May 2009 Newsletter

Employee Engagement - is this the way to heal the damage?

There can be no doubt that the current economic climate is having a profound effect on us all. Maureen Scholefield believes that focusing on the area of Employee Engagement is a way of restoring employees' faith and belief in organisations.

The New ACAS Code of Practice and the Equality Bill

Brenda Roper reviews this and alerts us to the Equality Bill published on 27th April 2009. Review your Employment Law knowledge by completing our self assessment. We are working with clients to develop and refresh HR departmental knowledge. Read the reviews of Brenda's recent Employment Law Update workshop.

Mediation

Consider the cost of recruitment and the benefits of trying mediation as a way of resolving grievances and other disruptive situations. We now have the services of two highly skilled mediators.

CBI / Nord Anglia Education and Skills Survey 2009

This survey gives a valuable snapshot into employers views in November 2008. A total of 581 employers responded representing 8% of the total UK workforce. The respondents came from a wide range of organisations covering all sectors and all sizes - from the smallest to the largest. A very interesting read...

Isle of Man candidates celebrate!

The Isle of Man CIPD Branch held its Annual General Meeting on 12th May and Cullen Scholefield clients were recognised.

A bottle of bubbly?

Who could resist such a tempting offer?! What would you like to see in our July Newsletter? Please do let us know your ideas and a bottle of bubbly will be given to the best suggestions! Simply send your ideas to us here.