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More than one in three people between the ages of 50 and 65 are interested in job hunting on-line.The research by web-based service FiftyOn found that “silver surfers” are some …
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Employees are unimpressed with lavish large-scale Christmas parties, an Investors in People poll has found.According to the survey, employees find grand scale parties impersonal and would much rather attend a …
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More than 90 per cent of graduates who approached employers at recent fairs were arrogant and showed a lack of concentration or interest, claims new research.According to the survey by …
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Proposals to give more help to new parents and greater support to the businesses employing them were revealed in a Green Paper published today, by Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen …
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Employers are likely to be hit hard by new government plans to support working parents outlined in today’s green paper. It proposes giving both parents the right to work reduced …
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Business leaders could learn a few lessons from head teachers about people management, a survey has revealed.The report, by education and management consultancy Hay McBer, said head teachers use a …
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The availability of skilled staff has deteriorated at the fastest rate since December 1997, according to a Recruitment and Employment Confederation survey. Last month’s diffusion index, which shows a gradient …
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The TUC has called on the Government to end its opposition to the draft European directive on information and consultation at the Nice summit of the European Council. It claims …
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Risk management has long been applied to prevent physical injury to employees and now there is a growing interest in developing risk management tools to reduce mental stresses in the …
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The Commission for Racial Equality has announced who is to head its formal investigation into racial discrimination in the prison service.Racial equality commissioner District Judge Ray Singh, a member of …
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Although annual retail sales grew modestly in November, sales growth remains lower than reported in the first half of this year, the CBI said today.According to the CBI’s latest quarterly …
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British Airways has announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs at Gatwick Airport over the next two years, as part of a major restructuring initiative.The airline, which intends to reduce the …
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Women are being sapped both mentally and physically by the culture of working long hours, according to research by the London Chamber of Commerce’s Women In Business Group.The survey found …
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Employers need longer-term strategies for employee training, claimed the chief executive of the new Learning and Skills Development Agency. Speaking at a training conference in London yesterday, John Harwood called …
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Plans for new training schemes have been unveiled today to raise the skills of low paid and unemployed people. David Blunkett, Education and Employment Secretary, claimed that the pathfinder projects, …