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Mike Judge has retired as personnel director for Peugeot after 37 years in the profession. He stepped down from this post on 1 January 2001. He believes the most significant …

Opposition to a European right to consultation for all staff in medium and larger companies has weakened and a law looks likely this year, sources in Brussels have indicated. "There …

This week’s news in brief Pay deals reach 3.5% Pay settlements are expected to show an rise of half a per cent to 3.5 per cent in January due to …

Ben Willmott reports from the Anuman 2001 conference on employee relations where employers and trade unions gave ringing endorsements to partnership The creation of effective partnerships between employers and their …

Standard Life has doubled the size of its business since it changed its management style to encourage its staff to become more involved. Derek Thomson, Standard Life’s personnel operations manager, …

Financial services company Legal & General has used an effective partnership agreement with the MSF union to introduce major changes in the business with minimum disruption. David Pullinger, head of …

The ability to offer employees flexibility and choice in their working conditions and the way they are rewarded is increasingly important for business success, according to new research. A report …

The compensation limit for unfair dismissals at employment tribunals is set to increase to £51,700. From 1 February the claim ceiling will rise by £1,750, but when compensation for past …

Employers have agreed with a Home Office report that says non-British born workers are good for the economy. The report on the economic effects of migration suggests that on average …

More than a third of employers expect difficulties in recruiting HR managers in the next six months, according to research by the Recruitment Confidence Index. It shows that 38 per …

The service sector is suffering the worst skills shortages in the UK, according to the Reed Skills Index. Seventy-six per cent of service sector employers reported recruitment difficulties. Other sectors …

A new initiative has been set up to help local government recruit and retain staff. The Recruitment and Retention Group, launched this month by the Employer’s Organisation for Local Government …

Non-executive directors need training and better pay to deal with their changing role in company management, according to a survey by Pricewaterhouse Coopers. The survey, Non-Executive Directors: a Survey of …

Local authority HR managers have reacted angrily to a union-backed report that claims the framework agreement on Best Value has not been adopted by local government. The report, Working Together …

An on-line jobshare agency has been launched which could enable HR managers to find jobshare partners via the Web. Flexecutive.co.uk, set up by Resource Connections, is targeting senior HR and …