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Lawyers in the US earn more than twice as much as their UK counterparts although the gap is closing. A survey by recruitment consultants Taylor Root, called 2001 Survey of …

Nine out of ten large companies are struggling to recruit e-business staff, according to a survey by HR consultants William M Mercer. Project management, e-marketing and technical support roles are …

Local government members of the T&G union have accepted the local government’s pay offer of 3.5 per cent. The 100,000 employees voted by a 6:1 majority to accept the offer …

Over half of European companies are looking abroad for job candidates, according to research by Job Partners. The research, called The emergence of eRecruitment as a strategic asset, shows that …

Decreasing numbers of medical academics is threatening the quality of medical teaching and casting doubt on whether the planned expansion of doctor numbers can be achieved. The BMA’s annual conference …

Skill shortages in the construction industry are threatening to stifle the sector’s growth, according to research. Seventy per cent of respondents to the survey, by Personnel Today’s sister publication Contract …

The Open University Business School and the Institute of Business Ethics have launched an advisory website on business ethics. The website will contain guidance, case studies, book reviews and web-links …

Financial services companies are sceptical of the benefits of e-procurement in HR, according to research by Highams Consulting. It shows that 85 per cent of companies do not use e-procurement …

Senior managers believe that employment will rise but costs will also increase if Labour is re-elected, according to a special Recruitment Confidence Index report by Cranfield School of Management. The …

Skills shortages continue to be the biggest challenge facing Internet businesses, according to research by Andersen. The survey, called dot.comp, shows that 54 per cent of companies ranked skills shortages …

Employers could be forced to prove that flexible working would harm their businesses if proposed Labour legislation is adopted. Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers last week ruled out legislation …

The Prudential has restructured its HR division in an attempt to cut costs and increase the strategic role of their senior HR managers. Russell Martin, HR director for the Prudential’s …

Many employers are tussling with the difficulty of how to harmonise terms and conditions of employment for staff who join the company or group as a result of a Tupe …

Continuing a regular series spelling out the implications of important cases which have been heard recently in the appeal courts. Sarah Lamont looks at the issues. Meaning of “Dismissal” for …

Another week, another announcement from the Labour election campaign team on the vote-winning issue of work and parents. This time the pronouncement is on flexible working – a topic which …