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The HR director of troubled steel company Corus has denied reports that up to two-thirds of the workforce could lose their jobs next month. Allan Johnston told Personnel Today that …
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Career improvement is one of the most popular New Year resolutions this year, according to an on-line survey. Sixty per cent of people questioned for recruitment company Reed’s survey, New …
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Manchester’s hotels, bars and restaurants desperately need to attract young people into jobs to combat staff shortages. There are as many as 5,500 vacant hospitality jobs across Greater Manchester and …
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Pub chain JD Wetherspoon is planning a huge expansion drive, which will create up to 3,000 jobs.It will open another 110 pubs across the UK. Chairman Tim Martin announced the …
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Shipbuilder Swan Hunter has started preliminary talks with three overseas governments that could secure the long-term future of 1,200 jobs on Tyneside.The governments – two European and one Asian – …
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Almost three-quarters of employees want today (January 2) to be a Bank Holiday to help beat the back-to-work blues. A survey by online travel agent Expedia.co.uk has revealed that 73 …
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This month’s news. London held back by skill shortages Business growth in London is still being impeded by skills shortages, according to the latest report from the London Skills Forecasting …
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Lifelong learning is a good idea in principle, but how can it be realised within the workplace? Simon Kent eavesdropped on the recent Employer Skills Summit as it shared some …
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When new ideas break in the US, you can be sure that they will hit our shores soon after. David Falkus looks into the future as forecast by the recent …
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As learndirect advances across the country, it is receiving a warm reception from most quarters. But it is also raising some concerns about its relationship with employers and the qualifications …
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At television news provider ITN, Martyn Hurd oversees both the HR function and production studios. Now he has just completed a skills and technology revolution – without a training department. …
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Training professionals need to take a firm grasp of the knowledge management reins Training professionals could be forgiven for getting a feeling of déjà vu, when they hear the phrase …
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On-line learning is fast and cost-effective, but the student’s aptitude, approach and way of thinking must also be taken into account, says Patrick McCurry How important are individual learning styles …
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When new ideas break in the US, you can be sure that they will hit our shores soon after. David Falkus looks into the future as forecast by the recent …
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Deborah Doyle, employee development manager at Xerox Europe, talks about how e-learning is helping the company maintain high customer relations management standards Delivering training to large numbers of employees is …