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New trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt told trade unions to stop focusing on protecting jobs and to concentrate on helping their members compete in the employment market at the …
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In its rush to increase pay for teachers and nurses before the General Election the Government has increased wage inflation to record levels, claims the Office for National Statistics. The …
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The Department for Education and Employment has been reorganised following the ministerial reshuffle last weekend. The DfEE and the Department of Social Security and their agencies have been re-organised into …
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The poaching of highly skilled technical workers is becoming an increasing problem in Sheffield’s engineering industry, claims the EEF. Gordon Scott, director of the EEF Sheffield Association, said, “Some firms, …
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Unhappy employees are more productive than their happy colleagues, claims a study. Robert Sinclair and Carrie Lavis, psychologists at the University of Alberta in Canada, claim that sad employees make …
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Unions can look forward to the new Labour Government implementing their agenda, TUC general secretary John Monks told the AEEU annual conference today in Blackpool. Monks said, “Trade unionism can …
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Britain’s long-hours working culture is making employees more dissatisfied and less motivated than ever before, claims a survey. Conducted by the Economic and Social Research Council the report shows that …
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The CIPD is urging Tony Blair to embrace “networked government” in the wake of the Cabinet reshuffle. John Stevens, CIPD director of public and policy and development, explained that the …
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Managers are starting to view union officials and shop stewards as allies in helping to implement workplace change, according to research by the Economic & Social Research Council. The research, …
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At least a million employees will be offered the chance to invest in their own company on a tax-favoured basis under the new employee share plan, according to Towers Perrin …
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Warwickshire Police has launched a recruitment drive aimed at increasing its representation of ethnic minorities and women in the force. The six-week recruitment campaign, which began in June, aims to …
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British ministers have secured significant concessions in the implementation of the EU directive on staff consultation. The regulations will be phased in over seven years for companies with less than …
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A bakery company and three of its directors face large fines over the deaths of two men in a bread oven. Fresha Bakeries, trading as Harvestime Bakeries, has pleaded guilty …
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Employer bodies have criticised the Learning and Skills Council’s draft training plan for failing to take greater account of employers’ needs. They want more employer representation on the boards of …
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Nortel Networks launched a landmark outsourcing deal with Pricewaterhouse-Coopers last week which will provide HR services to 20,000 European staff. PwC opened a bespoke HR service centre in Potters Bar, …