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Ford will create more than 600 car industry jobs with a £220m investment programme. The company, which ends car assembly at its Dagenham plant next year, is ploughing £220m into …
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A planned merger between the Bank of Scotland and the Abbey National could save thousands of jobs across the country. It was announced last week that a bid by Lloyds …
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High pay and share options are more likely to motivate staff than expensive internal communication schemes, RyanAir’s head of HR told a conference in Dublin last week. Eddie Wilson dismissed …
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The challenge: The HR function of a pharmaceuticals company has decided to introduce a dress-down policy for the 130 employees engaged in its e-commerce business. But it needs to manage …
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Okay, so you fancy yourself as the next Mulder, Scully or, going back a bit, Kevin Costner in The Untouchables. To find out if you’ve got the right stuff just …
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Answers to the FBI quiz 1 The correct answer is, of course, no. If you answered yes you will be automatically disqualified from becoming an FBI special agent. 2 C …
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The announcement of 6,050 redundancies by steel giant Corus has put the Government under pressure to improve employee consultation rights and struck a blow to the UK’s voluntary partnership approach …
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Regulations aimed at easing the way for temporary workers to become permanent employees have been announced by industry minister Alan Johnson. Johnson said the reform of the employment agency regulations …
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New rules to speed resolution of employment contract disputes have been drafted, but their scope is limited Moves are under way to make it easier to settle disputes about employment …
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This week’s Softworld Human Resources & Payroll will focus on web recruitment through a new feature, the E-Recruit Zone The E-Recruit Zone comprises a dedicated area within the exhibition showcasing …
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Top managers at financial services company Pearl are being taught the basics of e-business by some of the firm’s youngest staff in a pioneering new initiative. The e-possum scheme is …
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Community projects will be central to Marks & Spencer’s action plan to revive its ailing business and improve staff skill levels. The retailer aims to support initiatives to improve safety, …
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Croydon Borough Council is appointing a project manager to reduce staff sickness absence. The council’s annual average days lost through sickness is currently 12.37 per person, compared to the London …
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Strategic HR is a vacuously empty term, according to a new report produced by the London Human Resource Group and KPMG. Amin Rajan, co-author of the Tomorrow’s Organisation report, said, …
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Last week’s announcement of 6,050 redundancies at steel giant Corus has sent shockwaves through the Government and a chilly blast through the benign UK industrial relations climate of the past …