Health & safety - the burning issues.. Every year the TUC publishes a major survey on health and safety matters. Approximately 9,000 safety reps are interviewed so the results are likely to be
pretty representative of what’s happening and is felt in workplaces across the UK. Stress number 1. The results are unlikely to make good reading for many...
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Due to an unexpected downturn in business you’ve decided that you’ll have to make some redundancies. An employee with the shortest service has said that he’s prepared to go on to short-time working.
Must you agree?
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Say you have an employee of five years’ service. Most of the time he’s worked part-time but six months ago he was moved up to a full-time position. Now he’s proving to be less than adequate. What can
you do?
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You think that an employee’s genuinely off sick. All the paperwork checks out so you wish him a speedy recovery. Then one morning you overhear someone say they’ve just received a post card from
Disney World. Is he taking the Mickey?
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You may have come across “bots” or “intelligent agents” on the Internet, even without noticing it. What are they? Discover the wonderful world of bots, plus some examples of useful species on the
Web.
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Software manuals (Excel, Word, HTML, …) are vital works of reference, but printed books become rapidly out-of-date. Why not consult computer manuals online? They’re free as well.
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You’ll find lots of practical information in our fortnightly round-up of interesting UK sites: local statistics, customised travel information, a comprehensive search-engine overview and music news.
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Surely there are enough search engines already available on the Internet. But here’s another one promising heaven on earth, and more. Does Google deliver what it promises? We check it out.
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