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A survey of HR professionals carried out by Personnel Today this week reveals grass-roots calls for the CIPD to be more political.The findings demonstrate a groundswell of opinion among practitioners …
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A rise in the number of dual career couples and staff demands for work-life balance are creating fresh challenges for HR practitioners in companies that send staff overseas.A report by …
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HR managers want the CIPD to change the timing of its annual conference in Harrogate as it clashes with the half-term holiday.Personneltoday.com readers have responded to its survey asking if …
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Personnel Today’s new web site personneltoday.com scored more than 16,000 page hits last week.The site, which was launched on 24 October, features constantly updated news stories and features. The two …
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MFI’s deputy chairwoman Denise Kingsmill urged blue-chip companies to promote more women HR managers on to boards of directors, at the launch of the first FTSE Female Index last week.The …
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The Royal Bank of Scotland has outsourced the HR task of interviewing staff who leave the company – a move that has doubled the number of exit interviews.Group HR director …
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Progress in implementing the recommendations of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry report depends on the commitment of management, according to the Commission for Racial Equality.The CRE’s annual report, published last week, …
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When new CIPD president Don Beattie recently invited the Chancellor Gordon Brown to consider the institute’s research when he developed his policies to boost UK productivity, Personnel Today responded by …
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Should the CIPD take part in formal talks with ministers, use professional lobbyists and adopt the tools of public relations to influence government policy? Grassroots personnel practitioners have their say`"The …
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Chancellor Gordon Brown promised to introduce new measures to boost workforce productivity in his pre-Budget statement last week.Among them are tax incentives to encourage more employees to "take a stake …
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The Engineering Employers’ Federation has called on the Government to set future rises in the National Minimum Wage according to a pre-determined formula. Ministers should base the formula on a …
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Colin Wright reports from the Society of Directors of Personnel Scotland (SODOPS) annual conference, held at The Turnberry Hotel near Glasgow from 8-10 NovemberLincolnshire County Council transferred more than 1,000 …
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The Internet revolution will mean HR departments have to face up to massive organisational change as well as further problems recruiting and retaining staff.Philip Evans, senior vice-president of Boston Consulting …
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The National Health Service has announced two recruitment drives that will increase the number of foreign staff working in the United Kingdom.Health Secretary Alan Milburn signed an agreement to employ …
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Growing numbers of HR directors are beginning to enjoy senior management perks such as share options, according to a report.The study by consultancy Towers Perrin found HR directors in 18 …