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Print and distribution union the GPMU is stepping up its bid for a ground-breaking recognition deal at new economy firm Amazon. An increasing number of employees are handing in completed …
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Nissan has defended the quality of recruits from the New Deal scheme and claims that 400 of them will be employed in its Sunderland plant. Steve Pallas, training and development …
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Increased partnership working between employers and unions has helped reduce the number of strike actions in the UK. The Office for National Statistic research shows that the strike rate in …
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BT is upgrading a scheme that has saved the firm nearly £100m over the past four years by harnessing its employees’ ideas. BT Ideas provides a formal framework for encouraging …
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BT has closed its final-salary pension scheme, but it has denied that the move is a bid to cut costs. The firm’s £25bn scheme is thought to be one of …
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Jarvis Hotels has introduced an induction system featuring an "interactive hotel" that has cut staff turnover and training costs. Each new recruit sees an interactive CD-Rom featuring a message from …
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HR managers in the NHS have welcomed the creation of a new agency that will boost patient safety by introducing a national system for reporting failures and mistakes in the …
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Reuters has significantly increased the diversity of new staff through its Internet recruitment scheme. Ivan Newman, head of global graduate recruitment and employer brand, said the site allows the media …
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HR directors in the UK tend to be less well educated than many of their peers in Europe, and the proportion with degrees has fallen over the past decade. In …
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Nearly half of staff in Europe admit they spend more than three hours a week in the office surfing the Web for personal use. A survey of 800 employees in …
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Employers and trade unions in the chemicals sector are being urged to jointly promote careers in the industry to students. The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) told a conference in Milan …
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The Road Haulage Association has launched a training scheme to boost professionalism in the haulage industry and create career paths for truck drivers. The scheme is also aimed at attracting …
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The proportion of women working in the UK is at its highest level, according to research by the Office for National Statistics. It shows that nearly 70 per cent of …
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Nearly a quarter of employees react adversely to change in a company’s HR policy, resulting in weaker employment relations and a greater sense of job insecurity among staff. These are …
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Many HR teams are able to convince their boards that flexible working brings benefits to the business case, but few know what to do on a day-to-day basis. Performance management …