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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Tower Hamlets employees walked out when the policy was introduced A local authority has set a precedent by telling staff who smoke to make up the time they spend on …
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The performance of health service HR departments will in future be linked to how much funding their trusts receive, the Government has announced.Under the NHS HR performance framework for the …
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British Airways has “removed from duty” 11 pilots and three cabin crew members after allegations in a television documentary that they breached regulations on drinking alcohol before flights. The claims …
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Secretary general of the European Human Resource Network – a cross-sectoral information network for European employers dealing with issues of employment and labour market in Europe.It is the time of …
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Recruitment agency Manpower is offering free training to the 1,700 Millennium Dome hosts who will find themselves without a job when the Dome closes on 31 December. Manpower, which recruited …
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A doctor with a drinking problem has lost her claim that her dismissal was discriminatory. Stephanie Bekker claimed that as an alcoholic she should be protected under the Americans with …
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When it comes to e-business and Internet projects, please disregard the hype, hysteria and consultancy-speak. The critical success factors for these projects are exactly the same as for other IT …
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What’s cache?A temporary file in which a browser saves the pages it has accessed on the Web. It’s designed to speed up your browsing – checking whether it holds a …
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Attorney-General v Wheen, 2000, IRLR 461, EATOver a period of time, Wheen had instituted 13 separate sets of proceedings (against various persons) before employment tribunals, all of which failed. A …