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Organisations and employers can learn some early lessons from the way the CAC is handling the first of the union recognition applications. Although the statutory union recognition procedure came into …

I write in response to Dr Binna Kandola’s article, "Target-setting misses the point on diversity", (Opinion, 19 September) The article is welcomed by the Metropolitan Police (MPS) as a clear …

Constant change is now a workplace reality for most organisations, fuelling the need for new products, new working practices, new customers, new processes and new colleagues. The accelerating pace of …

Audrey Low has been appointed as an international consultant with William M Mercer, based in London. She will advise on employee benefits and HR issues, drawing on her experience with …

Tim Williams has been appointed HR director of Edexcel, a company specialising in supplying academic, vocational and work-based qualifications to schools, colleges, universities and employers. It was formed as a …

Thousands of commuters had to stay at home today after storms lashed the south of England.South West Trains announced they had cancelled all services on Monday morning, leaving employees stranded …

Do you think you can be an effective recruiter without the internet?This was the question posed by recruitment consultancy TMP Worldwide at its fringe meeting at CIPD’s annual conference in …

Henley Management College is launching an incubator service this week (October 30) to encourage internal corporate e-business start-ups and retain key executives.Andy Gaule, a spokesman for Henley-Incubator, said it was …

The future belongs to "fleas" – individuals doing their own thing – rather than large corporate "elephants", according to business academic and social philosopher Charles Handy.In a speech that ranged …

Personnel professionals will increasingly need to manage people working outside their organisations, CIPD director general Geoff Armstrong said in his closing remarks to delegates today."We are talking about the field …

Only seven per cent of recent graduates are motivated by money when they choose their first job, even though 47 per cent finish their studies £3000 in debt.The Graduate Recruitment …

The Health and Safety Executive has named and shamed hundreds of organisations and individuals convicted of health and safety crimes during the past year.This puts into place the commitment in …

The Health and Safety Executive has named and shamed hundreds of organisations and individuals convicted of health and safety crimes during the past year.This puts into place the commitment in …

HR is failing to address the transition from traditional corporate structures to the network-based companies of the new economy.Management guru Professor C K Prahalad told delegates at the CIPD conference …

In the week the CIPD launched a report on work/life balance, delegates at the annual Harrogate conference suggest the event should be moved to avoid the clash with half-term"Half term …