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Jackie Bornor has been appointed HR manager for the corporate practice at law firm Clifford Chance. Before this she was development manager at the Woolwich HQ in Bexleyheath, Kent. Jonathan …
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John Prescott’s left jab has made most news, with Oliver Letwin’s disappearance after "aspiring" to £20bn of tax cuts the prime policy gaffe. Tony Blair has hinted darkly at a …
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Senior managers can benefit from both internal and external advice
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The public sector’s recruitment and retention crisis has prompted all the political parties to promise ambitious increases in funding. But the promises have left local government feeling like a poor …
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UK employers should be more responsible in the way they consult their workforce about redundancies if they want to stave off tough European legislation, according to Trade and Industry minister …
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Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers explains Labour’s business agenda to Personnel today Economic stability is the foundation of raising productivity. When we were elected in 1997, we took action …
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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 …