http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbMon, 06 Oct 2008 07:44:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/06/47737/women-holograms-and-migrants-to-dominate-in-workplace-of-2028.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/06/47737/women-holograms-and-migrants-to-dominate-in-workplace-of-2028.html An intriguing vision of the UK's future workforce emerged from a raft of research published last week. It appears that in 20 years' time, we will be employing more women, more older people, more migrants - and possibly evenMon, 06 Oct 2008 07:44:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/03/47745/tuc-warns-decent-jobs-are-only-way-to-end-global-poverty.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/03/47745/tuc-warns-decent-jobs-are-only-way-to-end-global-poverty.html Campaigns to end global poverty will fail unless more people are given decent jobs, the TUC has warned. The warning comes ahead of World DayFri, 03 Oct 2008 13:04:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/02/47724/care-package-for-staff-at-abbey-aims-to-save-bank-500000-a-year.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/02/47724/care-package-for-staff-at-abbey-aims-to-save-bank-500000-a-year.html Abbey has launched a new emergency care service for its employees that could save the company £500,000 a year. The bank has teamed up with care provider My Family CaThu, 02 Oct 2008 13:09:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/30/47679/david-fairhurst-crowned-personnel-today-power-player.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/30/47679/david-fairhurst-crowned-personnel-today-power-player.html David Fairhurst has been crowned Personnel Today's number one Power Player for the second year running. <A href="http://www.globalretailmanagement.com/Featured-Analysts/Article/DavidFairhurstSeniorViceTue, 30 Sep 2008 06:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/29/47677/bradford-bingley-could-face-many-more-job-losses.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/29/47677/bradford-bingley-could-face-many-more-job-losses.html Bradford Bingley is facing "many more" job losses after it was nationalised today, MPs have claimed. George Mudie, Leeds East Labour MP and member of the House of Commons Treasury committee, said it was ineMon, 29 Sep 2008 11:52:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/25/47615/wychavon-district-council-voted-best-council-to-work-for-in-uk.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/25/47615/wychavon-district-council-voted-best-council-to-work-for-in-uk.html Wychavon District Council has been crowned the best council to work for in an annual competition. The council - based Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/24/47604/healthcare-and-pension-pressures-on-employers-rise-with-ageing-workforce.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/24/47604/healthcare-and-pension-pressures-on-employers-rise-with-ageing-workforce.html Pressure on employers to fund and facilitate healthcare and pensions schemes will intensify as the government struggles with the rising costs of an ageing workforce, a new survey has claimed. A report by think tank the WorWed, 24 Sep 2008 11:27:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/24/47596/employee-engagement-review-launched-by-john-hutton.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/24/47596/employee-engagement-review-launched-by-john-hutton.html Business secretary John Hutton yesterday announced government-funded a review to find new ways to boost employee engagement in British businesses. The Review of Employee Engagement and Investment will make recommendations Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:05:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/23/47593/gordon-brown-urges-employers-to-transform-uk-into-low-carbon-economy.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/23/47593/gordon-brown-urges-employers-to-transform-uk-into-low-carbon-economy.html Gordon Brown has urged British employers to "seize the opportunity" to transform the UK to a low-carbon economy, which he claims will, in turn, create onTue, 23 Sep 2008 15:22:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/23/47590/union-urges-lloyds-tsb-to-transfer-offshored-services-to-hbos-takeover-staff.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/23/47590/union-urges-lloyds-tsb-to-transfer-offshored-services-to-hbos-takeover-staff.html The trade union representing Lloyds TSB employees has demanded that the bank terminate its offshoring agreements in India following the HBOS takeover. Lloyds TSB Group Union (LTU) said the bank should "repatriate" an estimTue, 23 Sep 2008 09:12:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/22/47569/staff-and-skills-shortages-damage-maternity-care.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/22/47569/staff-and-skills-shortages-damage-maternity-care.html Nursing representatives have warned that staffing problems threaten the quality of maternity care in the UK. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said there is a shortage of midwives to deal with the current baby boom. And tMon, 22 Sep 2008 10:26:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/19/47565/xl-hr-team-retained-to-do-dirty-work-at-failed-leisure-business.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/19/47565/xl-hr-team-retained-to-do-dirty-work-at-failed-leisure-business.html The HR director for XL Leisure Group, which went into administration last week leaving thousands of holidaymakers stranded overseas, has told Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:45:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/17/47539/hboslloyds-tsb-merger-talks-spark-job-fears-among-staff.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/17/47539/hboslloyds-tsb-merger-talks-spark-job-fears-among-staff.html Staff at HBOS and Lloyds TSB face an uncertain future after it emerged the banks were in advanced talks about a potential £30bn merger. HBOS isWed, 17 Sep 2008 14:29:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/17/47537/inexperienced-hr-professionals-mean-business-partner-model-will-always-struggle.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/17/47537/inexperienced-hr-professionals-mean-business-partner-model-will-always-struggle.html A shortage of quality business partners is damaging the much-feted model, a senior HR director said at Harrogate last night. Matt Watson, HR director for train company Southern, told delegates at the <A href="http://www.ciWed, 17 Sep 2008 12:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/17/47535/talent-management-strategy-helps-coca-cola-keep-its-top-performers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/17/47535/talent-management-strategy-helps-coca-cola-keep-its-top-performers.html Coca-Cola has proved that tailoring career development to suit high-potential employees can dramatically increase internal promotions and thereby save the company huge recruitment costs. Stevens Sainte-Rose, HR director forWed, 17 Sep 2008 09:37:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/17/47536/smart-working-is-key-to-employee-engagement.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/17/47536/smart-working-is-key-to-employee-engagement.html The somewhat vague concept of smart working can have tangible results for employers, HR directors told delegates at Harrogate last night. At the annual Chartered Institute ofWed, 17 Sep 2008 09:35:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/16/47529/senior-uk-managers-have-lowest-levels-of-disposable-income.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/16/47529/senior-uk-managers-have-lowest-levels-of-disposable-income.html Senior managers in UK firms have among the lowest levels of disposable income in the world, according to a study by management consultancy Hay Group. <A href="http://www.haygroup.com/Downloads/ww/misc/World_PaTue, 16 Sep 2008 13:42:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/16/47517/hewlett-packard-to-shed-24600-jobs-in-business-shake-up.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/16/47517/hewlett-packard-to-shed-24600-jobs-in-business-shake-up.html Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world's largest computer company, is to cut 24,600 jobs as part of a shake-up of its business. The cuts, which account for 7.5% of its workforce, will take place over the next three yeTue, 16 Sep 2008 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/15/47477/generation-y-influenced-more-by-salaries-than-perks.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/15/47477/generation-y-influenced-more-by-salaries-than-perks.html EXCLUSIVE Leading HR directors have warned the profession to rethink policies for recruiting and retaining younger workers - after research revealed that under-28s are mainly interested inMon, 15 Sep 2008 09:08:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/12/47474/higher-education-hr-reforms-hailed-as-a-success-by-universities.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/12/47474/higher-education-hr-reforms-hailed-as-a-success-by-universities.html The largest HR exercise in the higher education sector for several decades has been a resounding success, according to a report by the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). <A href="http://www.ucea.ac.uk/Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:35:00 GMT