Archive for December, 2007

Domestic Enquiry

In private employment a domestic enquiry is that of mistrust which arises essentially because the charge-sheet is given by the employer and the enquiry is also held by an officer or an outsider appointed by the employer. The employer, as such represents both, the prosecutor and the judge. A suspicion of bias is inevitable in [...]

No Kidding About This One

–Contributed by Vivin Wason Do you remember the last time you refused your child for something while he coyly tugged your trouser, pointing his finger at a toy? I am sure it must be difficult to recollect such instances. After all children are the new decision makers. And fairly enough they are aware of the [...]

Resignation

Resignation is something which people do it for two reasons. One when you get a better opportunity where growth is perceivable and the other when you or the management cannot see eye in eye! According to Wikipedia , "A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position." Maxim "Resionatio [...]

Carbon Trading Open Invitation to Fraud

Source: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0711/S00060.htm Carbon trading is an open invitation to fraud, in the opinion of Auckland energy consultant Bryan Leyland, who is chairman of the economic panel of the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition. "I first heard about carbon trading at a conference more than 10 years ago. I got up and said 'If I was [...]

Retailers Need a People Manager

–Contributed by Vivin Wason    Retail has recently been giving a competition to various co-existing sectors in terms of turnover, employability and increasing contribution to  the GDP. But another area where Retail seems to be excelling is the employee turnover. Retail attracts a lot of people. From the figures it looks like, it deters as many. [...]

Seminar: Access to China

Thanks to Vaz, had an interesting day out at the Access to China seminar held at BMA by Milagrow. On the way to the seminar, saw this ad by Aztecsoft: Good to see their ads back on the "bull"boards; have been missing them. When Osama was untraceable post 9/11, they had: 404: Osama not found [...]

Guidelines for Initiation of Disciplinary Action

–Contributed by Deepak Miglani(Legal Buddy) Charge SheetThe Object of a Charge-sheet is to tell the delinquent what he is supposed or alleged to have done and it is now more that well settled that the charges must be specific with a statement of allegations on which they are based, with such particulars and details as [...]

It’s my Personal(ized) Retail

–Contributed by Vivin Wason Ever wondered why a customer who walked into your store once never came back (even when you stock goods which are purchased once every two weeks)? It might not be a retailers fault every time a customer has an unpleasant shopping experience. There could be various factors involved, some of which [...]

"What is Mutual Fund?"

– Contributed By  Deepak Miglani   Mutual Fund is a popular form of investment where many individual investors let a company pool together their money, hire an investment advisor to manage their money, and invest with the goal of achieving specific financial objectives. This benefits individual investors because it enables them to diversify their portfolios and [...]

Is your product in the right place at the right time?

One of the golden rules in retail management is to ensure that the right product is available to the consumer at the right time and at the right place. For smaller retailers it is even more imperative as h olding too much inventory, or the wrong inventory, ties up valuable cash, while not having enough [...]