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Dairy Crest, the UK dairy foods manufacturer has announced it will axe more than 900 jobs following its merger with rival Unigate in July last year. The jobs will go …
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At least 9,000 jobs are set to be lost across the country if Lloyds TSB’s takeover bid for Abbey National is successful. Lloyds TSB pledged to keep the Abbey National …
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The European Computer Driving Licence is going down a storm. But what is its true value? Simon Kent reports In May 1998 a new IT qualification was launched in the …
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Paul Stafford has won awards for his work on morale and skills at the Inland Revenue, yet remains anxious about measuring the value added. Lucie Carrington reports The Inland Revenue …
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More than a quarter of employers in the IT industry think skills shortages are destroying the health of the bottom line. They know that training is the obvious answer, so …
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Bob Nelson, controller at BBC Training and Development, says organisations shouldn’t get too clever about learning If one more person says to me that e-learning is the answer to everything, …
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This month’s news Personal gain motivates the urge to learn Managers are likely to rate personal career plans as the primary influence on their development needs, in preference to the …
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What’s the difference between a leader and a manager? Very little, reports Lucie Carrington as she listens to research being carried out in the field Our obsession with what makes …
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An expert panel of judges has been lined up to assess all the entries to this year’s TD2001 Award. Their interests and specialist areas reflect the entire gamut of business …
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Have any of your team-building exercises ever been thwarted by awkward characters? Richard Wilkes looks at how team leaders can overcome difficult personality types and become more effective. Today’s organisations …
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How CompuTrainer was used for business consultancy Grant Thornton’s company-wide migration to Microsoft Office 2000 Designed and delivered by: Educational Multimedia Corporation, Knyvett House, The Causeway, Staines, Middlesex TW18 3BA, …
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This month Angie Bourke, 38, associate director of CMG UK, payroll division, explains why staff development is central to her job and how she encourages people to achieve their potential …
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I should like to speak out in defence of NVQs. They are too often seen as low-level qualifications undertaken by put-upon school leavers in an environment where credibility means the …
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A dinner ladies’ equal pay case awaiting judgement in Europe could do serious damage to local authorities’ ability to contract out services – and could even lead to industry-wide bargaining. lucie carrington reports
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Should both sexes have the legal right to work part-time after the birth of a child? Is it necessary to legislate on something which is already occurring voluntarily? Or would education be the better option? Compiled by Sarah-Jane North