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The number of jobs in UK call centres has increased by more than 200 per cent over the last four years. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show …
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A new company has launched a scheme to reward other companies that demonstrate social responsibility towards their employees, shareholders and customers. Companies meeting GoodCorporation’s 21-point charter on social responsibility receive …
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Mobile working can help cuts costs and reduce staff absenteeism according to a new study. Research by Compaq reveals that 38 per cent of business managers believe mobile working practises …
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The German Government announced today that it will relax immigration laws to allow 50,000 extra workers to be recruited from abroad to meet skills shortages. It follows a 300-page report …
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The Government aims to wean more people off disability benefit and into work by introducing fixed period awards, the secretary of state for work announced this morning. Alistair Darling wants …
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The ability of trade unions to secure better pay deals for their members than non-union employees is in long-term decline, a new study claims. The report by the Joseph Rowntree …
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Graduate starting salaries and the number of jobs available to them have increased over the last year according to a new research. A study by the Higher Education Careers Services …
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Big pharmaceutical companies will have to expand their reward schemes to hang onto their most talented scientists or risk losing them, warns a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The Future of …
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UK employers are still hiring despite a predicted downturn in recruitment, according to the Manpower’s quarterly survey of employment prospects. More than a quarter of food and drink employers expect …
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The T&G union is to carry out equal pay audits at thousands of firms across the country in a bid to close the 18% pay gap between men and women. …
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Most training and development managers do not know if their training programmes are suitable for staff from multicultural backgrounds, according to research. Sixty five per cent of training professionals were …
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Software company ICL is recruiting ex-service personnel in a bid to combat skills shortages as part of its diversity programme. Since the initiative started three years ago, the company has …
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The Information Commission has promised to find a solution to the controversial data rule which requires employers to get consent before keeping staff sickness records, and may even ask for …
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Phillip Whiteley drinks in the latest words from management guru Peter Senge. When a conference speaker starts telling a personnel management audience about Confucius or the location of neurones in …
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Has the exciting new world of the e-economy opened up vast new opportunities for women? Not really, says Helen Wilkinson. Despite the impression created in our national newspapers, the perception …