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The psychological contract is a deceptively simple model for managing what organisations want from their employees and what employees want from their employers. In essence it is about the sets of expectations held by employer and employee about each party...
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Are your staff feeling a little lacklustre? Motivational speaker Nigel Risner shares his thoughts on how to get employees jumping. Why do I need to think about when it comes to motivating staff? NR: “If employees feel valued and involved, they’ll always...
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Employers who allow staff to work from home need to ensure home workers enjoy equal career development prospects, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has warned. The CIPD’s warning comes in response to Durham Business School’s...
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A lack of clear guidance for staff on their behaviour at work can damage your business. Simon Wicks looks at how having a code of conduct can reduce your risks “Research shows that businesses with a code of ethics outperform those that don’t,” asserts...
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The government has unveiled plans to combat long-term sickness absence , and would like to see employers do more. But how much support should you give an absent employee and at what point do you have to put business first? Acas policy adviser Margaret...
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What can you do when one of your staff is breaking up because of a crisis outside work? It’s almost impossible to keep work and personal lives completely separate. But what do you do when an employee’s personal problems seep into the workplace and won...
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Author: Michael Coates, managing director, Protostar Leadership Development Topic: Search and selection About: Protostar Leadership Development Michael Coates is the founder of Protostar Leadership Development and has many years experience of managing...
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Author: Steve Passam, sales and marketing director, HR Access Topic: Succession planning About: HR Access HR Access is a leading global HR software and outsourcing specialist. The company is owned by Fidelity Investments, one of the largest investors...
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Author: Heather Collier, manager, National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) Topic: Work experience About: The National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) The National Council for Work Experience is part of HECSU, the Higher Education Careers Services...
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Poaching costs businesses good staff and causes bitter disputes between competitors. The law offers little protection from predatory rivals, so what can you do to keep hold of people when a shark is circling, writes Simon Wicks? If you have good staff...
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Author: Jenny Robinson at Hinton & Co. Ltd Purposes Help people understand better how they are seen by others in the team. Give the team confidence that they can address peer performance issues in a positive way, without fudging. Build the team. Overview...
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Source: the HR DIRECTOR Date: April 2007 Since the early 1980s hundreds of studies have been published on performance appraisals. Almost without exception these studies have found faults with the predominant system and methodology used to appraise employees...
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Source: the HR DIRECTOR Date: April 2007 Author: Kellie McCormack, Associate in the Employment & Pensions Dept, Taylor Wessing Performance managing an employee can be a tricky process – get it wrong and a tribunal claim could land on your desk. Get...
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Source: the HR DIRECTOR Date: April 2007 Authors: Stephen Bevan & Marianne Huggett (The Work Foundation) Too often, performance management tackles either star performers or underachievers, but has nothing to say to people in the middle. Stephen Bevan...
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Source: Management Today Date: February 2007 Book: The Three Tensions: Winning the struggle to perform without compromise by Dominic Dodd and Ken Favaro This is a book whose big-hitting ideas seem to be stating the obvious. Yet Andrew Wileman finds important...
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