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Women dominate the HR profession in all EU countries, according to the latest Cranet data. Organisations in the UK and Finland have the highest proportion of females in the HR …
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The majority of employees are unaware of their paternity and maternity rights, according to research. The annual Employee Attitudes Survey shows that only 2 per cent of staff questioned were …
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Few internal communications specialists have an HR background or relevant qualifications. The finding, in a report by Business Intelligence, shows that only 10 per cent have HR experience and only …
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A scheme that will provide skilled refugees with a detailed employment file to help them to secure jobs is being developed by the Yorkshire and Humberside Asylum Consortium. Under the …
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11 per cent of public-sector employers have set targets to increase the proportion of staff from ethnic minorities, despite the implementation of the Race Relations Amendment Act, according to a …
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Female managers still face a glass ceiling when trying to secure senior positions in the profit generating divisions of businesses. An International Labour Organisation report released last week shows that …
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This weeks guru Is recruitment crisis sending HR off rails? Guru assumes that most children no longer say they want to be train drivers when they grow up. Recruitment is …
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HR teams that join benchmarking networks seem to be making a desperate, yet futile, attempt to justify their existence. It is highly ironic, therefore, that the growth in the use …
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Career wise evaluates the top ten management books The Essential Drucker By Peter F Drucker Published July 01 Price £20 ISBN 0 7506 5018 4 A self-contained introduction to management, …
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The outsourcing of "non-core" activities continues unabated. Although it is difficult to argue sensibly that the HR activities of an organisation are anything other than central to its success, personnel …
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This week’s news in brief 2000 graduate gains Average graduate starting salaries are expected to rise by 4.1 per cent to £19,000, according to figures released yesterday by the Association …
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Two recent reports have once again raised the stress question – just what should HR be doing?
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This week’s letters Letter of the week ‘Corporate killing’ is PC claptrap The correspondents to your Letters page (3 July) suggest that it is right for one responsible person, no …
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The reasons behind a transferee refusing to take on a transferor’s staff are critical in Tupe case rulings
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Our continuing series of quick guides to major employment legislation puts key information at your fingertips and brings you up to date with the latest developments. This week Gareth Brahams of law firm Lewis Silkin examines current issues under the Equal Pay Act and the Government’s proposals to speed up and simplify tribunal procedures in equal pay cases