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The Bank of England has cut interest rates by one quarter of one per cent – the first cut in 20 months. The Monetary Policy Committee’s decision means that the …
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The British Psychological Society has drafted an agreed set of standards for assessment centres, which it hopes to publish by May 2001. A recent survey by the association of graduate …
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A Safeway employee who slipped on a wet floor and injured her back could receive a payout of £250,000. Supermarket supervisor Donna Lougheed, 52, was yesterday granted appeal against a …
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Mobile workers using laptops work longer hours than average workers and are more productive, according to a MORI Internet survey. Despite laptop users claiming they commonly work six day weeks, …
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The TUC is signing an agreement with a European trade union on Thursday to increase the number of UK-based Portuguese workers with union representation. There are over 21,000 Portuguese in …
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The spiralling growth in the demand for staff slowed down in January according to research by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. A REC survey showed that although the demand for …
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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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Union representatives meeting with Acas this morning have confirmed press reports that they are willing to do a deal to prevent the next two scheduled tube strikes. Yesterday’s 24-hour tube …
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A hotel in Brighton has adopted flexible working to make the most of the town’s part-time student population. The De Vere Grand hotel offers work at regular fixed times throughout …
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There will be a European law on information and consultation for all firms by next year, Stephen Hughes, convener of the European Parliament socialist group on employment, told a TUC …
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Ford will create more than 600 car industry jobs with a £220m investment programme. The company, which ends car assembly at its Dagenham plant next year, is ploughing £220m into …
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A planned merger between the Bank of Scotland and the Abbey National could save thousands of jobs across the country. It was announced last week that a bid by Lloyds …
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High pay and share options are more likely to motivate staff than expensive internal communication schemes, RyanAir’s head of HR told a conference in Dublin last week. Eddie Wilson dismissed …
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The challenge: The HR function of a pharmaceuticals company has decided to introduce a dress-down policy for the 130 employees engaged in its e-commerce business. But it needs to manage …
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Okay, so you fancy yourself as the next Mulder, Scully or, going back a bit, Kevin Costner in The Untouchables. To find out if you’ve got the right stuff just …