Friday podcast: absence costing tools, tax breaks for diverse employers and training cuts

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:28:00 GMT

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 workpla

NHS must come clean on training says Darzi

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:59:00 GMT

Every NHS organisation that receives government cash will have to publish how much it spends on staff training each year, under plans unveiled in Lord Darzi's flagship report on the future of the health service last week. A

Trauma management needs a rethink by HR professionals

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:02:00 GMT

HR professionals need to rethink the way they manage staff after a disaster or traumatic event

Teaching transition plan given warm welcome by HR

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT

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 th

Transport for London signs skills pledge

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:27:00 GMT

Four million UK employees are now covered by the skills pledge after Tube-owner Transport for London (TfL) signed up today.

Training budget cuts predicted by learning and development managers

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:02:00 GMT

Many training and learning and development (LD) managers expect their budgets to be cut over the next 12 months. A survey of 120 of them found that 44% expected cuts, while 54% expected budgets to remain stable and jus

MPs call for school health and safety training to cut deaths of young workers

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:27:00 GMT

Health and safety at work should be taught as part of the national curriculum to tackle the "shocking" numbers of young people being killed at work, according to MPs. An influential group of politicians recommended teaching

Paid training breaks U-turn riles UK’s biggest union

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:52:00 GMT

The UK's largest trade union has slammed the government for reneging on plans that would have given workers the right to paid time off for training. Under new proposals outlined last week, from 2010, employees will be enti

Skills cash pipeline set up by government to keep training on the agenda

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT

The government is set to unveil a series of skills 'compacts' that will channel millions of pounds into training initiatives in specific sectors. Employers in the construction and hospitality industries will be the first to

Public sector line managers lack professional people management skills

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:30:00 GMT

Line management in the public sector needs to be more professional, according to a report by consultancy Deloitte. The firm interviewed senior figures in central and local government and concluded that public sector employe

Chinese managers are better trained, educated and more commercially-aware than Western managers

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:20:00 GMT

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 Man

Government quells employer fears over paid time off to train

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:00:00 GMT

The government has moved to calm fears that businesses would have to foot the bill if they granted employees time off for training. Under

Friday podcast: diversity hampered by staff who don't declare disabilities, government launches carers campaign, and how to manage Generation Y employees

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:39:00 GMT

HR news and analysis including: Equalities experts tell Personnel Today that diversity cannot be truly measured in organisations unless people come forward with disabilities they have – disabled people need to be co

Wandsworth prison opens IT skills training centre for inmates

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT

A new prison training academy has been set up to help offenders get jobs when released. HMP Wandsworth has launched a vocational training centre to enable prisoners to learn basic technology skills and prepare them for empl

Senior police officers defend firearms training despite Manchester PC's death in exercise

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:30:00 GMT

Chief police officers have defended UK firearms teaching as being "among the best in the world", despite a police officer being

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