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Press Releases by date - February 2012
Police training programme unlocks potential for new policy
A visionary police community support officer has helped unlock the potential for his force to tap into additional funding from property developers to help police its county's growing population. PCSO Rob Elton has enabled Warwickshire Police to action a new policy to apply for financial contributions from developers towards the...
RPO and talent management specialist Ochre House acquires Middle East and North Africa leader
Ochre House, the recruitment process outsourcing specialist, has acquired the two leading strategic resourcing firms in the Middle East and North Africa, TAAHEED and Carmichael Fisher. The acquisition will significantly expand Ochre House's international capabilities in response to increasing client demand. "We are already one of the fastest growing talent...
GradWeb take part in charity 'London 2 Brighton Challenge' walking one hundred kilometres in just tw...
The GradWeb team are raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The gruelling challenge will demand teamwork, grit, and determination. On the 12th May 2012, four brave members of GradWeb, the entry-level recruitment outsourcing specialists, will be taking part in 'The London 2 Brighton Challenge' in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support....
Growing Demand for Talent Measurement in the Workplace
SHL re-structures management team for significant growth opportunities SHL, the global leader in talent measurement, is announcing the re-structure of three key roles on its Operating Committee. The changes come into immediate effect and will enable SHL to maximise its global leadership, take advantage of significant growth opportunities in the...
75% of L&D professionals could reduce external spending by developing their own skills...
Tom Kuhlmann - the well known eLearning guru, inspirational instructional designer and high profile learning technologies blogger - will be sharing his knowledge and skills at a one day, interactive, rapid eLearning workshop on 22 May, London. The event is designed to help boost skills to build cost effective in-house...
90% of companies use 360 but many struggle with common issues
The latest estimates put use of 360-degree feedback (http://www.etsplc.com/What-We-Do/360-Degree-Feedback.aspx ) at an all-time high of around 90% of large companies. But many companies report common problems with 360 application. A new report, published today by HR consultancy ETS, focuses on use on the three biggest challenges in multi-rater feedback -...
Why work colleagues could be the secret to career success
At this time of year many people think about changing jobs but that often means changing your colleagues - and they could be the secret to a successful career. Some employees believe that when when they have been in a job for a certain time they ought to look for...
Why work colleagues could be the secret to career success
At this time of year many people think about changing jobs but that often means changing your colleagues - and they could be the secret to a successful career. Some employees believe that when when they have been in a job for a certain time they ought to look for...
Cezanne Software celebrates continued success at their 2012 kick-off meeting in Bologna
Cezanne Software, the leading European-based provider of international talent and HR software solutions for small, medium and large-sized businesses, used their annual kick-off meeting to celebrate their continued success in the HR software market. Despite unprecedented snowfall, which closed the main airport and many of the surrounding roads, employees from...
Shifting Sands for Employers - Learn more at the Working Time Forum 14-15 March
The economy continues to be volatile with the unemployment rate hitting a 16-year high while inflation is dropping. This, combined with the latest figures from the manufacturing and service sectors respectively showing stronger than predicted growth, makes for a very unpredictable backdrop for UK businesses trying to forecast the resources...
A quarter of businesses not equipped to deal with stress
A quarter of businesses do not offer counselling to help staff cope with stress, new research has revealed. The results of the study, commissioned by PMI Health Group, follows the CIPD's assertion that stress is now the number one cause of long-term absence. "Clearly, this is a concern for businesses...
International Healthcare Seminar from Jelf Employee Benefits 'The Employer's Duty of Care'
The world of international healthcare is complex and the legislation is constantly changing, Jelf Employee Benefits is offering a seminar to address these issues for employers that have staff working overseas. Date: Wednesday 22nd February 2012 Time: 09:30 to 12:20 Venue: The Churchill War Rooms, Clive Steps, King Charles Street,...
Simon Church joins recruitment firm Advanced Resource Managers as non-executive director
Hampshire-based recruitment and talent management consultancy Advanced Resource Managers Limited has announced the appointment of Simon Church to the position of Non-Executive Director. Simon has 22 years' board experience in the Telecoms and Networking, IT and Recruitment markets both in the UK and across the globe. His wealth of experience...
Days lost to industrial action reaches highest levels since 1990, says Freshfields
Two national days of co-ordinated public sector strike action in the UK last year have contributed to the highest level of working days lost to industrial action since 1990, according to full-year data published today by the Office of National Statistics and analysed by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Working days lost...
Markerstudy's got talent!
The Markerstudy Group has clearly found the winning formula if the latest accreditation awarded to the company is anything to go by. The Talent Development team has been has been granted 'Centre Status' by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), the UK's largest awarding organisation for qualifications in leadership,...
Charlton House scoops Dune shoe company contract with health conscious tender
Charlton House - the specialist in high quality staff catering in business and industry environments - has secured a contract to be The Dune Group's first ever in-house caterer. The contract is to provide meals for Dune's 130 employees at its head office site off the Edgware Road in London...
Take part in the People Resolutions Conflict Survey and you could win £50 M&S vouchers...
To take a closer look at the levels of conflict within UK businesses and to help organisations move from conflict affliction to collaborative performance, People Resolutions is launching our Conflict Survey for 2012. This survey takes just 10 minutes to complete and all the information is kept in the strictest...
Advorto appoints ACME Business Consulting as distribution partner for China and Singapore
Advorto, one of Europe's leading vendors of recruitment management systems, has today appointed the Hong Kong and China based, ACME Business Consulting (ACME), a specialist in business change management and HR performance programmes, as its first Distribution Partner for Greater China and Singapore. ACME will now distribute and support Advorto's...
Training budgets fall foul of cuts, according to survey
Six out of ten learning & development managers say that their training budget is one of the first to be cut when times are hard, according to a survey by KnowledgePool, the managed learning company. 104 L&D managers were asked about their perception of training within their organisation, 61% claim...
Premier League Fulham FC sign up matchday and frontline staff to a university course
Premier League Fulham is aiming to graduate off the field with flying colours after signing up matchday staff for a university course. The West London club are believed to be the first top-flight football team to offer such a management diploma to develop its matchday staff and other frontline staff...
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust gets thumbs up for 'Staying Healthy at Work'
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has become the first workplace in the East of England to achieve a Staying Healthy at Work accreditation known as 'aSHAWd'. The aSHAWd stamp of approval is part of an NHS East of England programme to improve the physical, mental and social wellbeing of employees...
Oops! Jelf Employee Benefits does it again: three awards won
Three awards have been won by Jelf Employee Benefits at the 2012 Corporate Adviser Awards: Healthcare Adviser of the Year Group Risk Adviser of the Year Best Cashplan Solution The company had been shortlisted for all three in the first rounds of judging and have now been successful in being...
CrossKnowledge presents the results of the first e-learning barometer in Europe
The results of the first barometer on the use of e-learning in Europe*, conducted by CrossKnowledge, number one in distance learning solutions in Europe, and Ipsos a leader in global market research, were presented today as part of the Learning Technologies conference in London. An unprecedented initiative, the results confirm...
Calling all Businesses: Apply now and get your slice of £60m government funding
Leading North West Apprenticeship provider, Alliance Learning, wants small and medium sized businesses in the North West to get in touch urgently and apply for their share of a new £60m government grant which has been launched to support the recruitment of Apprentices. The National Apprenticeship Service will provide up...
Tillison Consulting chooses Brighter Option's SAM software for Work the World campaign
Leading internet marketing agency Tillison Consulting, today announces that it is using Facebook ad management software, SAM by Brighter Option (www.brighteroption.com ), to manage campaigns for healthcare placement specialist, Work The World and by doing so has increased the click through rate (CTR) by 90 per cent. Work the World...
Bosses across the globe are failing in the basics of leadership
New research among employees across the globe* finds that leaders lack empathy with their staff, have poor leadership skills and that a third of them are ineffective. The report, from talent management company DDI, found that one in three respondents (34%) said they only sometimes or never consider their leader...
Global expansion for international recruiter BW Penman
Leading recruitment specialists, BW Penman, has strengthened its global offering with the launch of a new office in Australia. Already operating internationally, the recruiter will now trade in the Asia Pacific market under BW Penman PTY Ltd, from its new base in Sydney. BW Penman's current Global Head of Energy,...
Gold medal for Cascade HR's cloud solution
Cascade HR has been awarded prestigious Microsoft Gold partner status for its popular cloud solution. The system has been rigorously tested to ensure it meets an extensive list of strict criteria, all designed to assess the software's security and integrity. Having passed all requirements with flying colours Cascade can now...
Economic Climate Focusing Learning and Development on Business Efficiencies
A new survey from GoodPractice highlights key industry changes during past 12 months. Supporting stability and growth is the main priority for learning and development professionals in UK organisations, according to the results of the fourth UK Learning Trends Index. 250 respondents recently completed the survey conducted by GoodPractice in...
Students expect to work more for less money and high achievers expect to make fewer job applications
Student's salary expectations have dropped over the last four years but the number of hours they expect to work has risen, according to figures from the trendence Graduate Barometer UK edition. The annual study of 15,000 UK students shows the average expected salary for a first job upon graduation has...
Collaboration is key to doing 'more for less' in L&D...
Learning practitioners will discover how collaborative working can help them do 'more for less' at the inaugural meeting of The Corporate eLearning Consortium on 28 March, London. Martin Baker, founder of the new Consortium, will explain how working together to share knowledge, resources and best practice can empower L&D in...
Online assessment tool and microsite launched to clarify the complex area of international healthca...
Online assessment tool Jelf Employee Benefits is pleased to announce that it is launching a new online tool aimed at employers to find out just how confident they are when it comes to international healthcare for their employees. It is quick and easy to use, covers key aspects of international...
uAttend brings flexible time and attendance management to small businesses
A new time and attendance system, uAttend, which is set to help small businesses manage employees' and sub-contractors' attendance more flexibly and affordably than ever before, has been launched by UK specialist Access-to-Time Ltd. uAttend is the first web-based system designed to meet the needs of micro and SME businesses...
Interview Coordinator's new 'key attribute' scoring system helps hiring managers select the best can...
With its latest ground-breaking new feature, Interview Coordinator, the online interview management and applicant tracking system (www.interviewcoordinator.com ), has applied the mindset of Hiring Managers into a software process which evaluates and compares key candidate attributes. A new attribute scoring system provides a structure and printable report designed to help...
Graduate IT Salaries fall by 3.4% reports CV Screen
Graduate IT salaries have fallen by 3.4% reports CV Screen, with the average salary for a technology graduate now standing at £23,197. The specialist IT Recruitment Agency monitored over 600 advertised positions for IT graduates and compared it to their findings from January 2011. Matthew Iveson, Director of CV Screen...
Alliance Learning on hand to help businesses benefit from Apprenticeships
Alliance Learning, the leading provider of apprenticeships in the North West, will be hosting an Open Day on 9th February to give business people the opportunity to find out more about Apprenticeships and the benefits they could bring to their organisation. The Open Day will be held at Alliance Learning's...
Work Experience Awards shortlist announced
After receiving a record number of entries this year, the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 2012 Awards. The NCWE Awards received 50% more entries from companies, careers advisers and students this year. The categories for large businesses and law firms were...
How to use influence to make your mark in HR
Everyone knows that to get to the top in HR and be a part of the senior management team takes ambition, experience, vision, solid communication skills, but maybe the one thing that is most often overlooked is the ability to effectively influence. As demands on HR departments increase, The Gautrey...
New research reveals extent of fleet safety concerns
Employees are driving with inadequate eyesight Policies not in place to test drivers' eyesight Lack of knowledge of basic legal requirements Majority against Government reduction in standards FLEET managers, consulted in research carried out by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, have brought to light safety concerns for drivers...
Daxtra to showcase world leading technology at Recruitment Agency Expo
Daxtra Technologies will be showcasing their world-leading recruitment process automation solutions at the Recruitment Agency Expo at Olympia 14-15 February. Daxtra's products have been at the forefront of technology for the recruitment industry for almost a decade and provide automated CV/resume parsing, candidate acquisition, precision internet search & matching, business...
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