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11 / 07 / 10
Dignity is an inherent human right, according to the United Nations. (And who are we to argue with them?) But what began as a subject for the UN has apparently (inevitably, some might say) become an issue for Health and Safety. Unions are strongly encouraging private- and public-sector organisations to have a dignity policy in […]
Posted by: Catie Holdridge
16 / 05 / 10
Good intentions may or may not pave the road to hell, but evidently they can sometimes be wrapped up in some seriously bewildering prose. On its website, the Department of Health outlines its Skilled for Health programme. This aims to make sure people with lower levels of literacy, language and numeracy skills are as able […]
16 / 03 / 10
We’ve been paddling down various creeks for Ban the bull in the past few editions of Write Away, trying to clean up and make sense out of what we’ve found there. From online terms and conditions to action plans; and tenancy agreements to the water cooler: unnecessary jargon can crop up anywhere. But if we […]
16 / 01 / 10
As more people join us on our crusade to rid the English-speaking world of business writing that doesn’t seem to speak English, we can only become a more powerful force. The extract this month is taken from the website of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and details their Anti-Corruption Initiative. In the […]
12 / 12 / 09
As we continue our ceaseless quest to seek out and rehabilitate the bulls of business-speak, we come up against an old and imposing foe. Imagine yourself, if you will, a few short days from now. You are sat at your computer; you’ve just completed your Christmas shopping at Tesco.com, and are poised at the virtual […]
01 / 12 / 09
When you’re lost in a foreign country or an unfamiliar city, there’s a good chance that someone will give you incomplete directions. They’ll unwittingly miss out the part about turning right at the church, or forget that the left turn comes before the roundabout. And even if they do give you full instructions, there’s no […]
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