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New proposals to reform employment tribunals were announced today by DTI minister Alan Johnson. The proposals are designed to promote conciliation in the workplace rather than litigation and reduce the …
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Text messaging, online video and webcam candidate profiles will be central to graduate recruitment within four years, employers were told this week. Val Moore, joint managing director of recruitment agency …
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UK companies are confident about their economic prospects despite the global slowdown according to a recent survey. Only 34 per cent of businesses believed they would be reducing the number …
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The Engineering Employment Federation has revealed that pay settlements for the sector have remained at their lowest level for twelve months. The EEF’s monthly pay bulletin for July shows that …
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The Department for Education and Skills has announced that the £150 introductory offer to encourage people to open Individual Learning Accounts will expire on 31st July 2001. The incentive was …
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A higher number of top civil servants are being appointed through open competition according to the independent Civil Service Commissioners’ annual report for 2000-2001. The number of top civil servants …
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Unemployment fell again last month the latest figures have revealed. The number of people claiming unemployment benefits fell 12,000 to 963,700 in June, the lowest level since October 1975, according …
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The online activities of 27 million employees worldwide are now being monitored, according to the Privacy Foundation. The foundation’s Workplace Surveillance Project estimates that email and Internet monitoring is costing …
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The Department of Health has embarked on an emergency review of NHS pay structures this month as it struggles to avoid a possible £15bn compensation payout to female employees. The …
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Tomorrow’s managers expect employers to entice them with better working conditions and more excitement rather than more money, a European report reveals. The results of a Norwegian-based survey indicate that …
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Employers are becoming less specific about which degree their graduate recruits have gained, a report claims. As competition for graduates continues to grow more intense many companies are filling their …
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The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 has ensured that racial equality is now a major consideration for bodies operating throughout the public sector and central government, according to the Commission …
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UK business leaders don’t know how to use the media to sell their companies to the public, according to research. The report by consultants the Aziz Corporation finds that not …
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Many of Europe’s young high-flyers are eager to jet off to work abroad as soon as possible but believe that their employers are not giving them the opportunities they need. …
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DTI minister Alan Johnson has called on the HR profession, business managers and employee representatives to work together to implement the new EU directive on information and consultation. Johnson, addressing …