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HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 113
23 August 2005
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1. A carriage clock for Florence Nightingale?
2. HR Practitioner’s Diary: Beyond the darkness
3. News in Brief: The week in HR – ‘deadwood’ breeds resentment
4. The Couch?! Tune in or drop out
5. Any Answers: diabetes and disability, criminal convictions
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Editor’s note
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Sadly, it’s only when an accident at work occurs that the
sterling work of First Aiders comes to light. But should we be
rewarding them with more than an acknowledgement in the company
newsletter and a carriage clock on retirement? Join the debate
on whether cash really is king for those with a touch like the
Lady of the Lamp:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144376
Regards,
Annie Hayes MCIPD
Editor
mailto:editor@hrzone.co.uk
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Welcome new members
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This week, HR Zone welcomes members from the following
organisations, among others, to the site:
Britannia Building Society; RSA; Insight Group; CB Financial;
headwayHR; Reed Smith; Dairy Farmers of Britain; City Risk
Management; Harvey Ingram LLP; Environment Agency; Chartered
Institute of Personnel and Development; City of Bath College;
The Recruitment Clinic Ltd; Marble (Human Resource) Consulting
Ltd; Surrey County Council; Microsoft; Accenture; Recruitmax;
MBM Commercial LLP; Ernst & Young; Royal College of Music
Any Answers Answered
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Catch up on the latest answers supplied by members at ‘Any
Answers’ and reflect on the issues at hand:
Is diabetes a disability?
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See members thrashing out the terms of the DDA and add your own
thoughts at:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144421
Company sick-pay dispute
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Bruce is trying to prevent a dispute escalating to tribunal. See
the advice:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144519
Recruitment agency advice
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Recommendations and tips on which agencies to consider:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144450
Share your views
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Catch-up with the latest questions being asked by the community
and add your answers at:
Madeleine is looking for advice on how to select staff for
offshore operations in India.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144509
Can you share your policy on recruiting people with criminal
convictions?
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144446
Share your thoughts on whether staff should be rewarded for
taking on extra responsibilities including first aid.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144376
Read all the latest questions and add your own:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/anyanswers
Members’ corner
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HR Practitioner’s Diary: Beyond the darkness
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Read Sue’s extracts from a fascinating seminar to learn why the
only barrier to realising potential is discrimination.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144426
News in Brief: The week in HR
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An at-a-glance news round up including why appraisals are
failing to deliver, reaction to soaring A-Level results, how CV
fraudsters can slip through the net and the ‘deadwood’ that is
breeding resentment in UK plc.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144475
The Couch?! Tune in or drop out
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Tuning into the airwaves is one way to block out the stresses
and strains of corporate life; this week the Couch?! probes at
your cultural preferences and ponders why it is that Classic FM
gets you reaching for the volume button.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/144464
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