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Economic volatility has continued to provide headaches for international HR managers, the latest cost of living survey by William M Mercer shows.Expatriate postings in eastern Asia have rapidly become more …
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HR professionals must react to the IT skills crisis with faster recruitment procedures or they will fail to keep pace with change.This was the stark message to delegates attending the …
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Only one in 70 employers surveyed uses younger staff as mentors to help older staff meet the challenges of e-business, says a study.This policy of reverse mentoring gives companies tackling …
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Personnel directors who are on the board of companies should champion older people’s rights otherwise age diversity policies will not be taken seriously.HR director at Customs and Excise Richard Allen …
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Part-time catering and cleaning staff could miss out on the protection of the latest regulations which came into force last week.The Part-Time Work regulations extend to all part-time staff but …
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A home computing package worth more than £1,000 is up for grabs in a prize draw to encourage participation in the Personnel Today/PWA Software Survey. Five crates of champagne will …
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• Members of insurance company Standard Life have voted against demutualisation, despite the promise of £6,000 windfalls. Fifty-four per cent of members voted against the bid by Monaco-based Fred Woollard …
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A research project claims to have come up with the definitive measurements for assessing the value of HR to an organisation.The project involved 40 HR professionals from companies including GKN, …
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A new code of practice on conducting industrial action ballots is set to reduce legal disputes between employers and unions.Provisions in the Employment Relations Act 1999, which come into effect …
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Fewer candidates are coming forward to join dotcoms following stock market fluctuations and the collapse and merging of several high-profile Internet businesses.Market uncertainties have reduced the appeal of the dotcom …
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HR professionals need to drive through flexible working policies or see their organisations struggle against “more enlightened” competitors.A survey has found that many organisations will still be failing to allow …
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Many of the qualities that mark out successful managers can pose hidden risks, an audience of City HR professionals heard.Speaking at a seminar, author and broadcaster Adrian Furnham, professor of …
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The TUC has opened a learndirect centre at its National Education Centre in north London. Aimed at local adults, it is one of 251 being developed by the University for …
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UK staff are failing to make their voice heard through European works councils, a conference has heard.Willy Coupar, director of the Involvement and Participation Association, told the Modernising Workplace Relations …
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A report has highlighted the “direct and immediate relationship between the provision of social protection and decent work”. Better coordination between social protection, labour market and anti-poverty policies are also …