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Organise your Favourites into folders If your list of Favourites is getting as long as your arm, it’s probably time you sorted it out into folders. It only takes a …

The Welsh Assembly’s draft economic plan will be ineffective unless employers become more involved, says CBI Wales. The assembly wants to create up to 150,000 jobs and raise the gross …

Recruitment is the main reason retailers use Internet technology, according to research by Lawson Software. The survey of 35 top retail firms found that 57 per cent of respondents had …

A time management system has cut absenteeism at GlaxoSmithKline’s Horlicks site. The system registers the times employees arrive and leave work. Originally it worked alongside the payroll function, deducting money …

It’s a shame that more sites aren’t as upfront with their mission statement and labelling as Workplace Violence, since the Web would be a much easier place to navigate. The …

Engine manufacturer Cummins claims that its new Employee Assistance Programme has helped staff adjust to the slowdown in the economy. The company has had to restructure and make redundancies due …

Wilts Wholesale has reduced staff turnover and sickness absence and increased sales with a series of flexible working initiatives. The company used a DTI Challenge Fund award to hire a …

Personnel Today’s monthly series reveals how managers deal with business problems and enhance performance. In this issue, Andrew Walker, HR manager at East of Scotland Water, explains how working with staff and unions to deliver business strategy can help a company through times of change, driving the business forward with the support of all employees

Employers who train their own staff perform consistently better than other types of provider, according to a report by the Training Standards Council. The survey of 492 companies shows that …

A task force to help 1,000 staff being made redundant at Clydeside shipbuilder BAE Systems Marine is to try to find them jobs in the defence sector. The group, comprising …

Two-thirds of FTSE 350 companies are considering adopting a Government plan to encourage employee share ownership. A survey by consultancy New Bridge Street shows that 66 per cent of the …

The CIPD has rejected calls for tougher laws on corporate manslaughter following the release of Health & Safety Executive figures that show the number of people killed at work rose …

A more rigorous approach to recruitment is the best way to combat employee fraud, according to a KPMG report. Employers should ensure they have systems in place to recruit honest …

Looking at the make-up of today’s workforce it is not surprising that the issue of alcohol and substance abuse remains as live as ever. Today’s managers were part of the …

A third of dotcoms were forced to cut staff over the past year, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The study also reveals that a quarter of dotcom chief executives now …