Workplace Law Magazine: Issue 2 Feedback

I thought maybe I should clarify what I meant.

As I go onto the WPL website several times a day (and others with useful forum boards and up to the date news items) I tend to view magazines as being a bit unecessary now unless they provide something new. I like to be up to date and alert to new regulations, etc which websites provide instantly. Some magazines can be good, like one or two of the Health & Safety ones I get.

I fully support this site and its aims, but I'm not convinced the magazine adds much the site doesn't already have.

At first glance I tended to agree with Philips comments, but one or two of the articles caught my attention and I took the time to read them.

I found them more informative and in-depth than I first thought, so my attitude is now in general favour of the publication.

But if the number of comments in this item is anything to go by, it seems that most members are indifferent to it.

.... I feel I am duty bound to take exception to one or two of the comments made in David's piece in issue 2 entitled 'Money for Nothing' or 'Let's have a cheap dig at recruitment agencies because they're all no good parasites.' As an exponent of the black art of recruitment for more than 10 years, I am the first to admit that our industry has more than its fair share of Billem, Grabbit and Runn's. Such experiences are unpleasant and opinion-forming. But, to steal a phrase from the legal profession 'caveat emptor' - let the buyer beware. If you need to use a recruitment agency - and most of us do at some stage - then don't be any less demanding than you would be if you were making a four (or five!) figure purchase elsewhere. If you don't get on with a recruiter as a person, chances are you won't like any of the candidates they send you. So invest some time in building a relationship, after all we're in a people business! I could rant on but perhaps better if I put a letter together to David for the next excellent issue!!

My congratulations to David and the team for providing a real value-added aspect to the workplacelaw service. Let's face it, some of the subjects that need tackling will never be sexy in a million years but they impinge greatly on our ability to operate as facilities managers and the like. The immediacy and freshness of the website is now underpinned by a tangible, well-balanced and enlightening organ that will supplement our access to the knowledge we need to do our jobs. However.......

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I think you are being a touch harsh Philip.

I found the article's on the DDA invaluable especially "Face Facts" & "A battle for hearts and minds" which both covered angles and views that I had not considered and in effect, completely changed my approach on the policy I am about to implement throughout our company. I found the first publication encouranging as it was informative, diverse and topical and had considerably more substance than many "free" supplements offered in this industry.

...I suppose someone has to be first to respond.

I found it lightweight and rather bland to be honest, and didn't spend too much time reading it. Shame as the website is certainly one of the best I subscribe to, and the forum is very easy to use.

I realise the website is immediate, whereas the magazine has to be planned well in advance so won't ever be as topical.

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