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More than a third of employers expect difficulties in recruiting HR managers in the next six months, according to research by the Recruitment Confidence Index. It shows that 38 per …
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The service sector is suffering the worst skills shortages in the UK, according to the Reed Skills Index. Seventy-six per cent of service sector employers reported recruitment difficulties. Other sectors …
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A new initiative has been set up to help local government recruit and retain staff. The Recruitment and Retention Group, launched this month by the Employer’s Organisation for Local Government …
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Non-executive directors need training and better pay to deal with their changing role in company management, according to a survey by Pricewaterhouse Coopers. The survey, Non-Executive Directors: a Survey of …
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Local authority HR managers have reacted angrily to a union-backed report that claims the framework agreement on Best Value has not been adopted by local government. The report, Working Together …
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An on-line jobshare agency has been launched which could enable HR managers to find jobshare partners via the Web. Flexecutive.co.uk, set up by Resource Connections, is targeting senior HR and …
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This week’s training news Construction industry acts to solve skills crisis The Construction Industry Training Body is publishing a five-year workforce planning brief to combat the skills crisis in the …
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This week’s international news Telecoms giant cuts losses by losing staff The telecoms giant Lucent, formerly known as AT&T International, is axing 10 per cent of its employees after revealing …
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Recruitment and retention are the buzzwords as the war for talent continues. So what are managers and trainers doing about it, asks Karen Higginbottom Yet again research has highlighted the …
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Recruitment site aimed at over-50s hopes to beat age bias by showing employers that older people are keeping up with the latest technology HR departments committed to an age diversity …
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Not the most attractive site on the Web but then employment law is not there to be alluring. This definitive guide to employment law cuts straight to the facts and …
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This week’s e-biz in brief Database makes it an even smaller world Global relocation site Directmoving.com has extended its services to include: travel health insurance, via an agreement with Securus …
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This week’s jargon buster The digerati The digital or new media elite ñ Last Minute’s founders Martha Lane Fox and Brett Hoberman are examples. U-turn effect When employees leave a …
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Edwards, a teacher, had frequent sickness-related absences from work which included a four-month absence when he was suffering from work-related stress and depression. He returned to work for a few …
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Abadeh, a telephone operator, suffered permanent hearing loss and tinnitus in his left ear after receiving a sudden, high-pitched noise through his headset. He also developed post traumatic stress disorder. …