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HR professionals gave a mixed reaction to the family-friendly measures outlined in the Budget. John Philpott, chief economist of the CIPD, welcomed the extension to maternity leave to 26 weeks …
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Pharmaceuticals group Alliance Unichem has invested more than £100,000 in a multi-lingual software programme to improve the skills training of its European managers. The software, called the Personal Development Planner, …
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A change in HR strategy at Balfour Beatty Rail Renewals helped prevent its closure in 1999 and has significantly contributed to the company’s turnaround in profitability. The company’s HR director …
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This week’s news in brief. Art the best stimulant Employers should put modern art up in offices to stimulate their employees instead of providing coffee machines, according to a new …
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Employers will not suffer from the increase in the National Minimum Wage announced by the Trade and Industry Secretary last week, according to the CIPD. Stephen Byers said the rate …
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One of the City’s largest law firms is in the process of introducing flexible working patterns in response to staff demand. Anita Tovell, personnel director of Simmons & Simmons, said …
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The AEEU and MSF unions want to merge to create a "super union". The new union’s aim would be to recruit 1 million new members, claimed the AEEU. The new …
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The Engineering Employers’ Federation is urging the Government to introduce the Acas arbitration scheme soon after reporting a record number of employment tribunal claims in 2000. The findings reveal that …
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Claims that globalisation is a conspiracy between business and government have been dismissed as utter nonsense by the chairman of BP Amoco. Speaking at the Industrial Society’s annual John Garnett …
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As the foot-and-mouth crisis enters its third week, meat processing companies have been forced to lay off staff and cut back working hours. Unions say about 1,800 food processing workers …
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A debate over whether e-mails help or hinder employee creativity will be sparked by research to be published in the European Journal of Social Psychology. Open University professor Dr Adam …
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Most of the British Airways crew suspended following a Channel 4 documentary on alcohol abuse among pilots are flying again. The airline announced that eight of the 11 staff are …
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British film production could be seriously disrupted this summer by an international strike by members of US Screen Actors Guild. The guild, which wants increases in pay for actors, has …
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This week’s international news. Eastern European migration was exaggerated – The level of migrants moving from eastern to western European countries is at its lowest level since the period from …
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This week’s training news Brewery students graduate in kitchen skills – The first student kitchen staff and chefs at Scottish & Newcastle Retail have graduated from its guild training programme. …