The People Bulletin

So, the last UK bank holiday before Christmas is well and truly behind us, and it is hardly surprising the TUC wants to increase our modest 8 in line with France’s 10 and Italy’s 12.  But with an estimated £6bn lost to the economy every UK bank holiday this is hardly likely and employers will need to find [cheap or free] creative and innovative ways of keeping their people motivated and engaged… Welcome to The People Bulletin! Clarissa Dann

News

Recruitment & Retention

  • It’s who you know…
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    Ronald McQuaid shares some recent research on how social networks help and hinder jobseekers in different socio-economic groups.

Pay & Benefits

  • The wind of change
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    Clinton Wingrove looks at some dyed-in-the-wool assumptions about reward and motivation and calls for a new approach in tough times.

Employment Law

  • Pay and go…
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    David Ogilvy explains the restrictions on payments to departing directors and how the rules protect shareholders.

Training & Development

  • Beyond the praise sandwich
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    ‘Just about everything you do in your job is rubbish - but I really like your earrings’ is just one example of how not to do it in Helena Sharpstone’s ‘rough guide’ to feedback.