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Vauxhall is planning to offer voluntary redundancy to all its employees in a bid to soften the blow caused by its decision to cease car production at Luton.Product affairs manager …

The sharp rise in costs and falling prices have left confidence in business and professional services at a two-year low, according to a new survey.The quarterly survey by the Confederation …

Vice-president of people consulting practice CapGemini Ernst and Young UK Penny Stocks has described e-HR as vital for keeping knowledge within a company.Speaking at yesterday’s self-service HR conference in London, …

Increasing flexibility in retirement could help employers retain corporate expertise and meet skills and labour shortages, according to a report by the DfEE.The report, called Factors Affecting Retirement, says the …

With the launch of the Disability Rights Commission campaign this week, Prime Minister Tony Blair, writing exclusively for Personnel Today, argues that disabled employees benefit business. Human resources professionals need …

Women are finding it as hard as ever to get to the top of companies, according to a new survey.The report, Breaking the Barriers: Women in Senior Management, suggests that …

Trade unions have applied for a £1,000 flat rate pay rise for their local authority members. This represents a 6.4 per cent increase on last year’s pay deal and is …

Coca Cola and Fox’s biscuits were among the fifteen winners at the national training awards held today in London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.David Blunkett, secretary of state for education and …

Peoplesoft’s UK product strategy manager has questioned current Internet HR strategies and urged employers to tailor strategy to the individual employee.At today’s HR conference on self-service organised by IIR in …

A heavy-handed approach to managing sick leave leads to an increase in days lost through illness, an occupational health expert has claimed.Dr Mike Orton, formerly an occupational health doctor for …

Alcatel Telecom’s HR strategy manager has urged other employers to use a flexible benefits system to retain staff and reduce costs.Flex is a benefits system in which an employee’s salary …

Barclays intends to move to a web-based HR self-service system in a bid to cut costs.Its model is based on SAP technology and intended to reduce costs 35 per cent. …

The UK still lags behind other European countries in the use of intranet and Internet for self-service HR, according to a benchmarking survey by PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PWC). Speaking at the …

In the competition to find and hire the best people, online recruiting has emerged as a powerful and strategic tool – and its potential is only beginning to be realized. …

Employers have dismissed proposals outlined by the Government last week to offer all parents the option of part-time working. Ministers suggest in a Green Paper that both parents should have …