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This week’s business round up Orders drop spells cuts Aerospace group BAE is considering “sizeable” job cuts after order levels in its defence division fell short of expectations. The group …
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A skills shortage among London’s workforce is increasing the number of hard-to-fill vacancies, forcing employers to accept less experienced and under-qualified recruits, according to a new report by Focus Central …
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Nearly a third of manufacturers in the South East are considering relocation because of regional labour shortages, according to a survey by the Tees Valley Development Company (TVDC). The survey …
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A rise in the minimum wage to £5 an hour would hit businesses hard, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).In a survey of 500 ACCA members, representing …
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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is running its own training course to combat the huge shortfall in the number of trained rehabilitation workers.Research commissioned by the Visual Handicap …
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HR professionals must increase international recruitment to enable their organisations to compete globally, an international conference heard last week.Professor Marti Subrahmanyam of New York’s Stern School of Business, told delegates …
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The Government is to double the number of places on a scheme allowing young Indian professionals to work on attachment with UK companies.Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers used his …
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HR managers looking for a cost- and time-effective method of implementing e-business skills across a company can take advantage of a suite of courses at a new on-line academy. Using …
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New legislation has added to the admin headache companies are suffering in trying to maintain their superannuation schemes. Ben Willmott looks at the problem and how HR professionals are responding …
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Employers have the technology to monitor staff. The challenge is to use it for competitive advantage without breaking the law, says Damian KellyThe publicity surrounding the recent introduction of privacy …
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New research claims the British are getting angrier. Road rage is now only one symptom of a nation increasingly prone to red mist. Not surprisingly, work has not been immune …
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This week’s letters Consensus on meaning of stress Contrary to your report on my remarks on stress in “Workload piles on the agony for stress sufferers” (News, 5 December) the …
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HR manager can be a lonely role to fill, often isolated from the rest of the organisation and from those individuals involved in recruiting. A soul mate, someone to fight …
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In the war for talent, managers have to keep an even closer eye on staff morale and motivation. Here we look at how four organisations view the subject and what …
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It must have seemed like such a good idea at the time. Stephen Pollard, the Daily Express’s departing columnist, decided to have a swipe at the new owner and porn …