 24-hour businesses

    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2006

    Paul Roberts argues that, because most of the World Cup games kick off after 5pm, there should be no problem...

    • HR practice
    • Sickness absence
    • Letters

    Causal effect could be the cure for sickness absence

    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2006

    Mark Godfrey’s letter (Personnel Today, 13 June), suggesting that size is the real reason behind higher public sector absence levels,...

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    • Sickness absence

    Unions undermine moves to cut down sickness absence

    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2006

    I agree with some of Mark Godfrey’s conclusions (Letters, Personnel Today, 13 June) – especially that large organisations tend to...

    • Employment law
    • Employment tribunals
    • Letters

    Tribunal panel must be fair

    by Personnel Today 29 Jun 2006
    by Personnel Today 29 Jun 2006

    We receive complaints from unrepresented employees that they are disadvantaged by tribunals when coming up against employers who are able...

    • Employment law
    • Employment tribunals
    • Letters

    Tribunals: chairman rude and biased

    by Personnel Today 29 Jun 2006
    by Personnel Today 29 Jun 2006

    I’ve had similar experiences with the Manchester employment tribunal. I work as part of an outsourced HR organisation and, when...

    • Employment law
    • Employment tribunals
    • Letters

    Tribunals: impossible burden

    by Personnel Today 29 Jun 2006
    by Personnel Today 29 Jun 2006

    Any court may become irritated at poor representation by any professional, and it is a fact of life that the...

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