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HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 126
22 November 2005
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1. News in Brief: The week in HR – Why say ‘pay’ on Wednesday
2. The Couch?! Writes its festive wish list
3. What’s the answer? Constructive dismissal?
4. Any Answers answered: Changing bank hols, mail marketing HR
5. Any Answers: continuity of service for casual workers
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Editor’s note
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Keith Stuart has posted a dilemma that would test the resolve of
any HR professional. An employee has admitted liability for an
accident that occurred outside of work causing the deaths of
three people. Two other members of staff are acting as witnesses
for the prosecution. The employee would like to return to work
until the hearing but the witnesses feel uncomfortable working
with him. What should Keith do and is there any relevant case
law that may help? Add to this fascinating debate on the way
forward at: http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147787

Regards,

Annie Hayes MCIPD
Editor
mailto:editor@hrzone.co.uk

Welcome new members
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This week, HR Zone welcomes members from the following
organisations, among others, to the site:

Orchard House Foods Ltd; BTL; Accor Services; Christie Hospital
NHS Trust; Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Tortue Rouge
Ltd; Performance Unlimited; West Sussex County Council; The
Odyssey Group; Audley Travel; Glasgow City Council; Icera Inc.

Croner’s A-Z Guide to Managing People – Plus 8 Page Newsletter
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Croner’s A-Z Guide to Managing People enables you to ensure that
line managers are compliant with the law as it applies to HR.
Covering over 130 subject areas – from Contract Terms to Wages
Councils – Croner’s A-Z Guide to Managing People is an
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Plus 8 page newsletter. More …
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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:

Changing bank holidays
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Keith Luxon
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/whoswho/76049/657544
Provides guidance on the legalities of changing bank holiday
dates to ensure consistency between two locations.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147760

Mail marketing HR
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Euphrosene Labon
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/whoswho/127757/739367
Gets members’ views on how to attract the attention of HR via a
mail marketing campaign.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147768

Data Protection on application forms
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Iain Young
http://www.hrzone.co.uk//whoswho/71121/624218
Offers some Data Protection wordage.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147772

Lifesaving advice for drivers in free guide from Alphabet
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With driving now known to be one of the greatest hazards facing
employees, Alphabet is offering all employers free copies of its
driver guide, ‘Drive alert Arrive alive’. It provides practical
guidance for your business drivers to remember on anticipating
traffic hazards, winter driving, and the use of mobile phones in
cars.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/alphabet.html
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Share your views
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Catch-up with the latest questions being asked by the community
and add your answers at:

Enrico is looking for any pointers on how to construct a focus
group that will address the barriers preventing female career
progression.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147909

Do casual workers have any rights to continuity of service?
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147816

Karen Beardsley welcomes any information on the British Home
Stores-v-Burchell case.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147793

Read all the latest questions and add your own:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/anyanswers

98% of Workers have to Deal with Difficult People.
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Reveals a recent survey commissioned by top UK training provider
PTP. Click for results.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/redirects/ptp.html
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Members’ corner
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What’s the answer? Constructive dismissal?
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This week Helen Badger, employment law expert, Browne Jacobson
and Nicholas Snowden, senior solicitor at Clarkslegal LLP
present their ideas on whether a case of ‘bumping’ justifies a
constructive dismissal claim.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147799

News in Brief: The week in HR – Why say ‘pay’ on Wednesday
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Catch up on the week in HR including: labour market figures are
a mixed bag, why Wednesday’s boss is best and how ‘thank you’
goes a long way.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147851

The Couch?! Writes its festive wish list
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Wishing upon a star is not just for kids it seems as a new
survey reveals that employees are not to be fobbed off with a
bottle of wine and a box of choccies after all.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/147850

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