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The Disability Rights Commission has today called for all public sector bodies to be included under anti-discrimination laws. The DRC’s first annual review also calls for a new disability act …
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The engineering industry is targeting ethnic minorities and women as part of a recruitment drive to help it boost the number of people taking Modern Apprenticeships to 10,000 by 2005. …
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Most people are in favour of smoking bans at work and other public places, according to the latest research. The study, which was carried out for the Department of Health, …
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Employers could be forced to reveal their record on equal pay in company reports, under new proposals aimed at closing the gender pay gap. The proposals put forward by Denise …
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A new draft of the Information and Consultation directive has raised fears that UK firms will no longer be able to phase in its introduction and that they could face …
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I want to be involved in delivering management training. I hold a CIPD Certificate in Training Practice and have experience in delivering training for the department in which I work, …
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I have been accepted by two Universities to do a Masters degree in HR, but I’m having trouble deciding which to accept. Any advice? Margaret Malpas, joint managing director, Malpas …
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Specialist providers of online rewards schemes are easing the administrative burden on HR departments. Simon Kent reports The complex administration process required by flexible benefits programmes used to prohibit the …
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The airline industry has announced thousands of job losses on both sides of the Atlantic in response to anticipated falling passenger demand following the terrorist attack on the World Trade …
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The DTI has issued a consultation paper on reform of the employment tribunal system, encouraging employees and employers to resolve disputes in-house. This should have far-reaching implications. Alison Gurden sets out the aims of the reforms below
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Companies are quickly learning that to win the loyalty of Generation X they have to be flexible. Under competitive pressure, they are replacing the traditional contract with an enticing package of variable work practices and benefits. By Simon Kent
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By John Philpott
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What employer in their right mind would design their office to encourage their staff to chat? The pursuit of a creative culture, it seems, is leading organisations to take drastic …
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This week’s guru So does the CBI know something we don’t? Where would we be without the CBI? Well, apparently operating in a scary employee-led business environment – or so …
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Forward planning and paying heed to different work cultures is what matters most with any merger. And much of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq’s success will rest with HR