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HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 165
22 August 2006
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Editor’s note
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For many workers in the UK, taking a break is akin to career
suicide or so they believe – the statistics speak volumes –
almost a quarter fail to take their full entitlement which is
nothing to be proud of considering the UK’s average leave
allowance falls way below those in Europe who enjoy around ten
more days annually. So what’s the impact on stress,
productivity, workforce planning and legal compliance? Sarah
Fletcher quizzed HR Zone members to find out.

Annie Hayes MCIPD
Editor
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Feature of the week:
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If we took a holiday …?
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Sarah Fletcher asked HR Zone members for their thoughts on
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Key business solutions:
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Catch up on the latest answers supplied by members at Any
Answers and have your say by posting your thoughts to:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/anyanswers

Combating drug addiction
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Mike Morrison urges swift action.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/158621

References for an employee dismissed for gross misconduct
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Keith Luxon says honesty is the best policy.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/158586

Notice periods
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Emma Doherty gets advice on whether punitive measures are the
best way of effectively managing lateness.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/158388

Legal advice on HR Zone
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What’s the answer? Redundancy selection – Is LIFO legal?
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Pat Gray gets legal guidance this week from Browne Jacobson and
Mills & Reeve on whether the use of LIFO as a redundancy
selection tool can be classed as discrimination under the new
age regulations.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/158276

Any Answers: Motivating remote workers
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Darren Ging recently asked the Any Answers forum for tips on
communicating with non-office based workers; in this article
Stephen Walker, Director of Motivation Matters shares his
methods for managing the communication gap.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/158181

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Can you help solve these business issues?
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Catch up with the latest questions being asked by the community
and add your answers at:

Deborah Amiss is looking for some fun suggestions for a range of
diversity initiatives.
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“Are there tests for ethical behaviour?” Asks Karen Drury.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/158662

Is it viable to cut an employee’s pay, using experience as the
justification, when the change involves a job movement between
departments?
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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:

KPMG Advisory, City of London Corporation, GE Equipment
Services, Accura Support Services Limited, Equity Housing Group,
Glasgow City Council, Computershare Investor Services plc,
Digita, Essex County Council, Sainsburys, Prudential UK,
Ackerman Chase, Bentley Motors Ltd, Capita Business Services,
Chamberlin HR, British Bakeries, Energy Saving Trust, Odgers.

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