Organisations are learning environments and employment in them should be a continuous learning experience

Our factsheet on learning and development gives you information on the shift from training to learning. It explains that organisations where employees actively seek to acquire the knowledge and skills that promote the organisation's objectives gain competitive advantage.

This week's issue also includes a feature on inspiring your staff. As well our latest Labour Market Outlook survey, you'll find our updated factsheet on the European Work Councils. There are also details of our 3-for-2 offer in the bookstore.

Enjoy!

Chris Mathews
Editor

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Labour Market Outlook

Our latest outlook survey gives you information on recruitment, redundancy and pay. And the focus section is on managing long-term absence and the recruitment of Incapacity Benefit claimants. One of the many interesting findings is that 80% of respondents think that employers and GPs should jointly develop return-to-work strategies.

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• View our Absence management factsheet

How to inspire your staff

Individual poor performance in the workplace is a problem for 96% of UK organisations.

This article gives you a checklist to help you improve performance by inspiring your workforce.

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How do you inspire your staff? Share your thoughts and views in our online Communities.

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• View details of our Certificate in the Psychology of Management

All the how-to articles are available online.

• View the A-Z list of how-to articles

European Works Councils (EWCs)

What companies are covered by the EU Directive on EWCs and which law applies under the Directive? Find out the answer, to these and many more questions in our updated factsheet.

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We're holding a Managing Global Mobility Conference on 14 June which will:

• give you an overview of global mobility trends
• show you practical organisation case studies on recruiting, rewarding and developing international assignees.

• View more details of the conference

Union threatens to axe donations to Labour Party if Royal Mail is 'privatised'

Employee share scheme opposed by Communication Workers Union.

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Focus on staff well-being, Tory leader tells businesses

Cameron promotes happiness and claims politicians over emphasise economic growth.

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HR in today's newspapers

Keep up to date with our daily feed of HR-related news articles. You can use it to get an overview of what's happening in HR. And because we tell you which paper the article appears in, you can choose to read more about the articles that interest you.

Tuesday's breaking news includes Ministers unveiling a new national fund, that will see employers having to find £2.6 billion for a new pensions saving scheme.

• View HR in today's newspapers
• View Tuesday's section for more information on the new national fund

3-for-2 Offer in our Bookstore!

Buy any two selected titles and get a third free! There are over 50 selected titles to choose from, including:

• Managing Performance
• Creating a Learning and Development Strategy
• The Independent Consultant's Survival Guide

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