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Why employers should not underestimate whistleblowing reforms

Senior managers will be personally liable if whistleblowers are harassed at workRelatively few employers have experienced whistleblowing allegations and the subject has simply not caught the interest...

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How to write the perfect HR email

Avoid the ‘pompous’ email trap as communications experts share their top tips Former BBC HR director Lucy Adams made headlines recently when she described her email communications to staff as “pompous”...

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The language of change needs a revamp

With employee health and engagement at stake, the words HR uses have never been more important, says Grace LewisIt’s a term bandied about by most HR professionals, but what does ‘well-being’ actually...

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NHS hospital faces court over use of temporary staff during strike

Unite claims hospital’s ‘sign or be sacked' approach is unlawfulNorthampton General Hospital (NGH) NHS Trust, faces a legal injunction over their use of agency staff to cover biomedical employees...

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Legal opinion says morbid obesity can be a disability

Will the EU court agree that being grossly overweight qualifies for discrimination protection? Obesity can constitute a disability within the scope of the equal treatment framework directive, according...

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Compulsory equal pay reports proposed by Liberal Democrats

Gender pay gaps stay high on political agenda ahead of 2015 electionEmployers with more than 250 staff would be legally required to publish the extent of their gender pay gap under plans in the Liberal...

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Cameron’s strike law reforms ‘simply potty’, says Cable

Conservatives pledge to tighten industrial relations legislationThe Conservative Party has outlined plans to tighten the law on strike ballots if it wins the 2015 general election.As part of its...

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Maternity and paternity benefits ‘vary wildly’, research shows

Duration of enhanced pay during leave ranges from three to 52 weeksResearch into maternity and paternity benefits has revealed that organisations in the UK differ enormously when it comes to length and...

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Ey Up! Yorkshire’s Tour de Force

Resilience is the main factor in success and the people of this northern county have it in spades, argues John P WilsonWhat is it about Yorkshire which inspired 2.5 million highly enthusiastic people,...

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L&D leaders urged to embrace technology at CIPD roundtable

Learning and development professionals know all about developing the capabilities of others, but must now update their own skills – or watch from the sidelines while tech-savvy colleagues take learning...

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“I want people to aspire to have McDonald’s on their CV”

Chief people officer Jez Langhorn on zero hours, low pay and making the food giant an employer of choice The ‘McJob’ is disappearing, along with the sniggers that used to accompany a mention of the...

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Case study: Stadco

How tragedy inspired an engineering firm to take a behavioural approach to improving health and safety Sometimes it takes impossibly trying circumstances to bring about genuine change. For Stadco, the...

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Making global recruitment a reality

Why new technology and broader horizons are rewriting the rules of global recruitment – and how to stay aheadCarol White shares a dilemma with many fellow HR professionals responsible for sourcing...

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Culture guru Erin Meyer on why HR needs to look beyond stereotypes

Only the most insular workplace doesn’t have an international component nowadays – even if that extends no further than an office manager who can order drinks in Portuguese. But, says Erin Meyer, our...

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HR is looking beyond national boundaries

Ambitious professionals are chasing their dream overseas role Your passport might be gathering dust in the kitchen drawer, your GCSE Spanish hasn’t been required in more than 20 years and your holiday...

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Surveillance - How much is too much?

A host of new monitoring tools mean no part of working life is truly private. But the law may have other ideas…Several years ago, a large US retailer wanted to know why staff in some stores seemed to...

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How to stop your new joiners quitting

Get the first few weeks wrong and you’ll lose an employee for good. How are smart companies winning the war of attrition? Presidents and prime ministers generally give themselves 100 days to get their...

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What you can learn from...UCL

UCL’s Nigel Waugh plans a performance management rebootThere aren’t many organisations where HR gets the top floor. But at University College London (UCL) HR director Nigel Waugh and his team have an...

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How to work for… Alison Tobe

“The show always goes on around here” I didn’t take the traditional route into HR. After studying law and French at university, I taught English in Barcelona for a year, then returned to become a...

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The fixer: Worried I’ve been blacklisted for life

A very large organisation has marked my employee file “dismissed for gross misconduct”. The fact that a tribunal found I was unfairly dismissed has never been noted – and has, I believe, prevented me...

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