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Watch this webinar to: Learn how to enable and empower the workforce; Strengthen the bond between employee engagement, commercial success and customer satisfaction; How a satisfied workforce is not necessarily …
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The majority of organisations still use traditional recruiting methods despite the rise of the Internet, according to CIPD research. The use of local newspapers to advertise for managerial vacancies has …
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The T&G union has slammed the decision by Motorola to cut 200 jobs at its East Kilbride site. The news follows the announcement that the company’s Bathgate plant is to …
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South West Trains’ staff called off today’s and next Tuesday’s strike. The RMT union called off their strike over working patterns and terms and conditions after discussions yesterday. The company …
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The next government has to raise the public’s aspirations by developing world-class educational system and workplace learning capabilities, claims the Industrial Society’s manifesto. It is also calling for the Government …
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Striking postal workers at Watford, Maidstone and Carlisle mail centres are returning to work. The Royal Mail estimates that this represents 15 to 20 per cent of the 10,000 striking …
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Bumper bonus payments boosted the earnings of UK company directors by 13 per cent in 2001, more than double the previous year. A survey by the Institute of Management claims …
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UK manufacturers are feeling the effects of the economic slowdown, according to the CBI’s May survey of industrial trends. Export orders are at their weakest for nine months. The deterioration …
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Talks between the Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union are continuing today in an attempt to end the wildcat strikes involving 10,000 employees. Post boxes across the country are …
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Shell’s Open University received an “honourable mention” at the Corporate University Xchange/Financial Times Excellence Awards in Las Vegas after being in operation for only five months. Its European-based corporate university …
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Conventional managers are driving their companies out of business and there is a need for a new approach, Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen told the annual Hay Human Resources …
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HR professionals in the health service have welcomed plans to create a NHS university to improve the training and skills of health workers. Health secretary Alan Milburn outlined Labour’s proposals …
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More than 50 per cent of employers are now using the Internet to recruit potential candidates, according to the CIPD’s fifth annual recruitment survey. A survey of 253 employers found …
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Employers may have to investigate all reportable safety incidents in the workplace under new proposals by the Health and Safety Commission. It would become compulsory for all companies to investigate …
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Mobile phone giant Ericsson is reportedly in "advanced talks" to sell its two UK factories in a move that would save more than 1,000 jobs. Trade and industry secretary Stephen …