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Only one in four employers has adopted the code of practice on age diversity in employment in the two years since its launch. The research, released exclusively to Personnel Today, …
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The Government’s voluntary approach to equal pay audits have been criticised by the task force set up to cut the 18 per cent gender pay gap. Employment minister Tessa Jowell …
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A new series of quick guides to major employment legislation, putting key information at your fingertips and bringing you up to date with the latest developments. This week Elaine Aarons/Owen …
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Contact details for the 47 Learning and Skills Councils in England and Wales. SOUTH EAST REGION Surrey Chair: Robert Douglas Executive director: Nick Wilson 48–54 Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 …
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The future role of HR will be less about providing answers and more concerned with asking the right questions. Alison Thomas explores the new role of the personnel manager as …
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E-learning is a confusing concept to grasp. Multiple definitions, hundreds of suppliers, thousands of products, a great deal of jargon. Executives, practitioners and users alike are looking for straightforward answers. …
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The most radical shake-up of training systems, the Learning and Skills Council and its supporting local network, launches this week. What impact is the Government’s vehicle for transforming skills likely …
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Up to 1,200 Liverpool City Council employees are to be seconded to a new joint-venture company in a partnership with BT that could prove a blueprint for the future of …
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More than three-quarters of employers have yet to embrace online training methods, according to a major CIPD survey. More than 500 HR professionals questioned say that 84 per cent of …
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Socpo will lead the way in adopting the anti-discriminatory measures of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act which came into force this week, claimed Socpo’s new president at the society’s annual …
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BskyB is revolutionising its HR strategy to improve staff development and the potential for internal promotion, claims the company’s HR director. Craig McCoy told delegates at a Scottish conference that …
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Oil giant BP’s transactional HR functions are being outsourced to save money and improve efficiency. Simon Drysdale, BP’s HR manager for the UK continental shelf division, told delegates at a …
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Last week, at long last, the Government launched its answer to the woes of the employment tribunal system. Anyone expecting ministers to wave a magic wand will give the new …
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The European Commission is setting up a skills and mobility task- force seeking to reduce barriers to the movement of workers in the European labour market. The commission intends to …
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This week’s news in brief Tribunals rethink The Employment Tribunals Regulations 2001 were laid before Parliament last week. They include new powers to strike out ill-founded claims, and an increase …