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The launch of the Resource Connection website follows hard on the heels of a study called Desperately Seeking Flexibility. This presents the strongest case for flexible work in senior managerial …
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The Government is looking at establishing legal status for union learning representatives to give them greater influence in the workplace, according to the White Paper on enterprise, skills and innovation …
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Prudential has promised to try to cushion the impact of its decision to cut 2,000 jobs over the next 12 months through natural turnover and redeployment. The company announced last …
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Motorola workers at Swindon face an uncertain future after the company announced its plans to restructure its business. Motorola’s management at the manufacturing site in Swindon is establishing a consultation …
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More than 7,000 jobs have been safeguarded after the Government invested £250m in Rolls-Royce to help the firm develop two new aero engines. The investment will be used for the …
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Off-road vehicle maker Land Rover has been forced to shed 200 jobs and cut production of its top-selling model because it cannot get enough engines. A Land Rover spokesman said …
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In a Personnel Today exclusive, Mike Broad talks to the man in the hot seat at Corus, Allan Johnston. The personnel director at the steel giant explains the background to …
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Granting part-timers the right to backdated pension payments is a breakthrough for workplace equality. But will employers cope with the administrative burden and the increased costs? Employers are facing a …
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“Technology is creating a danger of making HR provision a cheap, outsourced commodity.” These words come from the chief operating officer of a company whose livelihood depends on marketing and …
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David Taylor advises companies to encourage staff input to ensure levels of motivation are kept high Maintaining a dynamic, motivated culture is a high priority within an e-commerce company. It …
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If your new global status means you need to know the structure of the Greek trade union movement in a hurry or how many public holidays Iceland has, then you …
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Government proposals to abolish compulsory retirement at 65 put the issue of ageism under close scrutiny The nature of retirement needs to change to reflect the evolving shape and demographics …
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This week’s letters… Issue warrants this high profile Although evidence suggests the Government has little interest in HR practitioners’ views in the application of employment law, the issue is important …
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Fashion dictates that we are all modernisers now. Which modern manager remains a personnel officer when their contemporaries are HR managers? But I have acquired a new respect for the …
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Fans of using alternative health therapies at work claim it limits the effect of stress and has a proven benefit to the company. Wwhile medical insurance now accepts its value, …