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    Tackle equal pay reviews to become great places to work

    by Personnel Today 14 Jun 2005
    by Personnel Today 14 Jun 2005

    I am writing in response to your editorial comment about equal pay reviews (Personnel Today, 24 May). As an HR...

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    No special treatment for graduate recruits

    by Personnel Today 7 Jun 2005
    by Personnel Today 7 Jun 2005

    What poor dears these graduate recruits are (‘Graduates have a tough time getting first jobs’, Personnel Today.com, 26 May).For the...

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    • Working Time Regulations

    Stand firm over UK’s working time opt-out

    by Personnel Today 7 Jun 2005
    by Personnel Today 7 Jun 2005

    Most people who want the removal of the opt-out clause in the Working Time Directive (WTD) are those who work...

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    Flexible working has benefits for everyone

    by Personnel Today 7 Jun 2005
    by Personnel Today 7 Jun 2005

    In response to Stephen Overell’s ‘Work-life fallacy’ column (Personnel Today, 10 May), organisations need reminding that effective flexible working has...

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    Only working together will plug the UK equal pay gap

    by Personnel Today 7 Jun 2005
    by Personnel Today 7 Jun 2005

    Julie Mellor is right to highlight the inadequacies of current equal pay legislation (Personnel Today, 24 May).The current gender pay...

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    Centralised absence data is the answer

    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005

    Absence is not being managed in the public sector. Levels and costs are out of control and Sir Digby Jones...

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    Don’t underestimate HR role in communicating branding

    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005

    The results of your employer branding survey (Personnel Today, 17 May) demonstrate that there is a gap between strategy and...

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    Trapped in a Catch 22 subjectivity loop

    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005

    I was interested in Kevin Kerrigan’s letter (Personnel Today, 17 May) about subjectivity in recruitment. I am actively seeking a...

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    • Living Wage

    Loss of WTD opt-out will hurt the poorest

    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005

    I take the cynical view that all government strategies are introduced to enhance statistics, so I agree with Emma Nash’s...

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    Is fear beating logic in ID card debate?

    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005

    The media reports that the public supports ID cards as they will prevent identity theft and stop terrorists. What the...

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    Don’t undervalue subjective opinions

    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 31 May 2005

    I do not agree with Kevin Kerrigan’s inference that subjectivity is a bad thing (Personnel Today, 17 May). Objective assessment...

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    • Redundancy

    Small firms provide beautiful opportunity

    by Personnel Today 24 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 24 May 2005

    In response to your front-page news story, 'Mass redundancies lead to overloaded HR jobs market' (Personnel Today, 10 May), I strongly believe that the position is nowhere near as bleak as you assert

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Family-friendly working
    • Letters

    Mother of all skills development plans

    by Personnel Today 24 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 24 May 2005

    As the mother of a one-year-old, the subject of Stephen Overell's Off Message article, 'The work-life fallacy' (Personnel Today, 10 May) is very close to my heart

    • Employment law
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    • Working Time Regulations

    Covert operation to fight unemployment

    by Personnel Today 24 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 24 May 2005

    I agree that the government should defend the Working Time Directive opt-out. Unfortunately, I believe the government will back the EU's decision to end it

    • Employment law
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    • Working Time Regulations

    Productivity suffers in long-hours culture

    by Personnel Today 24 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 24 May 2005

    I wonder if there is a correlation between our long working-hours culture and our lowly position on the World Competitiveness Scoreboard? (Personnel Today, 17 May)

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