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Testimonials
Thanks again for all your help on this, I really do appreciate it. We wouldn’t have got this concluded as quickly as we did without you. I’ve personally learnt a lot from it and I think it’s opened some eyes in the company!
Linda Sibley, Barrow, Lane & Ballard
The HR Headmistress' blog
GB = Generous Britain
20th November 2009
On your work today were you accosted by someone in a silly costume and carrying a bucket? Has anyone asked you to sponsor them to have their head shaved, legs waxed, or sit in a bath of something gooey?
Are the neighbours’ children...
Fri 20th Nov 2009 | Tagged as:
Army Veteran Discovers the Hazards of Selling Poppies – Political Correctness Strikes Again!
9th November 2009
While health and safety at work is incredibly important, Russell HR Consulting advocates applying the law in a sensible and proportionate way. Unfortunately, a sort of red mist seems to descend over so many people when health and safety is...
Mon 9th Nov 2009 | Tagged as:
The Larger the Waistline the Smaller the Wallet
6th November 2009
The HR Headmistress finds that fat facts are still on the agenda. Following on from our story about Kate Winslet’s exercise regime and the supersized bus drivers, we read that the BBC has recently reported the results of a survey into how...
Fri 6th Nov 2009 | Tagged as:
Kate Winslet Wins Libel Battle and Stagecoach Drivers Need to Lose Weight
5th November 2009
The HR Headmistress was amused to discover that two subjects as disparate as Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and some cuddly Stagecoach drivers have cropped up in roughly the same subject bracket this week.
Kate Winslet, star of "Titanic" and...
Thu 5th Nov 2009 | Tagged as:
Green Campaigner Protected by Religious Belief Legislation
4th November 2009
Earlier this year, the HR Headmistress reported on the unusual case of Tim Nicholson who complained that that his philosophical beliefs had put him at odds with senior executives at his former employer Grainger plc, the UK's largest listed...
Wed 4th Nov 2009 | Tagged as: