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Parents of adopted children will get similar rights to other working parents under a new deal announced today by the trade and industry secretary. Working parents who adopt a child …
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Employment Minister Tessa Jowell announced measures to simplify and speed up equal pay laws this morning. The Government’s key aim is to reduce the red tape for women seeking to …
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Visitors to the PersonnelToday.com website have taken exception to the wording of an online poll. The online survey which ran from 24 to 30 April 2001 asked, "Tube strikes prevent …
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A fifth of all employment agencies are at serious risk of failure even if the anticipated recession is only short down turn, according to research. A study by analysts Plimsoll …
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Two thirds of London commuters blame the transport system for high stress levels on arrival at work. Eighty-three per cent of women and 63 per cent men claim that if …
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Pay deals declined last month, according to new research. Income Data Services reports that average pay deals have been around 3.5 per cent this year. However analysis of over 250 …
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Nearly a quarter of city workers have refused to apply for a job on ethical grounds, a survey has revealed. The survey of 930 city workers by CitiPeople found 24 …
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A new TUC report claims that the economic impact of the foot and mouth crisis is likely to be small and temporary. However interest rates need to be cut further to aid the UK’s …
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The Cabinet Office has launched a recruitment drive in a bid to attract ethnic minority undergraduates into the civil service’s fast track scheme. An outreach scout will visit university …
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National Lottery organiser Camelot is embracing a new work culture in a drive to become more innovative. Chief executive Dianne Thompson told the HR Forum aboard the Oriana that the …
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The CBI’s director general has hit out at “damaging myths” about the consultation rules governing closures of company plants. Digby Jones claimed that multinational companies do not close down British …
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Steel giant Corus has forged ahead with plans to shut down three of its plants in Wales after it rejected an alternative proposal drawn up by unions. Following the 90-day …
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The management of a Scottish NHS trust has been accused of bullying tactics and creating a blame culture by an independent health watchdog. The report by the Scottish Health Advisory …
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B&Q’s automated psychometric recruitment system which hit the national headlines two weeks ago has reduced staff turnover by 10 per cent since the scheme was introduced last year. The company …
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A national service that matches MBA students to business projects across the UK was launched today. The "mbamanagement" service allows MBA students to browse hundreds of businesses at a new …