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New research reveals the wider implications of staff consultation, and reminds employers it should be more than just talks over job cuts. By Mike Broad
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Financial services companies have overtaken telecoms and new media firms in offering the highest salaries to IT professionals, according to research. An IT director in the banking and finance industry …
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Do HR professionals let their own personal development slide, and is their tendency to rely on HR ‘tools’ rather than developing business understanding holding them back in their careers? Personnel Today teamed up with Ashridge Management College and senior HR people to debate the issue. By Phil Boucher
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This week’s training news Survey opportunity Personnel Today’s sister publication Training Magazine is running a questionnaire on online training. The survey looks at issues including evaluation, trainer skills and subjects …
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This week’s news in brief Firms suffer skills gap Almost three out of five firms in the UK and Ireland are suffering from skills shortages, research published last week revealed. …
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The thorny issue of whether to provide a reference, and if so, what to say, was covered in a previous Letter of the Law (8 August). A new Court of …
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This week’s case roundup Contract frustrated by long-term illness Collins v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, IDS Brief 687, EAT Collins injured his right hand in 1996 and …
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Efforts to ensure that employers pay pension-scheme contributions on time appear to be succeeding, a report has revealed. Figures released by Opra, the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority have shown that …
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Staff would be able save valuable working time if they had access to mobile Internet technology to help them deal with e-mails while they are away from their desks. Research …
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The National Centre for Work Experience has been merged with the Careers Services Unit. The Council for Industry and Education has merged the organisations to create a central work experience …
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Skills shortages in the UK have a complex pattern and are not necessarily linked to areas of low unemployment, according to research published today by the Institute for Employment Research …
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Bookmakers Ladbrokes are creating 1,000 jobs by the autumn in anticipation of the increased trade through tax-free betting. The majority of the new staff will be employed at the company’s …
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Over 16,000 Asda employees are today set to receive average payouts of £1,500. Asda launched its first colleague share ownership plan six years ago and today employees will receive their …
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Up to 120,000 employees are set to benefit from government grants designed to promote working practices which encourage innovative way of improving work-life balance. A total of £4 million has …
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Three of the UK’s most influential work-relations bodies are to be brought together under one umbrella, the Cabinet Office has announced. RREAS (Race Relations Employment Advisory System) and Equality Direct, …