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TIME TO HIRE

Jun 1, 2009
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SPEED is one of those things that recruiters and employers like to measure to demonstrate the efficiency, or otherwise, of the recruitment process. Certainly one consequence of the recession-induced decision-making drought is that the recruitment process takes longer.

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ORGANISATION PROBLEMS REVEALED

Jun 1, 2009
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INTERESTINGLY while a “committee-based” approach to recruitment is an entirely understandable sign of the times in some organisations, in others it is a sign of a more deep-rooted problem with management or organizational structures and one that endures whatever the economic climate.

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ARE THERE LOAD OF CANDIDATES OUT THERE?

Jun 1, 2009
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PERCEPTION says there is a surplus of candidates out there and employers can pick and choose. One client said to us recently: “Everyone's looking and everyone's worried about their jobs. Surely there must be loads of people who want to come and work for us at the moment?”

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WITHOUT PREJUDICE IN EMPLOYMENT LAW

Jun 1, 2009
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EMPLOYERS received some much needed reassurance, in relation to the sanctity of “without prejudice” communications, with the recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Brodie v Nicola Ward, where it was held that an employee was not entitled to disclose the contents of a “without prejudice” letter to support a constructive dismissal claim, even where the letter was relied upon by the employee to prove their case.

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LAWYER JOKE OF THE YEAR 2009

Jun 1, 2009
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A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.

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THE FIVE BIG CRASHES

Jun 1, 2009
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NEW DISMISSAL RULES – REST IN PEACE DDP

May 1, 2009
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If you are an employer or an employee in the UK who has had to deal with a dispute at work in the last few years, you'll be pleased to know that the statutory disciplinary and dismissal procedure has been replaced. The DDP was introduced to standardise the way in which disputes were handled, and, laughably, to protect employee rights. What it managed to achieve was a formalisation of issues between staff and bosses that turned many conversations into an adversarial process whose only result was to lower morale and put staff in fear of their jobs.

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EVENTS – MAY 2009

May 1, 2009
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Cambridge Academy of Transport in association with Quantum Shipping Services has structured a series of 1-day seminars in London. The first two in the series are: “Dry Bulk & Container Sectors” on 28th April and “Problem Shipping Loans” on 29th April. THE London Shipping Law Centre's next event is on “Unsafe Port and Berth Obligations”, chaired by The Hon Mr Justice Teare.

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