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CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
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News from CILIP
Tuesday 19 October 2004
For immediate release (Please copy to online discussion lists)
Employment Law Helpline launched for CILIP members
Exclusive deal offers access to The Work Foundation's human resources experts
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals has launched a new service for its Members in collaboration with The Work Foundation. The Employment Law Helpline will give CILIP members access to experienced human resources practitioners who can offer realistic, practical advice on the law and personnel issues, specially tailored to individual needs.
"We're delighted to be able to offer this valuable new service to CILIP members," says Jill Martin, Director of Knowledge & Information at CILIP. "It means that they will be able to get immediate, reliable answers to the employment issues that especially concern them. Experts at the Work Foundation will be able to explain and explore the implications of their own particular enquiry, and suggest a 'best practice' approach to dealing with the issue they face."
The advice is free to CILIP members, and there are no set limits on call time or the number of calls made by an individual. Lines are open between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday, and callers will need to quote their CILIP membership number when using the service.
"Very many of our members face employment issues on which they need advice from time to time," adds CILIP's Senior Adviser Kathy Ennis, who negotiated the deal with The Work Foundation on the Institute's behalf. "Clearly it makes sense to go to experts in the field and add this service to the range of other professional advice that CILIP already offers its members directly."
The free Employment Law Helpline is one of a range of new services now available to CILIP members through The Work Foundation. In addition, members will be able to benefit from the Foundation's low-cost policy vetting service, to ensure that existing and new human resources policies reflect best practice. They can also attend a range of the Foundation's Corporate Members events, including coaching and leadership workshops, and employment law seminars. And they can enjoy a 5% discount on all room hire at the Foundation's Carlton House Terrace headquarters in London. Access to other Work Foundation resources will be available online exclusively to CILIP members later in the year.
CILIP members seeking further information about the Employment Law Helpline should contact CILIP's Advice Service on 020 7255 0620.
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Notes to Editors
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers, with around 23,000 members working in all sectors, including business and industry, science and technology, further and higher education, schools, local and central government, the health service, the voluntary sector, national and public libraries. For more information about CILIP, please go to www.cilip.org.uk.
The Work Foundation, a not-for-dividend public interest company, exists to inspire and deliver improvements to performance through improving the quality of working life. It believes that productive, high performance organisations are those committed to making work more fulfilling, fun, inspirational and effective, and through engaging their workforces succeed in integrating the many aims crucial to organisational success. Further details are available at www.theworkfoundation.org.
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