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Whether travelling for business or pleasure, it pays to make sure you are fully prepared for the health hazards that are present in many parts of the world
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A list of useful on-line resources to help you in your professional research and educational needs Institute of Alcohol Studies www.ias.org.uk 1 Quay Street St Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 5AR Tel: …
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Unice, the European employers’ body, has called for an open debate on alternatives to legislation to shape future policy in Europe.At Tuesday’s internal market forum organised by the Euroepan Commission …
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Prime Minister Tony Blair announced this week that government departments should give businesses a 12-week response period to consultation exercises.The recommendation for consultation periods and response times is part of …
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More companies are paying staff higher than the national minimum wage because of the competition in the tight labour market.A survey by the Independent Data Services shows that in general …
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The Personnel Today Awards 2000 ceremony takes place tonight at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. By midnight, the identities of the winning teams will be known. The results will …
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Margaret Hodge, Employment and Equal Opportunities Minister, today awarded eight recruitment consultancies the first Age Diversity in Recruitment Awards of Excellence. The Awards of Excellence, developed in partnership with the …
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The CBI has called for the Government to tackle the threats facing the UK’s manufacturing competitiveness.In a report published on Tuesday, the CBI claims firms are responding to globalisation by …
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Most companies are preventing shareholders from judging whether the remuneration packages of senior executives reflect their performance by not adequately disclosing the operation of share schemes. Bacon & Woodrow’s annual …
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Employers are failing to take action to combat workplace stress, even though it is considered the main health and safety issue affecting business today.A report published today by the Industrial …
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The Cabinet Office has launched a web site to highlight the role of its Regulatory Impact Unit (RIU), as part of its modernising government initiative. The web site shows how …
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Pay levels CEOs in the UK remain far behind those enjoyed by those in the US, according to new research published in the latest issue of the Economic Journal.The CEOs …
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Employers would do well to read the EOC Code of Practice before embarking on alternative methods of recruitmentWhen the man who sits at the top of the UK’s legal system …
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The four most common reasons for sickness absence among local authority staff are viral infections, stress, muscular problems and recovering from surgery, according to the seventh annual Employers’ Organisation survey …
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Headhunters in Germany are no longer allowed to call people at work to offer them jobs with rival companies after a top court ruled such practices were unfair.The Superior District …