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The current minimum wage level has been criticised by the leader of Britain’s biggest union.Unison general secretary Rodney Bickerstaffe, who steps down as head of Unison at the end of …

Railtrack is to start a major recruitment drive in January after the announcement this week that it wants an extra 1000 staff in the New Year.The company is looking for …

An employee of a Massachusetts Internet consulting company is appearing in a US Court today charged with killing seven colleagues who worked in the company’s accounts department.Michael McDermott is accused …

More people are putting home and family life above long hours and high pay according to the Coutts Consulting Group.Jayne Carrington, managing director of Coutts Corecare division, said that in …

Graduates from British business schools are leading the way in finding jobs on completion of their degrees because they are well prepared for the work environment.This is the view of …

Sponsorship is increasingly being used to tackle human resource problems and is no longer used solely for marketing and public relations, a new report has revealed.The 470-page report, Driving Business …

While unlawful discrimination in the UK workplace may result in significant awards of compensation for the employee, in France employers can end up in prison. Christine Guillot-Bouhours looks at the …

Shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft is to make 650 staff redundant because of delays over the start date on work to build a new warship.   The company said it was making …

Union leaders have held a private meeting with Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers to discuss the 2,000 redundancies at Vauxhall’s Luton plant. During the meeting Byers set out the …

Directors working for Techmark companies generally receive lower basic salaries than their counterparts in more traditional industries, research has revealed.A survey by London-based New Bridge Street Consultants looked at how …

Research launched today shows nine out of 10 HR professionals have a number of strategies, programmes and initiatives in place to support continued employee development.And nearly 89 per cent are …

British employers are lagging behind their European counterparts when it comes to training their employees, claims a new survey. The survey, by the European School of Management, shows that only …

The seven staff at Norton Rose accused of forwarding a personal e-mail, which detailed a sex act, have hung on to their jobs following a disciplinary investigation. The law firm …

THE threat of strike action at London Luton Airport has been lifted after members of the T&G union voted to accept a new deal over planned wage cuts. If a …

Today’s computer experts can name their price if they have the latest internet, wireless and digital IT skills, claims recruitment agency Sanderson. “Demand is so high that many firms are …