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The Employment Service has admitted that it needs to beef up its service for employers.Chief executive Leigh Lewis told a Commons select committee hearing last week that the Employment Service …
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The Association of Temporary and Interim Executive Services has relaunched as the Interim Management Association and will be concerned principally with upholding professional standards.The relaunch of the association, which represents …
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UK companies could be missing out on potentially creative contributions from employees because they fail to take account of five key roles in the company that are vital for successful …
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New research claims that 83 per cent of HR managers believe their department has its say in company issues.But a survey by IT-based HR solutions company Access Consulting reveals that …
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Productivity in most UK regions lags behind European levels, according to new research.According to a survey of 170 regions by UK consultancy Business Strategies, London is the 16th most productive …
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The British Retail Consortium is warning the Government that any “rash” hike in the National Minimum Wage could cause “serious damage” to the health of the UK’s retailing industry.In evidence …
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The Prison Service is refusing to yield to pressure from hundreds of prison electricians who are threatening to strike over a name badge rule. The electricians claim the rule threatens …
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Ryanair Holdings says threatened strike action tomorrow has been called off following discussions with the Dublin Pilots’ Committee.The airline has negotiated a new agreement with the committee, which will be …
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The TUC is calling on councils to reverse a decline in the number of health and safety inspectors employed by local authorities.The move follows a 15 per cent rise in …
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Today is the first anniversary of the increase in minimum paid annual leave from three weeks to four.The entitlement, implemented as part of the Working Time regulations, is estimated to …
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Material from leading international business schools like INSEAD and the Judge Institute of Management has been pulled together in one website launched this week. FT Knowledge, a division of the …
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Just over half of American HR professionals (51 per cent) categorise an employee who changes their job every year as a job hopper.A third (34 per cent) would also put …
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Training for people working in the rail industry urgently needs to be improved, according to Lifelong Learning minister Malcolm Wicks.In a letter this week to Sir Alastair Morton, chairman of …
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An international HR consultancy is urging employers to harness the potential offered by individuals with disabilities.Maurice Phillips, regional director of Coutts London, said that Coutts’ training consultants will work with …
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Employers should consider a sociable workplace with healthy gossip as “crucial to the bottom line” instead of seeing it as the “antithesis to efficiency and productivity”, according to research by …