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Sixty remand prisoners in one of Scotland’s toughest jails are making a making a multi-million pound compensation claim using Article Three of the European Convention on Human Rights. The prisoners …
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Thousands of jobs at Vauxhall and other General Motors car plants on the continent are under threat after the company announced plans to cut its European manufacturing capacity by 15 …
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HR is the fifth most outsourced function, according to a report. The Outsourcing Survey 2001 by solicitors Tarlo Lyons shows that HR accounts for eight per cent of the outsourcing …
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Office workers are wasting hours of their time every day by flirting and organising their social lives on-line, a survey claims. Employees admit they spend at least two-and-a-half hours a …
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Careers consultancy Penna Sanders & Sidney offers ten tips to help cope with redundancy. Keep confident Don’t let layoffs intimidate you. The job market is not as bad as cynics …
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Scottish bosses are incurring costs of up to £1 billion because they are not up to date with changes in employment law, a survey reveals. Research by the law firm, …
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Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since October 1975, according to official figures released today. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell by 12,800 last month to 950,300. …
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Vicars may be members of the most dangerous profession in the UK, according to a new report. A survey of nearly 1,000 Church of England clergy in the south-east, suggests …
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There has been a huge rise in the number of overseas nurses and midwives registering to work in the UK, according to nursing council UKCC. Final figures for 2000 and …
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Call centre staff turnover has doubled over the last two years largely because of poor training, a major benchmarking report reveals. The study by call centre outsourcing specialists Merchants, which …
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Four out of ten employees in manufacturing, IT, telecoms, engineering and finance feel insecure about their jobs, according to an NOP survey. The survey of nearly 1,000 employees shows that …
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An Internet chat room will form part of an army recruitment drive in Scotland. Glasgow-based recruiters Search Consultancy, which recently won a recruitment contract to advertise for 2,000 soldiers, is …
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A further cut in interest rates may be on the horizon after the underlying rate of inflation fell by more than expected. Industry leaders believe that the Bank of England …
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Consignia expects to axe around 250 staff as part of its £30 million restructuring of its call centres. Seventy call centres will be reduced to 11 over a three-year period …
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Women are happier in their jobs than men despite earning less money research reveals. An Abbey National survey of 636 working parents shows that more than a quarter of women …