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The Royal College of Nursing has launched a ten-point action plan to help the Government achieve its pledge to recruit 20,000 nurses by 2004. A key recommendation is for all …
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Staff shortages are forcing employers to increase salaries for low paid employees, according to a report released today by Incomes Data Services. The pay consultants claim that bar staff, hairdressers …
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The UK is a country of workaholics, according to a year long survey. Research commissioned by office furniture company Samas Roneo claims that 95 per cent of respondents work more …
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Santas in London are paid more than twice as much as their contemporaries in Scotland.An Industrial Relations Services study discovered that Santas in shopping centres and department stores in London …
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Sex discrimination is still deeply rooted in British society, according to the Equal Opportunities Commission annual report, published today.Sex discrimination still widely affects people of all ages and from different …
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Do you have concerns about what the contents of the green paper would mean for you as an employer? How can you make your voice heard?1. You can read our …
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Virgin Atlantic Airways’ largest ever recruitment drive will take place next year, when the company will take on over 1,700 new staff.According to Virgin Atlantic chairman Sir Richard Branson, there …
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Employers have raised concerns about the government’s parental leave Green Paper, even though it contained some concessions to business.The Green Paper stipulates parents would have the right to work reduced …
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Smaller NHS organisations could be forced to refuse requests for reduced hours if proposals in the government’s parental leave Green Paper become law.Sally Storey, president of the health service human …
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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 …