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The CBI is launching an e-business council today to lobby the Government and Brussels on new ideas that could improve competitiveness. The new council has 30 member companies, including Unilever …

Public sector union Unison has warned that a pay award to members of the GMB and TGWU will prolong the dispute among Scotland’s local authority staff. The Convention of Scottish …

The personnel director of North Lakeland Healthcare NHS Trust has been sacked along with other senior staff for management failures which led to appalling abuse of elderly patients at a …

HR professionals believe that under half of all staff they employ in the future will be working in a permanent, full-time job.Two-thirds of the practitioners questioned in a Manpower survey …

The DTI is poised to announce new measures to curb frivolous and vexatious claims to employment tribunals.An announcement by Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers is expected before Christmas, but …

This month, we move a step on from establishing the flexible working environment and look at staff selection. It is not enough to have a policy – it needs to …

With HR professionals calling for a ‘more political’ CIPD, Stephen Overell looks at what the institute can learn from other organisations Personnel Today’s survey on the political profile of the …

The DTI is poised to announce new measures to curb frivolous and vexatious claims to employment tribunals. An announcement by Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers is expected before Christmas, …

The personnel director of North Lakeland Healthcare NHS Trust has been sacked along with other senior staff for management failures which led to abuse of elderly patients at a former …

A high-powered group of 30 like-minded HR directors shared common concerns at a networking event in a London hotel last week. Directors from blue-chip companies like Tesco, Glaxo Wellcome and …

It’s official. Men cannot do without their creature comforts – and they expect their employers to pick up the tab. A survey of 1,000 European business travellers found men are …

Internet broker Virgin Direct has recruited 90 new staff in eight months using innovative virtual interviewing techniques. The Norwich-based on-line company Virgin Direct, which provides pensions, ISAs and savings accounts, …

The Industrial Society has launched a campaign to persuade the Government to drop its opposition to extending legislation on employee consultation. In a report, The Silent Stakeholders: Reforming workforce consultation …

Too many employers are still ignorant of the provisions in the Disability Discrimination Act as it approaches its fourth anniversary next month, the Institute of Employment Rights has claimed. IER …

What does the future of work hold for personnel specialists – a dream or a nightmare? Our major report tries to answer that question. The new economy being pioneered in …