Marriott to run graduate management development scheme despite downturn

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:40:00 GMT

Marriott is to run its graduate management development programme again for 2009, despite the global economic downturn. The international hotel chain will run the 24-month programme in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Afric

McDonald’s staff offered hospitality apprenticeships

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:18:00 GMT

Apprenticeships will be made available to all employees at McDonald's, the fast food chain has announced. Following the completion of a successful 80 restaurant trial, the firm will now offer employees across its 1,200 UK r

Woolworths staff offered training by City and Islington College

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:24:00 GMT

A London college is offering hundreds of Woolworths employees access to training following the closing of the last remaining stores on Tuesday. City and Islington College sent a rapid response team to several stores across

Friday Podcast: Working Time Directive opt-out, TUPE ruling

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:33:00 GMT

Join Personnel Today for the last podcast of the year. HR news and views including: What happens next regarding the Working Time Directive? If the opt-out is scrapped for good, as is looking li

More than half UK workers fear for their jobs

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:59:00 GMT

Fifty seven per cent of the UK workforce fear for their jobs next year

Friday Podcast: Working Time Directive opt-out, pay cuts and pensions, Christmas sickies

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:48:00 GMT

HR news and analysis including: Why the UK is likely to lose its current exemption rights from the Working Time Directive, forcing employees to stop working more than 48 hours a week. We debate the latest thinking fro

Rail industry's 10,000th NVQ marked by Parliament

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:33:00 GMT

Rail industry employers arrived at Parliament this week to commemorate the 10,000th NVQ handed out in the sector. Gordon Marsden MP praised the sector's

Private sector HR chiefs to mentor public sector counterparts

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:01:00 GMT

Private sector HR chiefs will mentor their local government counterparts under a scheme launched today. The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) claims its system is the first to pair private sector mentors with local

Training spend in 2009: middle managers win, coaching loses

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:04:00 GMT

Training spend in 2009 will hold steady with middle managers a main focus, but coaching will suffer, claimed a survey published today. The report, from e-learning specialist Cegos, said 44% of 254 learning and d

Phones4u and Superdrug join apprenticeship offering

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Phones4u and Superdrug are just some of the high-street retailers that will offer thousands of new apprenticeship places next year, it has been announced. Both companies will introduce a further 1,000 apprentices

MPs cast doubts on government's apprenticeship masterplan

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:05:00 GMT

A select committee report out today casts doubt on whether the Learning Skills Council (LSC) will be able to secure enough apprenticeship placements for youngsters who want them, while another also expressed concern about

Right to request time off for training gets cautious welcome

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:10:00 GMT

Government plans to give employees the right to seek time off for training, outlined in

Taser gun training row between police authorities

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:25:00 GMT

Police authorities are locked in a bitter row over whether training will be good enough to allow officers to carry Taser stun guns to fight crime on Britain' streets. Home secretary Jacqui Smith annou

Gordon Brown urges businesses to upskill their workforce

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:10:00 GMT

Gordon Brown has urged businesses to continue to upskill the nation's workforce as the economy plunges further into recession. Speaking at the annual CBI conference

Staff development row brews as managers and training firm pass buck

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:11:00 GMT

A row has broken out between employers and training firms over who is responsible for learning failures. A survey of learning and development professionals at last week's

Credit crunch inspires CIPD to launch damage limitation training for HR

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:07:00 GMT

Two courses to help HR staff and line managers handle strikes and redundancies better have been launched by the CIPD. The first course, 'Practical Employee Relations', provides participants with the tools to handle employe

WTD opt-out axe could force hotels to use unpaid labour to fill gaps

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:01:00 GMT

A luxury hotel chain will use work experience students to make up the overtime hours currently worked by permanent employees if the UK loses its opt-out to the

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