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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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HR professionals in the health service have welcomed Labour’s plan to create an NHS university to improve the training and skills of all health workers. Health Secretary Alan Milburn outlined …
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The Government’s plans to expose health and education to private-sector management and disciplines will threaten public-sector jobs, claims the Association of Healthcare Human Resource Managers. AHHRM secretary John Adsett believes …
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A poll on asylum and migration has revealed an overwhelming majority of people believe the Government should allow in more skilled migrants to combat skills shortages. Nearly three-quarters of those …
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Organisations which have championed women’s rights in the workplace were rewarded last week at the Opportunity Now awards in London. HSBC came first in the Framework for Action category. It …
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A Birmingham NHS trust is seeking Government funding for a pioneering project to tackle a shortage of inner city doctors by recruiting refugee doctors in the West Midlands. The Birmingham …
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High-performing companies are more likely to be making full use of e-technology to cut the amount of time their workforce spends on routine tasks, new research has revealed. A study …
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Local government HR body Socpo and NHS HR group the AHHRM are forming closer ties to better promote public-sector HR issues. Both HR representative groups feel the CIPD does not …
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A significant proportion of employers are breaking the law by not keeping records of violent incidents and not having policies in place which deal with aggressive behaviour. A survey of …
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A Royal Ulster Constabulary recruitment campaign launched earlier this year has produced an astonishing 20,000 applications, many from Catholics. The organisation, which has 90 per cent Protestant officers, was expecting …
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This week’s news in brief HR careers advice A new service offering free career advice to HR professionals will be launched in June. The service, provided by Personnel Today and …
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British Airways’ new online recruitment site is exploding the myth that blue-collar workers do not look for jobs on the Internet, the airline’s head of recruitment has claimed. Peter Holloway …
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Traditional managers are driving companies out of business, sparking a need for a new approach, according to Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen. He said recruitment and development are key …
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The Royal College of Nursing has criticised the Government’s policy of recruiting foreign staff to tackle NHS nursing shortages. The RCN’s annual congress in Harrogate also highlighted the practice in …
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Are traditional ways of communicating surviving the e-mail revolution in Europe? In the workplace electronic mail has taken a massive hold potentially undermining other forms of communication. The chart below …