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Doncaster Council was fined £400,000 last week after an electrician died following lapses in health and safety procedures. Michael Seiles, 31, of Wheatley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire had been called to …
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Local government pay talks have ground to a halt following the rejection by unions of a 3 per cent pay offer from local authorities. Unions are demanding a £1,000 flat …
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The Government needs tougher tactics if it wants to create a socially and environmentally responsible business culture according to the Industrial Society’s chief executive. In a new essay Putting back …
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Financial services giant Deutsche Bank has found a way to measure the commitment of its staff in order to retain them in a highly competitive labour market. Dr Silvia Steffens-Duch, …
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Ericsson has trained 40,000 staff through its intranet in the last year as its business focus shifted from telecoms to mobile Internet. Britt Reigo, senior vice-president of the Ericsson’s people …
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HR director of mining giant Anglo Platinum Eric Ngubane has described the massive challenges facing businesses in South Africa. “The country has come from an isolated background and it has …
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Lloyds TSB’s HR business director has called in the bank’s advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi to develop its employer branding project. The agency developed the slogan “Your Life, Your Career”, …
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HR directors are earning greater rewards as companies realise they play an increasingly key strategic role in achieving business aims. This is the view of the CIPD in light of …
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An online training site developed by Ladbrokes’ HR team will slash the company’s training budget by 20 per cent, according to Bill Templeton, HR manager for Ladbrokes. The Ladbrokes Learning …
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Nearly nine out of 10 employers claim that the Internet and intranets will enable the HR profession to assume more of a strategic role within organisations. These findings are part …
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There is no shortage of books written on the subject of ergonomics, but if you’re looking for a crash course in the subject, the Ergonomics Society’s site is a good …
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e-hr: Profession is transforming the way it carries out its function, survey discovers HR directors are unlikely to fulfil a strategic role unless they implement some form of e-HR, according …
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How can you successfully attract and retain your next web developer? Which benefits package will ensure your e-business manager never leaves you? The Arthur Andersen online survey aims to answer …
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A browser is the window through which you view the Internet and the two dominant players in the field are Microsoft with Explorer and Netscape with Navigator. Many people don’t …
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Plans to abolish the compulsory retirement age may keep skills in the workplace, but some feel it might be opening a can of worms. Richard Staines reports Next month a …