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01 January 2009
Council gets fit with virtual gym
Kent County Council is to give staff access to a 'virtual gym' allowing them to work out from home with the help of exercise demonstrations on...
01 January 2009
Review of the year 2008
McDonald's, Flybe and Network Rail become the first employers to have their in-house training programmes nationally recognised. The move marks...
19 December 2008
Employers demand support to hire ex-drug users
Government efforts to get drug users into jobs through welfare reform proposals may not work unless radical steps are taken to support employers,...

27 November 2008
Diversified investments
Retail banks, with their large and largely female workforces, are among the most progressive employers when it comes to diversity. But, given...
13 November 2008
Two men talk over an array of empty plates at a member's club in London
John: We should get back. Howard: How could you say a thing...

01 January 2009
Learning from Burnout
'Action-addicted, adrenalised working lives' - this worrying trend among professionals is increasing, say the authors, and it's down to the demands...
15 December 2008
Throw a cracking Christmas party - without facing a compensation claim
Christmas parties are a great way for employers to thank their staff for the hard work they have done over the previous year. Most of the office...

27 November 2008
Take an honest look at your work-life balance
The media often make us feel that there's an ideal balance to be maintained: 'my work-life balance is wrong' becomes...
16 October 2008
Jeff Wellstead
I chose a career in HR because I wanted to marry two elements that were important to me: earning a good living and matching...

11 December 2008
Pressure can kill creativity
I was dumbstruck after reading 'Pressure cooker - double the results in half the time' by Chris Barez-Brown, global head of innovation capability...
13 November 2008
Customer needs must come before flexible working
The value of flexible working in all its forms is well established and is a major, if not critical, contributor to business...

10 December 2008
HR should be proud of employer branding
When did 'employer branding' become such a dirty word? OK, two words, but you get my meaning. At the CIPD's employer branding conference last...
05 December 2008
Electronic absence management, one step at a time
It was great to see the government going digital last week when it unveiled plans to replace paper 'sick notes' with electronic 'fit notes'....