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It is high time financial penalties were increased to stop time-wasters taking cases to employment tribunals, according to Personnel Today readers.Gill Cassidy from Curtina said, “It is about time some …
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• Thorn UK, one of Britain’s largest electrical retailers, has appointed The Prolog Group to manage its payroll and HR functions. Thorn, which owns Radio Rentals and employs 6,000 people, …
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The medical profession will face a severe recruitment crisis if authorities do not act quickly to repair the damage to its reputation, the health service personnel managers body has warned.John …
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Employers in the engineering sector have attacked the Government for failing to spend enough on education as they warn that weak skills are becoming an “Achilles’ heel” for UK companies.The …
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• A training web site listing more than 20,000 IT training courses and events was launched this month. The move by worldoftraining.com follows the massive demand for IT courses which …
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Personnel professionals will be expected to play a full part in the delivery of improvements to health in the workplace, following the Government’s announcement of a joint strategy for occupational …
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Job candidates with Internet literacy skills are three times more likely to be offered work.Secretarial recruitment consultancy Office Angels conducted a survey to investigate the level of employer demand for …
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British managers value the people factor in business more highly than their European counterparts, but are less comfortable than most with IT, according to European Commission-backed research.Despite the caricature of …
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The Bank of Scotland New Deal coordinator has praised trainees as loyal employees and wants to expand the numbers taken on by the company.It is to begin taking on New …
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• Gil Parsons has been appointed managing consultant at Coutts’ London office. She heads a team of 12 consultants and support staff. As well as working in Coutts dealing with …
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What is the most important lesson you have learnt in your career? To achieve a healthy balance between work and play.What is the strangest situation you have had to deal …
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1987-to date Founder, managing director, CEO of PWA1986-1988 HR manager, Mars Electronics1984-1986 Personnel officer, Fisons Pharmaceuticals R&D (now Astra Zeneca)1983-1984 Leicester Poly, one year full-time IPD course1980-1983 Graduate trainee, personnel …
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Methods used to give staff a sense of inclusion in decisions range from employee suggestions schemes (43 per cent) and employee attitude surveys (43 per cent) to employee share ownership …
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The second most important skill is creativity (65 per cent this year and 48 per cent five years ago), says a report due from Henley Management College this month.Fifty-four per …