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    Skills commissioners need to prove they will add value

    by Personnel Today 28 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 28 Jan 2008

    The announcement of the commissioners to oversee the all-new Commission for Employment and Skills (Personnel Today, 11 December 2007 and...

    • Learning & development
    • Letters

    Integrating coaching is not always necessary

    by Personnel Today 22 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 22 Jan 2008

    In your last issue (November/December 2007), the contributor of the opinion piece called for coaching to be integrated into managers’...

    • Learning & development
    • Letters

    Blowing the learning and development trumpet

    by Personnel Today 22 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 22 Jan 2008

    I have just finished reading the article ‘Blow the L&D trumpet’ in the November issue of Training & Coaching Today....

    • Employment law
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    Branson is right to show unhappy workers the door

    by Personnel Today 21 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 21 Jan 2008

    This week's letters also include comments about lone parents, HCMI and staff retention

    • Assessment
    • Economics, government & business
    • HR practice

    Train to Gain is about so much more than just ‘free Level 2s’

    by Personnel Today 14 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 14 Jan 2008

    This weeks letters about Train to Gain, staff appraissals, the CIPD's lost opportunity in China, and working carers...

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    • Human capital

    Business impact may not be top priority for all in HR

    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2008

    As much as I agree with Duncan Brown’s main points regarding business impact being a top priority for human resources (‘Demonstrating...

    • CIPD
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    CIPD job applicant details are confidential information

    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2008

    The CIPD would never divulge the names of any candidates for any role here at the CIPD. Recruitment processes are...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Legal advice implies disabled staff are a burden to employ

    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2008
    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2008

    Oh Vanessa, is this a case of disability-related prejudice? (Legal opinion, Personnel Today, 4 December).I was dismayed to read that...

    • Letters
    • Wellbeing

    Drinking plenty of water may keep you awake

    by Personnel Today 11 Dec 2007
    by Personnel Today 11 Dec 2007

    I enjoyed the article on the importance of sleep (‘Sleeping on the Job’, Personnel Today, 13 November), but was struck...

    • HR strategy
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    • Outsourcing

    Outsourcing is not about laziness, but specialisation

    by Personnel Today 11 Dec 2007
    by Personnel Today 11 Dec 2007

    It’s no surprise that the UK’s biggest firms are outsourcing HR, but it’s wrong to assume this trend is down...

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    • The HR profession

    Having a degree can boost your chances of success

    by Personnel Today 3 Dec 2007
    by Personnel Today 3 Dec 2007

    I read your response to a query that was raised regarding internal promotion (Burning career issues, Personnel Today, 13 November)....

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Race discrimination

    All the public sector needs race equality inspections, not just the NHS

    by Personnel Today 3 Dec 2007
    by Personnel Today 3 Dec 2007

    Your news article about the NHS watchdog inspecting health service trusts for race equality compliance highlights the problem – not...

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    • Letters
    • Wellbeing

    Campaign to tackle stress in uni and college staff

    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007

    The survey on the amount of stress in UK universities and colleges being more prevalent than five years ago (Personneltoday.com, 5...

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    More flexible working will help business and families

    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007

    The government’s proposals to extend flexible working rights to parents of teenage children will have pronounced benefits for both the...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Flexibility is all about getting women back into the workforce

    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Nov 2007

    I read Michael Millar’s‘Bye Bye Baby’ article (Off Message, Personnel Today, 6 November) with interest during the 2am feed, and...

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