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Nearly half of staff in Europe admit they spend more than three hours a week in the office surfing the Web for personal use. A survey of 800 employees in …
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Employers and trade unions in the chemicals sector are being urged to jointly promote careers in the industry to students. The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) told a conference in Milan …
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Many occupational health staff are disillusioned with the profession, according to a survey by Personnel Today’s sister magazine, Occupational Health. Forty-three per cent of respondents claim that occupational health is …
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The Road Haulage Association has launched a training scheme to boost professionalism in the haulage industry and create career paths for truck drivers. The scheme is also aimed at attracting …
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The proportion of women working in the UK is at its highest level, according to research by the Office for National Statistics. It shows that nearly 70 per cent of …
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Nearly a quarter of employees react adversely to change in a company’s HR policy, resulting in weaker employment relations and a greater sense of job insecurity among staff. These are …
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Many HR teams are able to convince their boards that flexible working brings benefits to the business case, but few know what to do on a day-to-day basis. Performance management …
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Three-quarters of business decision-makers believe that Government red tape and bureaucracy are on the increase, according to joint research by HSBC bank and the British Chambers of Commerce. The I …
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Cutbacks in employment and investment in the engineering are occurring despite continued growth in the sector, according to the Engineering Employers’ Federation’s quarterly survey. The survey, which covers 1,400 companies, …
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Engineering companies are launching a recruitment drive to attract women to the sector at the National Engineering Recruitment Exhibition this month. Exhibitor’s in Birmingham will try to clean up the …
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In the latest of an occasional series on all aspects of e-business, Linda Farrell, partner at law firm Bristows, and Marie Firmrite, director of the City office of international career …
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This week’s letters Letter of the Week: Good practice key to tribunal disease Personnel Today is so right that better management systems will help minimise the growing number of applications …
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Continuing a regular series spelling out the implications of important cases which have been heard recently in the appeal courts. Debra Gers looks at the issues Employment status of …
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After a three-year wait the Acas Arbitration Scheme will be launched on 21 May. It will provide a voluntary method of resolving unfair dismissal claims outside the employment tribunal system. …
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The very open argument rages on in the media over the future of London Underground. The Government is determined to press ahead with PPP, supported by private finance, separating maintenance …