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The personnel and payroll functions may seem different but there are areas of overlap – especially the information their systems hold about staff. But this information differs a great deal …
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This week’s letters Equality can’t rely on comparisons I’ve read your coverage of equal pay policies and felt I had to make some comments (News, 6 March). I work in …
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Staff turnover at law firm DLA has been reduced by a third following the introduction of a training and development strategy that encourages all employees to develop their potential. Robert …
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This week’s guru column. No thanks, I couldn’t manage another word After a long day at the office there is nothing Guru likes better than to leaf through his favourite …
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How much is a CIPD qualification worth and is its value rising or falling? Reading letters from recently qualified graduates about the difficulties of getting on the professional ladder (Letters, …
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Gillette’s internal communication strategy played an important part in the success of the company’s recent merger activity, claimed its director of communications at a conference in London earlier this month. …
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David Bower, former personnel director and board member of Rover Group has been appointed chairman of Chiaros Holdings, the holding company for the UK arm of international training consultancy TMI. …
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These fast-track executives have battled their way up the HR career ladder while still young. They are exemplars of the changing face of HR – visionary, strategic and highly influential. …
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This week’s case roundup. Care needed when conducting disciplinary proceedings Whitbread v Hall, unreported, February 2001, Court of Appeal Disciplinary proceedings began against Hall following allegations of gross misconduct. At …
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Women’s overall life earnings are still just half those of men, according to a report by the Equal Opportunities Commission. The commission’s report titled Just Pay showed women earn half …
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The NHS Confederation and the Department of Health have denied a report that doctors and nurses face random testing for drink and drugs under plans being drawn up by NHS …
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The Birmingham-based engineering group IMI has announced it is to lose 1,200 jobs worldwide as a result of a restructuring of the company. An estimated 200 jobs will be lost …
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Four out of ten employers believe that long commuting times cause serious recruitment difficulties, according to research by the Recruitment Confidence Index. The research, published by the Cranfield School of …
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The CBI has urged the Government to abandon proposals giving parents a right to work part time. Publishing its response to the Government’s work and parents green paper the CBI …
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The director of personnel at Vauxhall has confirmed that an agreement has been reached which will avoid any compulsory redundancies at Vauxhall’s Luton plant. General Motors announced in December that …