The statement 'people are our greatest asset' is widely used by many employers. For some this represents a genuine belief from the top of the organisation. For many others, however, this kind of rheto...
If a person wanted to take a car for a spin on the road they would first be expected to take lessons and then pass a test to show that they are competent enough to drive. When it comes to letting pe...
One of my guilty pleasures is watching repeats of Bullseye on Challenge. It's a northerner thing. Like the many millions who watched the gameshow in the 80s and 90s I fondly remember tuning in every...
One of the most misunderstood pieces of employment related legislation in recent years has to be the Data Protection Act. So much so that even the mention of "data protection" is now invariably baul...
If you work in the HR profession or even in management it is inevitable that you will at some stage be required to undertake investigatory work. This can be for a wide range of reasons including: di...
I have always had two main academic interests. The first has always been history and later came industrial relations. I was lucky enough to read history as my first degree and for my second degree -