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The CBI believes there is a case for improved enforcement of the UK’s laws on redundancy consultation following Marks & Spencer’s failure to consult over its decision to close its …
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UK jobs at Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson are under threat after the company announced plans to cut 10,000 posts worldwide. More than half the job losses will come from outside …
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Flexible working practices have dramatically increased in the US, according to research by the Society for Human Resources Management. The SHRM 2001 Benefits Survey reveals that the number of employers …
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This week’s news in brief. Sack for failing test B&Q has defended its recruitment process after an employee was appointed and then sacked after he failed a psychometric test. Matthew …
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The way police forces select officers for firearms duty could be transformed as a result of new research. Janice Leggett, a forensic clinical psychologist for Bath and North East …
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More than 350,000 commuters who depend on South West Trains will be seeing red next month when guards strike over their brightly coloured waistcoats. Guards and platform staff are staging …
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Print and distribution union the GPMU is stepping up its bid for a ground-breaking recognition deal at new economy firm Amazon. An increasing number of employees are handing in completed …
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Nissan has defended the quality of recruits from the New Deal scheme and claims that 400 of them will be employed in its Sunderland plant. Steve Pallas, training and development …
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Increased partnership working between employers and unions has helped reduce the number of strike actions in the UK. The Office for National Statistic research shows that the strike rate in …
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BT is upgrading a scheme that has saved the firm nearly £100m over the past four years by harnessing its employees’ ideas. BT Ideas provides a formal framework for encouraging …
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BT has closed its final-salary pension scheme, but it has denied that the move is a bid to cut costs. The firm’s £25bn scheme is thought to be one of …
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Jarvis Hotels has introduced an induction system featuring an "interactive hotel" that has cut staff turnover and training costs. Each new recruit sees an interactive CD-Rom featuring a message from …
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HR managers in the NHS have welcomed the creation of a new agency that will boost patient safety by introducing a national system for reporting failures and mistakes in the …
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Reuters has significantly increased the diversity of new staff through its Internet recruitment scheme. Ivan Newman, head of global graduate recruitment and employer brand, said the site allows the media …
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HR directors in the UK tend to be less well educated than many of their peers in Europe, and the proportion with degrees has fallen over the past decade. In …