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This week’s letters Letter of the Week Why is it so hard to get an HR job? In response to recent letters printed in Personnel Today I would like to …
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As more firms wield the axe, what gives staff consultation meaning?
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The construction industry is being urged to recruit under achieving school leavers and the long-term unemployed to solve its skills shortage. Richard Macfarlane, author of good practice guide Local Labour …
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HR managers have a lack of understanding about mental health issues, according to research commissioned by the Department of Health. Attitudes to Mental Health at Work – Interim Report claims …
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Credit card issuer Capital One has cut turnover at its Nottingham call centre by spending more time recruiting to ensure it hires the right people for the job. The firm …
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This week’s international news Bank cuts 100 posts Merrill Lynch is poised to cut around 100 jobs in its investment banking operation after a slump in mergers and acquisitions activity …
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The number of police recruits who entered residential training last year rose by 77 per cent, according to latest figures. National Police Training and the Metropolitan Police Service figures show …
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This weeks training news EasyJet takes to road EasyJet is running a series of roadshows in Singapore and New Zealand to try to recruit more pilots. The first will take …
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Accounting professor Robert H Ashton has been appointed dean of the Fuqua School of Business Europe. Ashton will assume his position in Frankfurt on 1 July and is replacing Thomas …
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Power can be remarkably short-lived, as can be seen with our third list of power players, clocking up 23 new entries. The dominant themes which influenced the Personnel Today team’s choices were the rise of outsourcing and eHR – with the major players and their clients continuing to win serious business and make significant savings – and the challenges of globalisation, which has helped many international HR managers make names for themselves
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Ireland has withdrawn its opposition to the principle of consultative works councils for all European companies, leaving the UK isolated. The Irish government has informally told the British government of …
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This week’s news in brief BT’s Mason bows out Bob Mason is leaving his post as senior vice-president of HR for BT’s wireless business after 29 years’ service. Mason chairs …
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HR professionals have backed the TUC’s calls to make the private sector legally required to promote racial equality at work. The report, Black Workers Deserve Better, launched by TUC president …
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Employers have described the Government’s move to extend parental leave to all employees with children under five as unnecessary and potentially damaging to British business. Last week Trade and Industry …
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The latest local government pay offer will cost jobs, according to the HR profession. The Government offer of 3.5 per cent or £380, whichever is greater, has been has been …