Dishonest employees to be exposed on national dismissal register

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:58:00 GMT

A country-wide database of 'workplace offenders' will be launched later this month to combat the annual loss of half-a-billion pounds through staff theft and fraud. The National Staff Dismissal Register will allow employer

Agencies face large falls in online recruitment spending

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:24:00 GMT

Spending on recruitment agencies could fall by almost a third in the near future, according to an expert. James Saunders, managing director of online recruitment consultancy 4MAT, believes medium and large companies will sl

Lack of training to manage remote workers prevents flexible working

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:07:00 GMT

Half of small business managers struggle to control home or remote workers' performance, research has revealed. Findings from the IT Sk

Abu Dhabi construction project generates 60,000 jobs

Wed, 07 May 2008 10:45:00 GMT

Recruitment firm Orion Group is looking to hire up to 60,000 people for one of the world's biggest construction projects. The £9bn project in Abu Dhabi, in th

Tighter skilled migrant rules announced by Home Office

Tue, 06 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Employers wishing to recruit migrant workers to fill skilled posts will have to prove they cannot find any workers in the UK under new proposals published by the Home Office. The government's new poin

Kellogg’s staff take Friday afternoons off

Tue, 06 May 2008 16:21:00 GMT

Spending Friday afternoons at work will be practically unheard of at Kellogg's UK offices this summer, thanks to a flexibl

Flexible working request delay called for by manufacturers

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:33:00 GMT

Manufacturers have urged the government to delay plans to extend the right to request flexible working

Prosecutions over employing illegal workers rises dramatically

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:14:00 GMT

The number of employers being prosecuted for hiring illegal workers has risen dramatical

Career fear forces employees to shun opportunity for flexible working

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT

People are not taking up their right to request flexible working for fear it will damage their career prospects, research has revealed. The findings undermine HR director Imelda Walsh's long-awaited recommendations to the g

Plans to restrict jobs for overseas doctors overruled by House of Lords

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:56:00 GMT

NHS workforce planning has again come under the spotlight after a bid to give UK-trained doctors priority in applying for jobs failed. The Department of Health wanted to introduce restrictions where

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