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The number of people joining the police force has risen by 77 per cent over the last year according to figures released today. The new recruitment figures are the results …
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The T & G union has described a 3.5 per cent pay deal for local government workers as a "wise move" by employers. The union said the inflation busting pay …
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Credit card issuer Capital One has reduced turnover at its Nottingham call centre by spending more time recruiting to ensure that it hires the right people for the job. The …
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HR professionals are not being properly trained to deal with difficult cases where employees report suspected malpractice among colleagues due to a lack of Government resources, a conference was told …
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UK jobs in Swedish telecoms firms Ericsson are under threat after the company announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide from a workforce of 100,000. More than half the job …
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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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Flexible working conditions are on the increase in the USA according to a survey by US-based Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). The SHRM 2001 Benefits Survey reveals the number …
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Employees who abuse company IT systems could find themselves collared by a specialist cyber police unit launched last week. The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit is the first national law enforcement …
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The Swiss insurer Zurich Financial services which owns Allied Dunbar and Eagle Star is to make 170 employees redundant in the UK. A cost-cutting programme will see 50 jobs lost …
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Computer giant Hewlett-Packard is to cut 3,000 jobs due to the US consumer and commercial downturn. The firm also warned that its profits would be between two per cent and …
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Many occupational health professionals 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 …
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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, mistakes and near misses …
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BT has closed its final salary pension scheme to new employees but the company has denied that this is in a bid to cut costs. The firm’s £25 billion final …
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Teachers voted to boycott a new government appraisal system yesterday, which could potentially give them £6,000 pay rises. Delegates at the National Union of Teachers’ Conference in Cardiff backed a …
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Employees who abuse company IT systems could find themselves collared by a specialist cyber police unit that is launched today. The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit is the first national law …