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Statutory union recognition has turned into a non-barking dog with only nine disputed claims since June.The most controversial part of the Employment Relations Act has failed to ignite, said Dominic …
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Male managers promote other men because they see them as having greater financial responsibilities than women, according to a report by the Industrial Society.The study says male managers’ perception of …
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Top companies are embracing the idea of shared services as an alternative to outsourcing HR administration. The approach allows organisations to keep HR in-house by setting up resources in one …
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The chief executive of a change management scheme has claimed its staff empowering strategies have contributed to Ireland’s economic turnaround.Dan Flinter claims companies involved in Enterprise Ireland have benefited from …
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Government plans to overhaul performance management in the NHS will cast HR in a central role.Hugh Taylor, HR director of the NHS Executive, told delegates at the conference of health …
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HR professionals have a golden opportunity to boost their profile with the Government’s new plan for the NHS but will only succeed if they increase their skills at organisational development.The …
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Delegates heard how new bodies announced in the NHS Plan will oversee the development of HR practice in the health service. A workforce taskforce made up of local managers, members …
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The Health and Safety Commission has targeted managers in higher and further education establishments and published a guide to looking after the health and safety of researchers.John Cullen, chair of …
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The quality of training for university employees was called into question this week after undercover researchers found staff failed to respond properly to calls from prospective students.The researchers – posing …
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Company web sites are failing to generate applications for secretarial vacancies at City firms, a survey found.The research by recruitment consultants Joslin Rowe showed about 15 per cent of employers …
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Staff at Ford’s Dagenham plant are to be balloted on strike action following a two-hour unofficial walkout last week. The move follows Ford’s announcement in May that it plans to …
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Soft benefits like dressing down policies fail to persuade employees to stick with companies – they want hard cash incentives.The findings come in a survey by NOP commissioned by newmonday.com, …
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The Liberal Democrats would scrap the Learning and Skills Council and replace it with a new body in charge of lifelong learning and training.At its annual conference in Bournemouth last …
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The traditional nine-to-five office job carried out by secretarial, clerical and administrative staff is being replaced by flexible work arrangements.Nearly two-thirds of companies allow employees to stagger their start and …
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The Health and Safety Executive and Unison want examples of good practice in tackling backpain among cleaning staff.The information from the joint initiative will be fed to the Robens Centre …