Best practice on the internet
The employer’s code of practice on e-mail and internet monitoring may still be in draft form, but employers already face a constant danger of litigation if they do not have effective policies governing online activity...
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Code read
More and more organisations are realising that they need to draw up employee guidelines for e-communication - and ensure that staff are aware of them...
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Don't let your guard down
Sara Ellacott, a solicitor at Nabarro Nathanson, identifies the four problem areas for electronic communication
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Equal opportunities programs
Business benefits and EU legislation – coupled with the complexity of the analysis required - are driving demand for diversity software. Larry Cucchi explains
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Personal problems
Many HR departments are unprepared for the effect on recruitment activities of new EU privacy regulations that come into force later this year, warns David Gurney
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Make everyone welcome
Intranet accessibility issues are too important to leave to the IT department, argues Dean Russell
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HR’s e-legal limits
New technology has helped to streamline many personnel processes, but it has also created extra legal hurdles and headaches. Olga Aikin discusses how to keep e-HR within the law
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Superhighway patrol
Internet-related cases continue to come before employment tribunals. Helen Armstrong asks whether employers are sufficiently aware of their 'cyber-liabilities', and finds out how some are defining the rules of electronic communication..
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www.dispute.net
Whatever power the unions have lost on the ground, they are greatly making up for on the World Wide Web. 'Internet stewards' and 'cyber pickets', reports Steve Davies, are mobilising fellow trade unionists on an international scale
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IT increases influence of HR
Teams can generate more reliable data using technology, which improves their credibility and power in the organisation
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Equal opportunities programs
Business benefits and EU legislation – coupled with the complexity of the analysis required - are driving demand for diversity software. Larry Cucchi explains
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Personal problems
Many HR departments are unprepared for the effect on recruitment activities of new EU privacy regulations that come into force later this year, warns David Gurney
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Invest and learn
When high-cost IT projects fail to deliver the expected return on investment, blame is placed too often on the technology involved, rather than on the failure to provide adequate training, explains Lisa Clark
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E-learning content must be king
Selecting the right technology for online training may be daunting, but HR managers should spend at least as much time getting the educational content right, argues Matilda Venter
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Make everyone welcome
Intranet accessibility issues are too important to leave to the IT department, argues Dean Russell
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Put your benefits online
Swapping unread booklets for computer screens can go down well with employees and save your business money, explains Richard Blundell, co-founder of 4th Contact
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Work-life or work not
Industries with high staff turnover, such as call centres, are paying a high price for ignoring the benefits of flexible working, explains Julian Harper, vice-president, international, at workforce-optimisation specialist Blue Pumpkin
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