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Jupiter Asset Management is offering “golden handcuffs” worth an estimated £160m to its 450 employees to prevent staff defections. It follows the departure of John Duffield, the company’s founder. He …
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Male managers are undermining companies’ partnership initiatives in the UK because they are not able to listen to their staff. Steve Cave, a senior adviser for Acas, told delegates at …
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Salaries for new graduates in Europe are increasing faster than for any other group, according to a survey by careers management consultancy. The pan-European research by topcareers.net shows that salaries …
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Royal and SunAlliance is reported to have reinstated three members of staff it had sacked over the misuse of the company email system. The report in today’s Financial Times claims …
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One in eight workers claim that they have been discouraged from applying for a position in the last year because the job advert contained an age restriction, according to a …
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P&O Trans European’s tanker drivers are to be balloted for strike action, which could threaten fuel supplies. Hundreds of drivers who deliver petrol for Shell will begin voting today after …
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A health company has devised a flu crisis management programme to prevent employees getting sick this winter. Alliance Health developed the remedy, which uses courses of medication to ensure employees …
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The creation of effective partnerships between employers and their staff is becoming increasingly important in delivering business objectives, according to BP’s employee relations manager. Speaking today at the Anuman 2001 …
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The ability to offer employees flexibility and choice in their working lives and the way they are rewarded is increasingly important for business success according to new research. A report …
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Internet recruitment site Stepstone fuelled fears about the future of the dotcom economy when it announced it had axed 40 jobs due to "restructuring".In a statement released on Tuesday, the …
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Immigrants on average earn more money than the UK-born nationals and contribute more than £2.5bn to the economy, according to research by the Home Office. The research also suggests that …
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You’ve heard the cliché – the Internet has the power to liberate HR from its image as an administrative function and release the profession to take on a new strategic …
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Industrial action could be on the cards if talks between British Midland and its ground handling staff breakdown without agreement. A meeting is being held between the GMB and British …
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Around 270 jobs at the Royal Ordnance factory in Bishopton, Scotland, will be lost following BAE Systems’ decision to switch its propellant production to Germany. Management has started negotiating employees’ …
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Men will be outnumbered by women in the armed forces within 30 years, according to junior defence minister Baroness Symons. Symons was reported as saying she was optimistic that by …