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Most professionals would turn down job offers from organisations they consider to be unethical, according to a report published this week by the Industrial Society. The report, entitled Corporate Nirvana …
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Oxfordshire social services wants to offer £2,000 to students on social work diploma courses in a bid to combat staff shortages.  To receive the £2,000 bursary, students have to commit …
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Hackney Council faces a one-day strike by staff next week unless it withdraws new redundancy proposals.Members of the GMB, T&G and Unison voted in favour of the one-day strike on …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …