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The recent tax guidance on salary sacrifice schemes and maternity leave has prompted an increase in calls on this topic to the CIPD employment law advice line

 
 

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The adage that you can't manage what you don't measure is still true. Today's talent management-led HR systems allow companies to track a much wider range of information, writes Tony Flanagan of Cezanne Software Ltd
 
 

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'Yes, I finally heard it: the solution to gender inequality in the workplace! I argued it myself not so long ago with some younger female friends of mine and, after being sharply shot down, I presumed I was on my own on this one'
 
 

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What could a chocolate manufacturer, a high street chemist, an internet search engine and a global financial institution have in common? The answer is to be found in their approach to their staff, and most crucially in the way they address their employees personal well-being
 
 

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How can HR weather a downturn? While some HR people are responding to a change in climate by reaching for the hatchet, others are actively hiring. Madness? Not at all, according to industry experts. Anat Arkin reports
 
 

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I’m the HR director for a large business that is looking to cut costs as we face tough economic times, and cutting staff benefits has become attractive. How can we create a solution that helps the firm with its financial issues as well as supports attraction and retention?
 
 

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More people in Britain are working excessive hours as a response to the worsening economic conditions, according to the TUC.

 

 
 

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Heineken has been using non-financial rewards such as local recognition schemes and team awards to engage its employees
 
 

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Employers will be able to offer specialist counselling for cancer sufferers following a partnership between employee assistance programme provider CiC and the Cancer Counselling Trust
 
 

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Professionals can feel caged in by promotion to a managerial role, with negative repercussions for their organisation. Russell Hobby suggests a way they can perch between progress and intellectual challenge
 
 
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While the west has been offshoring work to the subcontinent, big firms from India such as the Tata group have been establishing a strong UK presence. Anat Arkin reports on their innovative approach to people management
 
 
 
 

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