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50,000 NHS and social services staff including physiotherapists, paramedics and radiographers will benefit from a new strategy aimed at improving their status, training, pay and career opportunities.Announcing the strategy, health …
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The general secretary of Unison, Rodney Bickerstaffe will be awarded an honorary law doctorate by the University of Hertfordshire, it was announced today.The university said the honour was in recognition …
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The Government sees investing in its workforce as a key strand of its modernisation agenda for central government, Cabinet Office parliamentary secretary Graham Stringer claimed at a conference today.Addressing an …
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Local government managers who are unable to get to the Employers’ Organisation conference today, which is looking at how to achieve best value through people, can still get a chance …
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Nearly two-thirds of UK employees believe they could outperform their manager at his or her job, a survey has found.In a study of 1,010 employees conducted for careers web site …
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More than 3000 bus drivers in the West Midlands are to vote over the next six weeks, whether to take industrial action over pay.The 3500 drivers from the Transport and …
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A survey of HR professionals carried out by Personnel Today this week reveals grass-roots calls for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development to be more political.The findings demonstrate a …
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New rulings giving greater rights to fixed-term contract workers should prompt employers to review their policiesThe fixed-term contract has been a useful part of the employment repertoire. Often it is …
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State Hospitals Board could not have predicted causing employee’s psychiatric illness, says Scottish Court SessionMost employers will be aware, not least from recent cases concerning stress, that they have a …
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A survey of HR professionals carried out by Personnel Today this week reveals grass-roots calls for the CIPD to be more political.The findings demonstrate a groundswell of opinion among practitioners …
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A rise in the number of dual career couples and staff demands for work-life balance are creating fresh challenges for HR practitioners in companies that send staff overseas.A report by …
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HR managers want the CIPD to change the timing of its annual conference in Harrogate as it clashes with the half-term holiday.Personneltoday.com readers have responded to its survey asking if …
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Personnel Today’s new web site personneltoday.com scored more than 16,000 page hits last week.The site, which was launched on 24 October, features constantly updated news stories and features. The two …
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MFI’s deputy chairwoman Denise Kingsmill urged blue-chip companies to promote more women HR managers on to boards of directors, at the launch of the first FTSE Female Index last week.The …
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The Royal Bank of Scotland has outsourced the HR task of interviewing staff who leave the company – a move that has doubled the number of exit interviews.Group HR director …