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Employers, suppliers and the Government are being urged to back a £15m plan to find a solution to the growing shortage of IT professionals in the UK with e-commerce skills. …
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Many UK managers receive little training and are working such long hours that they break European laws, according to a report by the Institute of Management In a survey of …
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E-research, published by Ashridge Management College, highlights managers’ fears that many companies are struggling to adapt to the Net age. The main barriers to Internet-driven success are the slow, bureaucratic …
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Cambridge University’s personnel director claims that its new HR team can tackle the institution’s macho culture. Last week a staff report, called Equalities in the University ñ Setting a New …
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A lack of leadership among UK firms has created top managers who think short-term, do not take risks and have tunnel vision on the bottom line. This is the view …
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Tesco staff are set to benefit from the largest payout in UK corporate history when two of its Save As You Earn schemes mature. More than 33,000 staff, who have …
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Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is to build a £15m research park in South Yorkshire that will create 7,000 jobs. The Aerospace Manufacturing Research Centre, in Waverly, Rotherham, will include a 100-acre …
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The Army in Scotland has contracted a Glasgow-based agency to advertise for more than 2,000 potential recruits for military careers from 1 April. Consultancy Search was chosen for the one-year …
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30 Centrefile executives have been put though their paces on an infantry training course in Catterick, North Yorkshire. The managers spent 24 hours on the moors, sleeping rough and taking …
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Salaries for the same job can vary by as much as 60 per cent across the UK, according to a report by MCG Consulting Group. While differences in individual performance …
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UK Internet executives are paid twice as much as their European counterparts due to wavering confidence in the dotcom market, according to a survey by recruitment consultants Futurestep. UK Internet …
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Plans to give schoolchildren under 16 the opportunity to gain vocational qualifications have met with criticism from a government-backed training organisation. The NTO National Council, which will oversee post-16 education …
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HR professionals support the European Commission’s drive to improve the cross-border movement of workers in Europe, believing it will help to alleviate skills shortages. The EC wants to set up …
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Company board members are being urged to become more accountable for health and safety. A draft code drawn up by the Health and Safety Commission is intended to help directors …
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The engineering industry has agreed a merger that will create the largest sector-wide training network in the UK. The national training organisation for engineering manufacture, Emta, has joined forces with …