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The CBI has renewed its plea for changes to the draft code of practice on company use of employees’ personal data. CBI head of legal affairs Rod Armitage said the …
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A £4m annual fund has been set up to attract the world’s top scientists to UK universities. The fund, a partnership between the DTI and charity Wolfson Foundation, could result …
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More than 600 nurses at a high security hospital in Nottingham are threatening to take industrial action over the introduction of a new shift system.Staff at Rampton High Security Hospital …
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The BBC is denying that it will operate an ethnic quota system following director-general Greg Dyke’s criticisms that the corporation is “hideously white”. A spokesperson for the BBC said, “We …
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The TD2001 Award, run by Training magazine and sponsored by Raytheon Professional Services is looking for the most business-focused training and development team in the UK.We are looking for a …
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Training magazine today launched its search for the UK’s top training function, the TD2001 Award.The award, sponsored by Raytheon Professional Services, aims to identify Britain’s most business-focused training and development …
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A partnership deal between Thames Water and trade unions has received a £50,000 award from the DTI.The company received the maximum sum allowed from the government’s Partnership Fund and was …
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Workers at a food factory have been offered the chance to win £1,000 in a monthly prize draw if they don’t take any days off. The scheme was introduced at …
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New research suggests that what can seem like harmless office gossip can be devastating for employees on the receiving end.A study by the British Psychological Society found that while gossip …
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Acas has appointed the John Taylor, currently at the Training and Enterprise Council of South-East Wales, as its first full-time chief executive. Taylor, who will join the organisation in March, …
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The TUC is considering legal action to force companies to surrender information they hold about employees.Unions could use the Data Protection Act to make companies give them information about employees …
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Railtrack has adopted a computerised database to combat the skills shortage affecting the rail industry.The company’s West Coast Main Line modernisation project was threatened with delays because of a lack …
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Difficulties in recruiting engineers are threatening the modernisation of Britain’s roads, railways and infrastructure, the Association of Consulting Engineers has warned. A survey of ACE member firms shows that 94 …
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The National Minimum Wage is closing the traditional differences in regional pay – especially those between the North and South. Figures released by the DTI show that the biggest increase …
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Thousands of London Underground workers are to be balloted on industrial action after talks over a safety dispute ended without agreement. Aslef and the Rail Maritime and Transport Union met …