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Some views on work relationships “The manufacturing sector is very traditional in that many families work in the same environment. Consensual relationships are accepted as commonplace and not necessarily discouraged.”“This …
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US-based Delta Air Lines is offering staff virtually free PCs to use at home in a bid to aid HR communication.HR director for Europe, Laura Butcher, said giving staff home …
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Murray: future redundancy issue HR staff at universities and colleges across the UK face strike action after public sector union Unison called for a ballot of its 60,000 members.The union …
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Employers have won the fight to monitor staff e-mails and telephone calls under new government rules – but have been warned to inform staff first.In a coup for business, the …
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Harman: wants employers to get a lump sum for taking on returners The Government is considering paying “baby bonuses” to employers to encourage them to take on women returning to …
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Health service personnel managers and unions have questioned whether tough NHS performance targets set by the Government can be put into practice.Newly elected president of health service HR managers body …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …