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NHS chiefs have agreed to a review of staff pay after an out-of-court settlement with one of England’s most senior nurses.The settlement resulted in a substantial award for Margaret Buttigieg, …
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Many employees find commuting to work more traumatic than work itself, a survey has found. Of the commuters questioned for the International Stress Management Association survey, 41 per cent worry …
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An emergency scheme spearheaded by supermarket giant Safeway’s HR department will allow key employees to continue working in the event of another petrol crisis.Safeway HR controller Maureen Hooper told Personnel …
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Staff at more than 60 per cent of British exporters do not have foreign language skills, even though many employers believe this puts them at a disadvantage.Research by Lloyds TSB …
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Personnel TodayDepartment for Business and Trade (DBT)
This week’s business round up: shipbuilding scheme waits for DTI funding
Proposals to revive shipbuilding on Merseyside, which could create more than 1,000 jobs, hang in the balance as pressure mounts on the DTI to fund some of the £344m project. …
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HR professionals in the Irish Republic can study a new range of professional and postgraduate management development programmes. The Sheffield Business School – part of Sheffield Hallam University – in …
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Failure to introduce knowledge management policies and a lack of skilled staff are the main difficulties facing employers wanting to develop e-business, according to new research.A survey by E-Business Review …
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The DfEE has set up a council to promote good leadership within companies in the UK.Sir Michael Bichard, permanent secretary at the Department for Education and Employment, said leaders must …
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The Princess Royal has hosted a lunch for 100 major employers to boost job opportunities for people with sensory impairments.The event, held last week at Leeds for employers in the …
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Mentoring and coaching are the missing link in the recruitment and retention strategy of too many organisations.Management consultant Mike Williams told a seminar on the war for talent at the …
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One in six people who becomes disabled while in work loses their job within a year, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.In the report Enduring economic exclusion: disabled people, income …
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Employees are backing companies that let them choose the benefits they want, according to data from the Industrial Society.The research found the number of flexible benefits schemes has doubled in …
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Some 17 per cent of Australians of working age (2.1 million people) have a disability, according a report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It found a quarter of those …
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Human capital represents a major part of a company’s value – but how can it be measured? Philip Whiteley investigates Watson Wyatt’s Human Capital IndexMobile phone giant Nokia has fixed …
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Shortlisted team for Occupational Health Award for Managing Employee Health: Personnel Today Awards 2000.A holistic approach to the well-being of the organisation set Sandwell Healthcare NHS Trust on the path …