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The availability of skilled staff has deteriorated at the fastest rate since December 1997, according to a Recruitment and Employment Confederation survey. Last month’s diffusion index, which shows a gradient …
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The TUC has called on the Government to end its opposition to the draft European directive on information and consultation at the Nice summit of the European Council. It claims …
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Risk management has long been applied to prevent physical injury to employees and now there is a growing interest in developing risk management tools to reduce mental stresses in the …
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The Commission for Racial Equality has announced who is to head its formal investigation into racial discrimination in the prison service.Racial equality commissioner District Judge Ray Singh, a member of …
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Although annual retail sales grew modestly in November, sales growth remains lower than reported in the first half of this year, the CBI said today.According to the CBI’s latest quarterly …
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British Airways has announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs at Gatwick Airport over the next two years, as part of a major restructuring initiative.The airline, which intends to reduce the …
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Women are being sapped both mentally and physically by the culture of working long hours, according to research by the London Chamber of Commerce’s Women In Business Group.The survey found …
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Employers need longer-term strategies for employee training, claimed the chief executive of the new Learning and Skills Development Agency. Speaking at a training conference in London yesterday, John Harwood called …
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Plans for new training schemes have been unveiled today to raise the skills of low paid and unemployed people. David Blunkett, Education and Employment Secretary, claimed that the pathfinder projects, …
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Supermarket chains have come under pressure from shop staff not to extend their opening hours over Christmas.Members of the shopworkers’ union Usdaw claim the large retail stores could be open …
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The strike among Scotland’s local authorities is set to escalate as Unison have announced that they are to double the numbers of members taking permanent selective action to 2,700. The …
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Planes could be grounded at Luton Airport over the Christmas period if a series of strikes by members of the Transport and General Workers’ Union goes ahead. The airport’s management …
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Despite the massive growth in the e-economy and the opportunities provided by it, British business from CEOs to secretaries still seem ignorant towards security and the basics of using everyday …
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Flirting goes on in as well as out of the workplace. But what if things are more serious? How do you conduct an office affair with discretion? When, if ever, …
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HR professionals are concerned that new appointees to employment tribunals lack experience of employee relations.Last year, the Government changed the system of appointment for tribunal members to encourage more applications …