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Hundreds of non-clinical staff at the Dudley Group of Hospitals have again taken strike action over the trust’s planned transfer to the Private Finance Initiative.The 600 non-clinical workers – 96 …

More than 600 key local government employees across 19 Scottish local councils have begun an indefinite strike after Unison rejected the latest pay offer of 6.1 per cent from the …

This week’s survey of 400 companies by the CBI shows that businesses are swamped by administration as a result of the raft of individual and collective rights introduced by the …

A London bus company is employing drivers from France because of a recruitment crisis that has seen unfilled vacancies across the capital rise to nearly 3,000.London United, which is owned …

Rehabilitation after injury in the workplace will be the subject of seminars to be held at Cardiff, Birmingham and Edinburgh.The move follows the launch in the summer of the Government’s …

Fair treatment at work is more likely to motivate staff than better pay, a survey has found.The study also found that job security is an important motivational tool for firms …

NHS chiefs have agreed to a review of staff pay after an out-of-court settlement with one of England’s most senior nurses.The settlement resulted in a substantial award for Margaret Buttigieg, …

Many employees find commuting to work more traumatic than work itself, a survey has found. Of the commuters questioned for the International Stress Management Association survey, 41 per cent worry …

An emergency scheme spearheaded by supermarket giant Safeway’s HR department will allow key employees to continue working in the event of another petrol crisis.Safeway HR controller Maureen Hooper told Personnel …

Staff at more than 60 per cent of British exporters do not have foreign language skills, even though many employers believe this puts them at a disadvantage.Research by Lloyds TSB …

Proposals to revive shipbuilding on Merseyside, which could create more than 1,000 jobs, hang in the balance as pressure mounts on the DTI to fund some of the £344m project. …

HR professionals in the Irish Republic can study a new range of professional and postgraduate management development programmes. The Sheffield Business School – part of Sheffield Hallam University – in …

Failure to introduce knowledge management policies and a lack of skilled staff are the main difficulties facing employers wanting to develop e-business, according to new research.A survey by E-Business Review …

The DfEE has set up a council to promote good leadership within companies in the UK.Sir Michael Bichard, permanent secretary at the Department for Education and Employment, said leaders must …

The Princess Royal has hosted a lunch for 100 major employers to boost job opportunities for people with sensory impairments.The event, held last week at Leeds for employers in the …