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The Fixer: I want to help a friend in distress
Samantha Sales eases your workplace exasperationsI want to help a friend in distressWe are an organisation of around 20 staff members, and an individual in one of our teams who I am friendly with...
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Recruitment extra: The fuss-free guide to graduate recruitment
Forget the milk round. How are employers winning the battle for bright young things? Things used to be straightforward for school-leavers. A century ago, if you didn’t go to Eton, your options on...
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HR Confessional: Office pranks gone wrong
We all like a laugh, don't we? But some people insist on taking it too far…When I worked in a security role, a firearms expert demonstrated the difference between the fantasy and the reality of...
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How to avoid ending up in a mess when going through insolvency
Administrators for retailer Comet face scrutiny over redundancy consultationDeloitte has earned criticism after an employment tribunal found it had not properly consulted Comet staff over redundancies....
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REC urges HR to reconnect with company ‘alumni’ to access skills
Staff departures should not be treated like a divorce, says REC’s Kevin GreenHR should engage with their organisation’s ‘alumni’ on a long-term basis to maximise access to talented former staff, said...
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Race discrimination claims dismissed after four-year legal battle
Time and money spent pursuing claim strengthen case for workplace mediationMany claimants who feel they have been unfairly treated by their former employer want their “day in court”: a chance to...
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More L&D functions are now professionalising their approach – is yours?
The Foreword to the CIPD’s 2014 L&D survey report made an interesting observation:'Our findings suggest that learning and development functions are increasingly professionalising their...
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Parting company with the boss
Senior management dismissals need to be handled and communicated with careOnly eight days into the World Cup tournament and it was all over for Roy Hodgson and his England squad. The media, always...
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Employers held hostage by outdated management model, warns Hamel
To build future fit organisations leaders must embrace ‘management 2.0’Outdated management practices are leaving organisations ill-equipped to deal with the challenges of the 21st century, Gary Hamel...
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Government ban ‘may not end zero hours exclusivity’
Lawyers warn of loopholes in crackdown, as employers face early 2015 compliance deadlineGovernment plans to ban zero hours contracts with exclusivity clauses may not be enough to stop employers tying...
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Bonuses on hold for eight FCA execs until ‘extraordinary blunder’ clarified
Trend for scrutiny of senior level reward increasesFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA) boss, Martin Wheatley, is understood to have agreed to defer his bonus until an inquiry into a leaked press briefing...
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Relationships ‘key to successful organisations’
CIPD and Tomorrow’s Company part of new initiative to value people Relationships are one of the most important assets in any business and are crucial in driving growth – yet they are rarely discussed...
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Review: The Key
Book by Lynda Gratton, Published by McGraw Hill, £22.99/£11.17 e-bookBehind the storyYou don’t have to be glued to FT email updates to know this is a bad time for business: beset by cynics and...
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What employers need to know about new flexible working rights
Don’t fall foul of the changes in right to requestFrom today, all employees have the right to request to work flexibly after 26 weeks’ service. Previously, only those with children under 17, or 18 if...
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Right to request flexible working extended to all employees
All staff have the right to apply to work flexibly after 26 weeks’ serviceMore than 20 million workers will have the right to request flexible working arrangements from today, but according to some...
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The secret to a smooth performance appraisal process? These best-practice...
Let’s be honest, how many people actually really enjoy the annual performance appraisal process? The process takes time and effort and usually happens at a time when we’re juggling so many other work...
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Criminal record checking system under scrutiny by the courts
Human rights stops full disclosure of job candidates’ previous brushes with the lawIn the case of R (on the application of T) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Supreme Court had to...
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Unite members vote for strike over ‘insulting’ pay offer
But PPMA warns there is virtually no room for manoeuvre on dealLocal government workers belonging to the Unite union have voted unanimously to join up to two million other council and teaching staff...
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Opinion: Why the office reigns supreme
Robert Jeffery sings the praises of a new book detailing the petty intrigues and tricky sexual politics of our workplacesThere are a lot of theories about why we are so disengaged at work. It can...
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Search firms launch tougher code to advance boardroom equality
Code includes requirement to share progress with Davies Steering GroupHead hunters have designed a new ‘enhanced code’ for their industry in a bid to increase the number of women appointed to boardroom...
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