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HR Zone Members Newswire Issue 86
15 February 2005
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1. HDIGH? Sally Gregory, National Car Rental
2. Editor’s Comment: Finding love in the concrete jungle
3. The Couch?! Goes looking for instant love
4. Love wars could land bosses in the dock
5. Any Answers: making pregnant employees redundant, HR software
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Editor’s note
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Feeling amorous towards your colleague? Well you might not be
alone. According to a host of surveys out last week love in the
office is on the rise but warns HR adviser, Croner bosses should
consider US style ‘pre-nuptials’ to smooth the path when things
turn ugly.
Editor’s Comment looks at why the office has become the new
dating ‘hotspot’ while the Couch?! tries to soften Cupid’s tough
little heart by going speed-dating.
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Editor’s Choice
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HDIGH? Sally Gregory, VP HR-Europe, National Car Rental
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Here’s how Sally Gregory made it from biology teacher to VP
Human Resources Director.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/136799
Editor’s Comment: Finding love in the concrete jungle
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Two timely surveys out this week suggest that not only are we
looking for romance at work but that we are finding it –
Editor’s Comment looks at why the office has become the new
‘dating’ hot spot.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/137008
The Couch?! Goes looking for instant love
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Desperately single ‘Bridget’ from the Couch?! team volunteered
to sample the delights of romance against the clock – review her
scorecard at:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/137036
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Top news stories
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Love wars could land bosses in the dock
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Employment and HR adviser, Croner are urging bosses to sign
romantically-engaged workers up to a ‘love contract’.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/137028
Blair rules out increase in top tax rate
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Tony Blair appeared to rule out any increase in the top rate of
income tax when he appeared before a committee of MPs last week.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/136905
Graduates hit the salary jackpot
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Starting salaries for graduates are predicted to rise by 4.8% to
an average of GBP 22,000 in 2005, the biggest predicted increase
for five years.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/136908
Quango review labels Investors in People ‘useless’
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Investors in People, the national Standard which sets a level of
good practice for training and development of people to achieve
business goals has been branded a ‘useless’ quango.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/137023
Veggie practice adopts non-carnivore recruitment policy
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Chingford-based accountancy firm Jackson & Jackson have won the
official approval of the Vegetarian Society; amongst a raft of
vegetarian policies is a non-carnivore recruitment statement.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/137030
HIV sufferers face workplace discrimination
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A survey by Positive Futures, a partnership of HIV has revealed
the shocking extent of discrimination in the workplace.
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/136974
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Any Answers answered: Making pregnant employees redundant
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Q – A friend works for a business that has two customer service
teams – these are headed up by two managers – she is one of
them. It has been hinted for a long time that the other manager
would be ‘sacked’ and they would head up the teams with just one
manager.
Since that time, my friend has fallen pregnant and both the
managers have been notified of redundancy. There will be an
opportunity, however, for her to apply for the new role
alongside her colleague.
My friend is due to go on maternity leave in a week with a due
date of three weeks – the situation is very stressful for her –
what can she do?
Stewart Grant
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A – This company are on dodgy ground. If they are considering
making your friend redundant due to her pregnancy (and they
would have to show this at tribunal) this is automatic unfair
dismissal and sex discrimination. If, however, the company can
prove the situation is genuine she could receive maternity pay
and redundancy pay. The company needs to be able to clearly
justify the new structure and the reasons for the redundancy.
Sandra Beale
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Read the rest of the answer at:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/item/137038
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Any Answers
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Any Answers is the place to go to share your professional
experiences with others. A selection of new Any Answers
questions posted this week:
Can you shed any light on the data protection implications of
CCTV?
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Training pay back policies: what are your views?
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Do you have any HR software recommendations for Michelle?
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