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Employers will have to pay £12 to check if a potential employee is listed in the new Criminal Records Bureau, the Home Office announced yesterday. Organisations will be able to …
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The chair of Opportunity Now has been made a fair pay champion to tackle the 18 per cent gender pay gap. Clara Freeman has been appointed by employment minister Tessa …
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Employment experts have warned the long-awaited Acas arbitration scheme unveiled last week will do little to cut the number of unfair dismissal cases going to tribunal. The scheme is central …
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One quarter of young European workers would rather work for themselves than for an employer, according to a report by the Swedish Employers’ Organisation. The report, called Young Entrepreneurs, Europe’s …
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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 …