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Press Releases by date - April 2012
Free eLearning to make charities smile
The Charity Learning Consortium is aiming to spread a little happiness, by making all of its eLearning absolutely, completely free for the whole of Adult Learners' Week, including Learning at Work Day on 17 May, to all charities and not for profits working in the voluntary sector. Charities are once...
Complimentary eLearning to support Learning at Work Day
The Corporate eLearning Consortium is offering organisations complimentary access to its entire suite of eLearning to support Learning at Work Day on 17 May, and encourage the development of essential skills within British business. The Corporate eLearning Consortium is supporting National Learning at Work Day on 17 May, part of...
GooodJob Nominated for Recruiting Innovation Award
TEL AVIV, Israel - April 2012 - GooodJob, pioneer of a breakthrough approach to social recruiting via employee referrals, has been selected as a finalist in the first-ever startup competition at the Recruiting Innovation Summit 2012. The competition will take place on May 17 at the Computer History Museum in...
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Guide to new pension requirements available from Jelf Employee Benefits
A guide series has been developed by Jelf Employee Benefits to help employers through the ever-changing landscape of pensions. The series, called 'Making sense of workplace pension reforms', directly mirrors the nine sections of The Pension Regulator's guidance for professional advisers, but makes the topics accessible and understandable for employers....
Open courses offer HR professionals the first step to becoming truly commercially focused
Human Potential Accounting (HPA) is a thought-leading human capital management (HCM) consultancy focused on helping businesses unlock, account for, and leverage the full potential of their people. One of our key goals to support this is to help HR professionals become more commercially aware and business savvy within their roles....
Certus Solutions Partners with Applaud Solutions
Certus (www.certus-solutions.com ) a specialised implementer of Oracle e-Business Suite HCM and Payroll Shared Services business change programmes and Applaud Solutions, a software provider of packaged solutions for Oracle e-Business Suite today announced a new partnership that will deliver high quality, supported enhancements and implementation services for their customers. Oracle...
iTunes gift cards and digital codes now available from The Voucher Shop
Employee reward specialist The Voucher Shop is now offering iTunes gift cards and digital codes, extending even more choice to companies looking to reward, recognise and incentivise staff, customers and channel partners. Both the gift card and digital codes are available in £10, £15 and £25 denominations and can be...
UK300 reveals UK students' employer wish list
New findings from the Guardian UK300 compiled by research company trendence reveals the most desirable employers as voted for by over 25,000 UK students, with the intelligence services, TV companies, charities and big name brands leading the way. Google jumps ten places this year to take the top spot with...
Companies reluctantly turn to contractor agencies due to widespread recruitment freeze
24th April 2012 - National HR Services company, The Curve Group, today revealed some shocking statistics pertaining to contractor recruitment. Its most recent survey of 50 leading companies revealed that a staggering 89% currently have a recruitment freeze while nearly 75% require skilled resources for short periods of time, leading...
House of Fraser launches new transactional iPhone app - gives greater access and convenience to gift...
House of Fraser, the UK and Ireland's premium department store, has launched its first transactional iPhone app as the company continues to expand its multichannel business and becomes one of the UK's largest online retail destinations. Commenting John Dove, of House of Fraser for Business said "This is great news...
CrossKnowledge technology used by BEL Group to accompany the migration of its IT systems
BEL, a world leader in household brands of cheese, has migrated its entire IT system to the latest versions of Windows and Office. This internationally reaching project entitled 'New Age' was accompanied by an ambitious training programme, designed to smooth the transition to the new IT environment. BEL selected CrossKnowledge,...
The IAM - where coming to work is good for you!
Let's Get Healthy is now providing health and wellbeing support for staff of the UK's leading road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The support will educate and inform staff about their current health and wellbeing and increase activity levels. Employees based in London will take part in...
Milburn voices concern over unpaid internships and informal 'friends and family' schemes, reports HE...
Alan Milburn, independent reviewer of social mobility and child poverty for the coalition government, voices concerns over the implications of unpaid internships in the spring edition of Graduate Market Trends, published today (23 April 2012). Milburn talks candidly in the Higher Education Careers Services quarterly guide to the graduate labour...
MindTools.com Wins Queen's Award for Enterprise 2012
A UK online training firm whose website is used by 15m people a year in 129 countries, has today been awarded Britain's highest business honour - a Queen's Award for Enterprise for its achievements in International Trade. www.MindTools.com , whose UK base is in West Sussex, offers over 1,000 online...
Enterprise recognised as a leader in diversity and an employer of choice for UK women
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the UK's leading rental car company, is celebrating its inclusion in The Times' Top 50 Employers for Women list. Enterprise is the sole company to be included from the automotive sector on the esteemed list, which features the UK organisations that are leading the way in gender equality...
UK HR Managers Plan Early for Summer Distractions
LONDON, 5 April 2012 - Throughout the summer, the city of London will be buzzing with excitement, competition, celebrations and visitors from across the globe. With two of the biggest sporting events in the world scheduled this summer - the London Olympics and the Euro 2012 football championship - employers...
Roger Black and Johnson Fleming team up for Acorns
Johnson Fleming, the group pensions, risk and healthcare service provider, is holding a charity dinner and auction in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice at The Venture In, Ombersley, Worcestershire on Monday 30 April 2012. The evening will be hosted by Roger Black, MBE, and Johnson Fleming hopes the event will...
Not-for-profit organisation, Manchester Community Transport, selects Cezanne OnDemand HR software to...
Manchester Community Transport (MCT) provides accessible, yet affordable transport to passengers who can benefit from more specialised services and vehicles. As a 'non-profit' making organisation, it is important for MCT to make the most of their resources and ensure value in all of their investments. The organisation has selected Cezanne...
Trio of senior appointments
A driving force behind organisational growth is entering a new phase in its own development with a trio of senior appointments. Learning and development expert Jeannine Mortlock has been made managing director of Acua Limited, a leading provider of work-based leadership and talent management programmes. Education specialist Iain Nixon has...
Republic of Ireland: Specsavers announces Dedicated Support
OPTICIANS chain Specsavers has established a new team in Ireland to help employers comply with legislation relating to eyes in the workplace. Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has appointed Dona McLafferty as the corporate account manager for the Republic of Ireland. This is a field-based role and she will be supported by...
IT Salaries in the UK rise by 2% report CV Screen
IT Salaries in the UK rise by 2% report CV Screen A comprehensive study by IT Recruitment Agency CV Screen has found that permanent IT salaries in the UK have risen by 2% over the last 12 months, with the average salary for an IT professional now £39,754. The detailed...
Alliance Learning offers reassurance following Panorama Apprenticeship Criticism
Leading North West apprenticeship provider, Alliance Learning, would like to offer reassurance to local people following criticism of apprenticeship schemes in Panorama's 'Great Apprenticeship Scandal' which aired on BBC1 recently. The Panorama investigation highlighted examples of poor quality training schemes loosely termed as apprenticeships where some training providers are seemingly...
Judging on Appearance?
When journalist Samantha Brick declared that she was hated for her beauty by women and that most of the men she met thought she was beautiful, she was instantly derided. Many women and men in their response to her comments disagreed with her and stated that she was not beautiful...
LMS remains a priority for corporate learning in 2012
At a recent symposium event, leading organisations including Lloyds Banking Group, BT, Rolls Royce and Shell agreed that the Learning Management System (LMS) remains a priority for corporate learning in 2012. For many attendees of the Elearnity symposium, implementing a new LMS is at the top of the agenda for...
APSCo continues to lead the charge for best practice throughout the Recruitment Supply Chain
APSCo, in association with The Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA) will host its second Recruitment Supply Chain Business Forum - aimed at senior HR managers - on Thursday 10th May to discuss key issues affecting the interests of all involved in the Recruitment Supply Chain. "There has been increasing uncertainty...
Leadership and employee priorities need to change, as organisations head into the unknown
Organisations need to adapt their leadership practices and recruit and develop employees with five specific traits and a mindset for success if they are to remain relevant in the turbulent economy, according to Hemsley Fraser, the learning & development specialist. The company claims that the days of hiring people for...
Advanced cycling: company directors take on London to Paris Cycle Challenge to raise funds for the M...
Two of the company directors at Hampshire-based recruitment and talent management consultancy Advanced Resource Managers Limited are currently in training to complete a gruelling 300 mile, 4 day cycle ride from the English to the French capital to raise funds for charity. Client Relationship Director Paul Martin said: "I've been...
Career progression more important than salaries
According to a recent report by online recruiter, webrecruit, career progression is valued more than salary in IT vacancies. The survey of over 500 job seekers who applied for IT roles in March 2012, found that over half (57%) would find career progression more attractive than salary in an IT...
CV Mentoring for Military Spouses
Recruit For Spouses is a fresh thinking, non-for-profit organisation, launched earlier in the year. It aims is to help service wives and husbands find jobs, recognising an enormous talent pool of spouses who have been forced out of the workplace due to their partners' postings and deployments. On 23-25th April...
Ramsay Healthcare UK the leading independent sector provider of hospital services to the NHS selects...
Ramsay has appointed Allocate Software, the leading provider of workforce optimisation solutions, to provide a national deployment of its e-rostering solution, HealthRoster so that the right mix of clinical and staff skills are on duty day or night to enhance patient safety at their hospitals. Ramsay will use this software...
Environmental Pressure Seal Paper
The range of pressure seal paper for payslips has been extended by BurrBaxter Print Ltd with HMRC approval on the full product portfolio of P60's. This includes the full European environmental ecological sunflower accredited paper and which are fully compatible and guaranteed and work with every pressure seal machine available...
Apprenticeships Gold Standard TDM Wyre Academy
In response to the BBC 1 Panorama documentary which highlighted failings by an isolated number of training providers, TDM Wyre Academy backs the drive to protect the gold standard reputation of Apprenticeships. Derrin Kent, Managing Director of TDM Wyre Academy ( http://www.wyreacademy.com ), ICT and Management Specialist Training Provider agrees...
Sonru launches its video interviewing solution on Taleo Solution Exchange
Sonru, today announced that it's video interviewing solution is now available on the Taleo Solution Exchange, the world's largest cloud community for talent management. Sonru addresses the need to view, share and select candidates via an integrated video interviewing solution within Taleo's hiring workflow. Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO) is a...
Research: Compulsory eyecare - smaller companies not meeting obligations, larger employers still ove...
Research by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has highlighted how small firms are not meeting their health and safety obligations and large companies are paying well over the odds for regulatory eyecare. Of the companies surveyed employing less than 10 people, 65% (nearly two-thirds) have no eyecare policy or no formal system...
Educating Essex - Academia to Commerce
Passmores Academy, a secondary school in Harlow, hit the headlines in September 2011 with the Channel 4 'hit fly on the wall' TV series "Educating Essex". Before this series was aired, or even rumoured, OnTrack International were working with Harlow Education Consortium to identify a school and pupils that would...
Charities showing preference for HR staff with commercial experience
At TPP Not for Profit we have noticed an increasing trend for charities to specifically request candidates with commercial experience, especially in areas with more transferrable skills such as HR. The research conducted by TPP among HR professionals has confirmed this trend. Read the full results of the research here:...
Unique support scheme for apprentices launched
A unique support scheme to help apprentices stay in employment has been launched by a leading training provider. TBG Learning, part of the third sector Rehab Group, helps around 30,000 people into employment or achieve qualifications each year and has now launched an Apprentice Assistance Programme. The programme, run in...
Jelf Employee Benefits reveals top ten international healthcare insurance claims
International healthcare claims with the highest value have been revealed by Jelf Employee Benefits. The list includes a number of different types of diseases as well as more general injuries, burns and more regular outpatient treatment. The information is based on Jelf's claims experience of their top clients. Conditions most...
Crowne Plaza Marlow celebrates IHG Academy status thanks to HR manager
Crowne Plaza Marlow, in partnership with Buckinghamshire Education Business Partnership (BEBP), has been awarded the title of an IHG Academy as a result of the hotel's HR Manager, Katharine Gourley's outstanding work with the local community. Intercontinental Hotels, which owns the Crown Plaza Hotel brand, launched the global IHG Academy...
Habinteg Housing Association selects Frontier Software
Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster) Ltd has chosen Frontier Software to provide chris²¹, an award winning comprehensive HR and payroll integrated solution together with additional P11D and Recruitment Manager modules. Based in Holywood near Belfast, Habinteg is a leading provider of accessible, affordable housing in Northern Ireland, with almost 1800 dwellings...
Aurion Learning & FPA Shortlisted for PEER Award 2012...
Aurion Learning and the sexual health charity FPA are proud to announce that their innovative 'All About Us' interactive CD-ROM and DVD-ROM has been short-listed for a 2012 Peer Award. Aurion Learning and FPA worked together to create this unique learning resource, designed to be fun and easy to use....
Tweet Treats and Cracking Tracking
eArcu, the fastest growing eRecruitment/ATS supplier, today announces another first in Social Recruiting. eArcu clients are now able to "tweet" directly to their Twitter jobs accounts from within eArcu. This gives Resourcers the simplest way to communicate with candidates. Andy Randall, CEO eArcu, explains "As well as Tweeting the latest...
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