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A former US HR Practitioner of the Year is to lead the expansion of the on-line knowledge bank goodpractice.net in North America. Tharon Greene, previously a senior HR director with …
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UK law is generally hostile towards positive discrimination practices. There is little prospect of any positive discrimination measures being made lawful in the near future, although the Government is currently …
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Department for Business and Trade (DBT)Latest News
DTI awards £50,000 to Thames Water-trade union partnership
A partnership deal between Thames Water and trade unions has received a £50,000 award from the DTI. The company received the maximum sum allowed from the Government’s Partnership Fund and …
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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, …
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The CBI has renewed its plea for changes to the draft code of practice on company use of employees’ personal data. CBI head of legal affairs Rod Armitage said the …
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A £4m annual fund has been set up to attract the world’s top scientists to UK universities. The fund, a partnership between the DTI and charity Wolfson Foundation, could result …
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More than 600 nurses at a high security hospital in Nottingham are threatening to take industrial action over the introduction of a new shift system.Staff at Rampton High Security Hospital …
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The BBC is denying that it will operate an ethnic quota system following director-general Greg Dyke’s criticisms that the corporation is “hideously white”. A spokesperson for the BBC said, “We …
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The TD2001 Award, run by Training magazine and sponsored by Raytheon Professional Services is looking for the most business-focused training and development team in the UK.We are looking for a …
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Training magazine today launched its search for the UK’s top training function, the TD2001 Award.The award, sponsored by Raytheon Professional Services, aims to identify Britain’s most business-focused training and development …
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A partnership deal between Thames Water and trade unions has received a £50,000 award from the DTI.The company received the maximum sum allowed from the government’s Partnership Fund and was …
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Workers at a food factory have been offered the chance to win £1,000 in a monthly prize draw if they don’t take any days off. The scheme was introduced at …
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New research suggests that what can seem like harmless office gossip can be devastating for employees on the receiving end.A study by the British Psychological Society found that while gossip …
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Acas has appointed the John Taylor, currently at the Training and Enterprise Council of South-East Wales, as its first full-time chief executive. Taylor, who will join the organisation in March, …
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The TUC is considering legal action to force companies to surrender information they hold about employees.Unions could use the Data Protection Act to make companies give them information about employees …