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Socpo is increasing the size of its membership to 5,000 in a bid to develop HR talent and improve member support. The local government HR body announced last week that …
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BMW Rover, Vauxhall, Corus ñ Personnel Today has covered the news of redundancies in these companies extensively in its pages. The acute dilemmas that such crises present are the real …
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Employers could face a bill of up to £17bn after part-time workers were given the right to claim backdated pension contributions. Last week, the House of Lords ruled that employer …
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Employers hoping that Acas’ long-awaited voluntary arbitration process will reduce the time and cost of resolving workplace disputes could be disappointed. Yvonne Bennion, co-author of Courts or Compromise? Routes to …
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Unions in Europe and North America are stepping up claims for recognition and better working conditions at Amazon.com, the online books and entertainment retailer. Representatives from unions in the UK, …
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Pressure will grow on HR departments to help employers recruit and retain the best people if the expected economic downturn in America spreads across the Atlantic. This is the view …
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This week’s news in brief… HR director leaves The personnel and services director of the Arcadia Group, which owns Dorothy Perkins and Top Shop, has resigned. Keith Cameron, 52, is …
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Assessment centres need guidelines to ensure that their tests have relevance to the work candidates will perform, claims the British Psychological Society. The society has drafted a set of standards …
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Fewer than half of NHS trusts have written procedures for dealing with racial harassment, according to new research. A survey by the Commission for Racial Equality reveals that only 5 …
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New guidelines to tackle bullying and harassment and promote family-friendly working among NHS trusts in Scotland have been launched by health minister Susan Deacon. The six guidelines, drawn up in …
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The high cost of living in Edinburgh has led the local hospital trust to campaign for a "weighting" scheme in a bid to attract staff. The proposal is included in …
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The Government has announced plans to introduce a "job broker" scheme to persuade employers to take back injured, sick or stressed employees. Under the proposals, the brokers will intervene and …
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E-learning is going to become a major development tool in most organisations over the next two years, according to a survey by the Industrial Society. The survey shows that 29 …
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After 41 years of discussion and deadlock, the European Company Statute, or Societas Europaea, will finally be passed. It will be adopted early next year and come into force in …
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Job stability has increased over the past decade according to surprising new research by the International Labour Organisation. The ILO’s World Employment Report 2001, found that the average length of …