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Plans to give schoolchildren under 16 the opportunity to gain vocational qualifications have met with criticism from a government-backed training organisation. The NTO National Council, which will oversee post-16 education …
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HR professionals support the European Commission’s drive to improve the cross-border movement of workers in Europe, believing it will help to alleviate skills shortages. The EC wants to set up …
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Company board members are being urged to become more accountable for health and safety. A draft code drawn up by the Health and Safety Commission is intended to help directors …
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The engineering industry has agreed a merger that will create the largest sector-wide training network in the UK. The national training organisation for engineering manufacture, Emta, has joined forces with …
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Car-maker Daimler Chrysler has confirmed that it is to cut 26,000 jobs in the US. The cuts, 20 per cent of its US workforce, will be made over the next …
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Ambulance crews are putting themselves at risk every time they respond to a 999 call. With violence in the NHS predicted to increase, what are trusts doing to fight back? …
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Executives at British Telecom, British Transport Police and the Bank of Scotland are among those who have already signed up for a trial with Goodpractice.net, an on-line knowledge bank which …
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There is increasing pressure on HR managers to put in place a reward scheme to secure the bright young stars of tomorrow as well as retain top performers. But finding …
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Research into the types of jobs people search for on interactive television has revealed an entirely different profile from the Internet job-seeker. While IT jobs remain the most popular positions …
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This week’s case roundup… Employee unable to pursue discrimination claim Relaxion Group v Rhys-Harper, IDS Brief 667 EAT At the appeal against her dismissal, Rhys-Harper made a complaint of sexual …
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The Rover and Vauxhall job losses pushed the Government into its recent announcement that it will review consultation with staff over large-scale redundancies. This review (News, 23 January) has been …
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ASP stands for Application Service Provider. It is a company that delivers and supports an application to a client, which typically runs from a server at the ASP’s base. The …
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On 15 October 1964, Khrushchev was deposed by Brezhnev in the USSR, "Old" Labour won a narrow election victory and Harold Wilson became Prime Minister. On this historic day, I …
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This week’s letters… Development is in your interest too HR professionals are taught and aim to achieve best practice, which can be difficult when the agendas are long and daily …
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It might be the world’s most famous crime fighting force but the FBI is also an employer, and in the robust US economy it finds itself facing the same human …