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HR professionals have a golden opportunity to boost their profile with the Government’s new plan for the NHS but will only succeed if they increase their skills at organisational development.The …
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Delegates heard how new bodies announced in the NHS Plan will oversee the development of HR practice in the health service. A workforce taskforce made up of local managers, members …
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The Health and Safety Commission has targeted managers in higher and further education establishments and published a guide to looking after the health and safety of researchers.John Cullen, chair of …
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The quality of training for university employees was called into question this week after undercover researchers found staff failed to respond properly to calls from prospective students.The researchers – posing …
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Company web sites are failing to generate applications for secretarial vacancies at City firms, a survey found.The research by recruitment consultants Joslin Rowe showed about 15 per cent of employers …
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Staff at Ford’s Dagenham plant are to be balloted on strike action following a two-hour unofficial walkout last week. The move follows Ford’s announcement in May that it plans to …
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Soft benefits like dressing down policies fail to persuade employees to stick with companies – they want hard cash incentives.The findings come in a survey by NOP commissioned by newmonday.com, …
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The Liberal Democrats would scrap the Learning and Skills Council and replace it with a new body in charge of lifelong learning and training.At its annual conference in Bournemouth last …
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The traditional nine-to-five office job carried out by secretarial, clerical and administrative staff is being replaced by flexible work arrangements.Nearly two-thirds of companies allow employees to stagger their start and …
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The Health and Safety Executive and Unison want examples of good practice in tackling backpain among cleaning staff.The information from the joint initiative will be fed to the Robens Centre …
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On-line learning company Epic Group has announced it is to double its workforce in the next nine months, creating 120 jobs. The Brighton-based company has seen staff numbers grow from …
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The US Senate majority leader Trent Lott has attempted to block the debate on a Bill which would increase the number of highly-skilled foreign workers employed in the country. The …
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Former HR directors Jane Bilcock and Denise Lincoln are co-founders of Hrworldclass, a web site which offers instant access to policies, practices and advice for people management. An annual joining …
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In the first of an occasional series in which specialist providers offer critical insight on HR issues in an e-world, Peter Coles gives the inside track on choosing an e-learning …
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Drowning in graduate CVs – mainly of them untargeted or unsolicited? Well, this site can’t stop young hopefuls mailing you, but it does provide an on-line database of graduate CVs …