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HR Briefing Issue 277 – 5 January 2006
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Editor’s note
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We’re delighted to bring you the first 2006 edition of the HR
Briefing – your weekly round-up of news and features. We’ve got
a special focus on HR resolutions and predictions for the year
ahead. HR Consultant, Quentin Colborn takes the lead guiding
members through an HR detox. There’s an exclusive insight into
what took Linda Parrott, HR Director of a global corporate
moving specialist from rock musician to HR Director. And don’t
miss the hilarious ‘alternative’ New Year resolutions guide from
our weekly humour column The Couch?! Scroll below to find all
these articles and more.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/149303
Annie Hayes MCIPD
Editor
mailto:editor@hrzone.co.uk
HR resolutions and predictions
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Colborn’s Corner: Should HR make New Year resolutions?
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Seasoned HR consultant, Quentin Colborn goes cold turkey on the
annual HR detox and looks at whether we should indeed be
resolving to do better and be better.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/149303
Hard(y) Law Talk: ‘Annual’ greetings 2006
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The New Year brings new hopes and challenges at work and for
those in HR the biggest focus will be getting to grips with the
coming of age discrimination.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/149260
How to: Get a seat at the top table
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If your New Year’s goal is to transform your HR function into an
HR business partnering one then don’t miss this fantastic ‘how
to’ on how to get your seat at the table and keep it.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/149278
Opinions & Comment
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HR sleuthing: Detecting bogus sickness claims
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HR managers are increasingly cautious of how to treat employees
that claim long-term sickness.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/149015
What’s the future for a training career?
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Godfrey Parkin predicts that the current trend for outsourcing
training needs will see less in-house training teams.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/149084
Opinion: Beyond psychometrics
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After over a century, the sedate progress of traditional
psychometrics has got into gear.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/149279
Community
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HDIGH? Linda Parrott, HR Director for Interdean.Interconex
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Linda Parrott reveals what took her from rock musician to HR
Director.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/148934
The Couch?! Resolves to carry on as normal
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This year the Couch?! resolves to having a stress-free start to
the year, by only making resolutions we can keep.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/149090
HR Tip: Right to car parking spaces
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Kick-starting the New Year is the latest HR tip on how to manage
a change in the status quo plus your last chance saloon for a
sneak preview of the top ten hottest HR tips for 2006.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/149261
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Regional Training and Development Officers
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Deputy Director – Training and Learning Programmes
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United Nations System Staff College
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