http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbFri, 04 Jul 2008 15:28:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/04/46315/friday-podcast-absence-costing-tools-tax-breaks-for-diverse-employers-and-training-cuts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/04/46315/friday-podcast-absence-costing-tools-tax-breaks-for-diverse-employers-and-training-cuts.html HR news and analysis including: what employers can do to help tackle violent crime and help inner city youths find employment how a new tool for HR directors can show how much money illness is costing the workplaFri, 04 Jul 2008 15:28:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/03/46586/welfare-to-work-partnership-scheme-threatened-by-economic-uncertainty.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/03/46586/welfare-to-work-partnership-scheme-threatened-by-economic-uncertainty.html Stagnating job growth is threatening the success of a government-backed welfare-to-work programme - and high-profile names have called onThu, 03 Jul 2008 15:26:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/03/46584/tougher-safety-laws-would-save-lives-says-construction-union.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/03/46584/tougher-safety-laws-would-save-lives-says-construction-union.html A leading construction union has accused the government of complacency about workplace safety which is putting employees' lives at risk. Ucatt warned that the government's failure to toughen up company directors' responsibiThu, 03 Jul 2008 10:47:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/02/46541/teaching-transition-plan-given-warm-welcome-by-hr.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/02/46541/teaching-transition-plan-given-warm-welcome-by-hr.html A scheme encouraging business people to change career and go into teaching has received a positive reaction from HR professionals. Many of the 101 HR practitioners surveyed by market research firm ICM said they could see thWed, 02 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/01/46516/nhs-employers-welcome-darzis-workforce-proposals.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/01/46516/nhs-employers-welcome-darzis-workforce-proposals.html Health service employers have broadly welcomed workforce reforms outlined in Lord Darzi's plans for the next 10 years of the NHS. Darzi's <A href="http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsTue, 01 Jul 2008 10:51:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/30/46492/equality-bill-tribunals-to-have-power-to-set-policy-on-pay-and-recruitment-if-firms-discriminate.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/30/46492/equality-bill-tribunals-to-have-power-to-set-policy-on-pay-and-recruitment-if-firms-discriminate.html Tribunal panels will be given powers under the Equality Bill to order organisations found guilty of discrimination against a single employee to make sweeping changes to their hiring and pay practices. EmployMon, 30 Jun 2008 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/27/46480/nhs-bullying-film-aims-to-help-health-service-staff-identify-problems-earlier.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/27/46480/nhs-bullying-film-aims-to-help-health-service-staff-identify-problems-earlier.html The Department of Health has produced a film designed to tackle the persistent problem of bullying and harassment in the NHS. The 15-minute film mixes excerpts from BBC comFri, 27 Jun 2008 15:33:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/27/46494/councils-risk-skills-shortages-due-to-poor-workforce-planning.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/27/46494/councils-risk-skills-shortages-due-to-poor-workforce-planning.html Councils could face a skills shortage in vital areas such as adult care, environmental health and planning unless more council chiefs take a long-term view of workforce planning, a report has warned. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/26/46481/pensions-fears-eased-by-communications-blitz-at-market-research-firm.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/26/46481/pensions-fears-eased-by-communications-blitz-at-market-research-firm.html Two-thirds of workers at market research firm Information Resources are confident of earning their target retirement income after the company carried out a communications blitz. The firm scrapped its online financial benefThu, 26 Jun 2008 14:37:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/26/46479/hr-merger-as-malvern-confirms-two-year-tie-up-with-worcestershire-county-council.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/26/46479/hr-merger-as-malvern-confirms-two-year-tie-up-with-worcestershire-county-council.html Worcestershire County Council has struck a deal with Malvern Hills District Council to merge HR departments.<Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:38:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/24/46449/uk-unemployment-rate-predicted-to-rise-to-8-by-2010.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/24/46449/uk-unemployment-rate-predicted-to-rise-to-8-by-2010.html Unemployment could hit 8% within two years, according to research out today. The Capital Economics consultancy study warned that up to 440,000 jobs could be axed because of the credit crunch. Bosses are desperate toTue, 24 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/24/46444/chinese-managers-are-better-trained-educated-and-more-commercially-aware-than-western-managers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/24/46444/chinese-managers-are-better-trained-educated-and-more-commercially-aware-than-western-managers.html Western managers are falling behind their Chinese counterparts in education and training, research has warned. China has the fastest growing global economy and - according to a study by the Institute of Leadership ManTue, 24 Jun 2008 09:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/23/46425/senior-police-call-for-foundation-status-for-forces-to-cut-bureaucracy.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/23/46425/senior-police-call-for-foundation-status-for-forces-to-cut-bureaucracy.html Police forces which perform well should be given foundation status to free them from the bureacratic burden of meeting targets, a senior police figure has said. Forces shMon, 23 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/20/46410/data-protection-mobile-working-leaves-secret-company-information-exposed-to-snoopers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/20/46410/data-protection-mobile-working-leaves-secret-company-information-exposed-to-snoopers.html One-third of workers have sneaked a preview of sensitive company information on laptops or confidential work documents while travelling on trains, a survey has revealed. A survey by flexible working provider Regus out this Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/19/46401/private-firms-bidding-for-government-contracts-must-publish-diversity-info.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/19/46401/private-firms-bidding-for-government-contracts-must-publish-diversity-info.html Private sector firms bidding for government contracts will now have to publish details of their diversity policies, the government has confirmed. Speaking ahead of the <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/0Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:35:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/19/46390/london-feels-heat-as-skills-gaps-and-transport-chaos-hit-ability-to-compete.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/19/46390/london-feels-heat-as-skills-gaps-and-transport-chaos-hit-ability-to-compete.html Six out of 10 business leaders in London fear the city's competitiveness is under threat - double the number of a year ago - research has revealed. The poll of 118 senior executives found the <A href="http://news.bbc.co.ukThu, 19 Jun 2008 08:38:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/18/46376/investors-in-people-status-awarded-to-the-ministry-of-defence.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/18/46376/investors-in-people-status-awarded-to-the-ministry-of-defence.html The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has become the largest organisation ever to be recognised as meeting the Investors in People (IiP) standard</Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/17/46351/hr-forced-to-neglect-business-areas-as-economic-slowdown-continues.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/17/46351/hr-forced-to-neglect-business-areas-as-economic-slowdown-continues.html HR departments are being forced to neglect key business areas including leadership development, productivity and growth as the economic slowdown continues, it has emerged. A <A href="http://www.sourcewire.com/rTue, 17 Jun 2008 10:46:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/16/46335/uk-missing-out-on-green-business-warns-tuc.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/16/46335/uk-missing-out-on-green-business-warns-tuc.html The UK is missing out on thousands of jobs and billions of pounds in revenue that other European nations are generating through support of green businesses, the TUC said today. <A href="https://www.tuc.org.uk/touchstone/JuMon, 16 Jun 2008 15:45:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/16/46323/third-sector-appeals-for-charity-to-begin-at-home-with-hr-help.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/06/16/46323/third-sector-appeals-for-charity-to-begin-at-home-with-hr-help.html Large HR teams in the not-for-profit sector should offer their expertise free of charge to smaller organisations struggling to cope with spiralling levels of grievance cases, senior figures have recommended. <P aliMon, 16 Jun 2008 09:00:00 GMT