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Jandu: establishing focus groups Motor giant Ford has won a reprieve from an investigation by a government equality watchdog into race discrimination at its Dagenham plant.The Commission for Racial Equality …

Delegates learnt about common mistakes in employment tribunals HR professionals took part in a mock employment tribunal at a seminar last week in which speakers Thomas Kibling and Professor Alan …

The personnel director of textile firm Coats Viyella has called for redundancy laws to be clarified. Max Playfer wants to see an end to the conflict between a company’s obligations …

At every HR event, speakers and delegates have been eager to drop words like flexible working into the conversation at every opportunity.The media have been full of articles on the …

Personnel directors in Scotland have warned that councils will find it hard to fund the £1,000 pay rise for key employees.A revised pay deal for 80,000 local government employees was …

The older you are, the happier you are at work, according to research which commends the commitment of staff in their 50s and 60s.A survey of 200 international workers found …

Employers are paying lip service to employee satisfaction, says Investors in People, which runs the Government’s people management standard.Research comparing the attitudes of 700 managers and 700 employees found that …

High “stealth” taxes are driving talented people to work abroad, Conservative leader William Hague has claimed.Employees are being “taxed out of work”, he told the Tory Party conference last week.“The …

Broadcaster ITN is overhauling its graduate training programme to attract more black and working class students.It intends to stop recruiting people with a post-graduate qualification in journalism. Instead it will …

Creating a different culture from parent company Dixons was vital to success in the Internet market, Freeserve’s talent development manager told the conference.Stephanie Oerton said the traditional banding, pay and …

Employment contracts between high-tech employers and professionals with sought-after skills are increasingly becoming “deals”.Alison Sawdey, vice-president of HR at UPC, the largest cable provider in Europe, told the conference that …

Companies looking for the secret to attracting and retaining talent should forget big salaries, share options and work-life balance and look to the company dress code. This was the surprise …

Older workers’ skills are proving crucial to the success of dotcom companies but are underrated by other employers, according to a report by the Industrial Society.Experience Necessary – the Business …

Foreign workers are employed in nearly half of UK companies and the trend is set to grow over the next six months.Research out this week shows that 48 per cent …

The Government is stepping up its zero tolerance campaign to curb violence against front-line health workers. Health authorities and trusts are expected to use new guidance on tackling violence from …