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Week commencing November 15th is Anti-Bully week in the UK

Published: 12 November 2010 Posted by: Kevin Friery

With a theme of Working Together, much of the focus is on children and the problems of bullying at school. Sadly, we know that bullying lives beyond childhood and is found at work too. CIPD research shows that 10% of employees say they have been bullied or harassed at work; in some parts of the public sector that figure doubles. As we continue to feel the effects of the economic downturn, and the Comprehensive Spending Review starts to bite, we can anticipate a growth in bullying-related problems in the workplace. It is been shown...

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Employee Assistance Programmes and the growing wellness agenda

Published: 21 October 2010 Posted by: Kevin Friery

The growing Government and private sector interest in the wellness agenda is starting to gather momentum. How are Employee Assistance Programme Providers responding?

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How do you attract, grow and retain talent?

Published: 5 October 2010 Posted by: Kevin Friery

How do you attract, grow and retain talent? In a recent report, PricewaterhouseCooper said that the cost to UK Plc of not retaining talented employee stands at about £42bn per annum. The study also said that the annual UK employee resignation rate stood at 10.4% of employees, significantly higher than 7% in the US and 5% in both France and...

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Employee Tribunals on the increase

Published: 9 July 2010 Posted by: Kevin Friery

The Tribunals Service has just published its Annual Report; it shows a 56% increase in Employment Tribunals between 2008/9 and 2009/10. Apart from sex discrimination, most other categories have increased, breach of contract is up by over 30% and working time claims are significantly up. In tough economic times, employers and employees alike face difficult decisions . When everybody is trying to achieve more with fewer resources, we can only succeed if we work closely together and recognise each others’...

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