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07 February 2012

Council sacks workers by picking names out of a cereal bowl

Edinburgh City Council has recently come under fire for implementing an unconventional redundancy selection process.
02 February 2012

Accident and injury reporting change

A change to the reporting requirements under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) will take effect on 6 April 2012.
25 January 2012

Employee makes a grave error

An employee from Brookville, Pennsylvania has made a fatal error by trying to get away with an unauthorised absence from work by pretending that his mother had died.
24 January 2012

Increase in unfair dismissal qualifying period to affect only new employees?

As we reported on 24 November last year, on 6 April 2012 the qualifying period for unfair dismissal will increase from one to two years.

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Avoiding social media eruptions

Aberdeen

10 February 2012 - 09:00 to 10:30

The surge in use of social and business networking sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook is starting to cause serious management and HR problems because of the clash between privacy and free speech with business objectives and reputations.
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Avoiding social media eruptions

Dundee

10 February 2012 - 13:00 to 14:30

The surge in use of social and business networking sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook is starting to cause serious management and HR problems because of the clash between privacy and free speech with business objectives and reputations.
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Avoiding social media eruptions

Glasgow

15 February 2012 - 09:00 to 10:30

The surge in use of social and business networking sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook is starting to cause serious management and HR problems because of the clash between privacy and free speech with business objectives and reputations.
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Cutting sickness absence costs

Glasgow

28 February 2012 - 09:00 to 12:30

Our clients report that reducing the costs of staff absence is a major priority in the hostile economic climate. But they also advise that they have difficulty in achieving their goals.
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Cutting sickness absence costs

Edinburgh

29 February 2012 - 09:00 to 12:30

Our clients report that reducing the costs of staff absence is a major priority in the hostile economic climate. But they also advise that they have difficulty in achieving their goals.
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