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Virtual PAs: the lowdown

An engaged tone doesn’t create the best first impression. Mike Smithson, founder of web development company The Property Jungle, uses a virtual PA service to field incoming calls.

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Foreign workers to cost more

The introduction of a points-based system for foreigners coming to work in the UK means added costs and responsibilities for employers. Jonathan Goldsworthy, an associate at international law firm Bird & Bird, reveals how the changes will affect companies which employ foreign nationals.

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Stepping into the breach

Once the preserve of male managers craving a challenge before retirement, interim management is now attracting more women as a chosen career path.

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Team building with a difference

Few business leaders will have considered circus training for their staff, or installed a “think-u-bator”, in which employees can ponder and have moments of greatness. Yet there are companies out there that are doing exactly these things.

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Managing staff time

The dividing line between work and personal time is becoming increasingly blurred. A flexible, self-regulating approach to time management will benefit both employee and employer, argues Simon Norris of software supplier Temperus.

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How to minimise employee fraud

Forget criminal gangs and shadowy hackers, the prosaic truth is that most frauds are committed by an all-too-familiar face. Nick Britton finds out how you can minimise the risk of insider employee fraud damaging your company.

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Outsourced staff training

Keeping your employees up to speed with the latest training programmes can take up a lot of time you don't really have. Outsourcing may be the answer

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Fit for work

Obesity is a killer, according to the latest furore in the press. So how can you bring health and happiness to your employees?

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Outsourced staff training

Keeping your employees up to speed with the latest training programmes can take up a lot of time you don't really have. Outsourcing may be the answer

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Fit for work

Obesity is a killer, according to the latest furore in the press. So how can you bring health and happiness to your employees?

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How to avoid unfair dismissal claims

Most businesses have at least one employee who doesn't do his job but is never shown the door. Directors frequently bemoan the fact that it is almost impossible to get rid of unproductive staff without paying through the nose, writes Caroline Doran, head of the employment group at solicitor Rooks Rider.

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Work experience that works

Forget pimply youths doing the filing: the right work experience programme can give your business a real boost

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Interviewers turn off job candidates

The majority (56 per cent) of UK jobseekers who left an interview with a bad impression of the hiring company blame the interviewer, according to research from T-Mobile.

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Smile, you’re at work

A cynical workforce can devastate your business as surely as any economic downturn.

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