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Family-friendly working: Studies show contrasting aspects of how employers are tackling work-life balance The retention of talent is the main motivation for employers to invest in work-life balance initiatives, according …
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Three-quarters of young Europeans want to work for companies rather than go it alone, claims a report. Young Entrepreneurs, Europe’s Challenge for Tomorrow, claims that the proportion of 20- to …
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Women are being subtly discriminated against in job interviews, according to British Psychological Society research. City University’s Dr Jo Silvester, author of the research, monitored the type of questions interviewers …
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The Institute of Directors has called on the Government to rethink any future commitments to work-life balance practices, warning that a further increase in family-friendly measures would undermine the competitiveness …
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Fundamental shifts in our social and economic landscape are producing seismic changes in the world of work. The facts speak for themselves – by 2006, according to the Henley Centre …
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This week’s e-biz news in brief Unusual ways of saying ‘thank you’ HR managers looking for more unusual ways to reward staff can choose from a new set of experiences …
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Just as we’d managed to get our heads around desktop Internet technology, there is a whole set of mobile terms to get used to. WAP, or wireless application protocol, is …
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The Government is failing to promote its code on age diversity and employers have not got the message yet about introducing policies to recruit and retain an older workforce. Karen …
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There are not enough hours in the day for most HR professionals to read the newspaper, let alone all the latest books on management wisdom. Oh for the grown-up equivalent …
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In the recent upheavals of maternity law one area is often overlooked. All employers have a duty to undertake a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risk to the health …
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Business has a role to play in helping to further reduce the salary divide, says Susan Anderson The CBI supports the Government’s new plans to tackle the pay gap, which …
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This week’s letters In praise of cutting the waiting time The RNID is right to comment on the length of time taken to access funds under the Access to Work …
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Some days, you know why you do it. There was a day like that last week that gave me huge reassurance that what we stand for rings some bells with …
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Frazer Jones Award for Innovation in Recruitment and Retention Has your team developed recruitment approaches that seek out the most talented staff and ensure they stay with the organisation?Then …
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Getting rid of senior staff has little to do with fairness. It has more to do with negotiating a suitable go-away package with the minimum of fuss. And with huge …