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From this autumn, employers in charge of recruiting staff to work in close contact with children or other vulnerable groups will have an additional tool with which to check out …
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The tube strike that threatened to paralyse London for the second time in a week following the May Day protest has been called off less than four hours before it …
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Motorola has defended the £2.5 million in bonuses paid to five of its executives only weeks before the company announced the closure of its Scottish factory. The payouts to staff …
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Almost all companies expect to see a sharp rise in the use of e-learning over the next three years, according to research. A survey of 500 HR professionals at the …
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Many British companies are not properly monitoring their directors’ pay and bonuses, a survey has revealed. The report by the Co-operative Insurance Society claims that six out of ten UK …
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A £1.5 million deal between Baxi Partnership Ltd and Poptel, the UK’s leading co-operative Internet services and solutions provider is set to revolutionise the way employee-owned organisations secure funding in …
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Maternity leave is to be extended to one year under new measures unveiled today by the Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers. The announcement is part of the Government’s response …
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More than a quarter of employees would take a cut in salary if they could work from home, new research reveals. The study commissioned by Mitel Networks also shows that …
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The new director-general of City & Guilds has claimed that vocational education needs to be overhauled if it is to serve business. “Vocational education has for too long been treated …
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A Teeside coroner victimised one of his officers who supported a colleague’s claim of sex discrimination, an industrial tribunal in Newcastle found this week. The victimisation by Michael Sheffield followed …
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Businesses in London are bracing themselves for today’s May Day demonstrations against global capitalism. Many shops and businesses around Oxford Street will close and some have taken down door plaques …
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A three-month pilot scheme to introduce flexible working practices at IT company Intel found that job satisfaction increased and staff were more likely to meet deadlines. The scheme, which involved …
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HR directors are being asked to drive forward the shake-up of the UK’s fragmented national training strategy. Andy Powell, chief executive of the National Training Organisation’s national council, told Personnel …
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It’s spring. So why not clear the cobwebs out of your IT system with an annual spring clean. Rob McLuhan asks vendors for their top tips. "Speed up the performance" …
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Blackburn and Darwen Council is to outsource its HR department and other services in a 15-year deal worth £190m. The council, which has 7,000 staff, is the fourth to outsource …