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The CIPD has questioned the relevance of A-levels, claiming they provide employers with applicants who are inadequately prepared for the workplace.Roy Harrison, the institute’s adviser on education and training, criticised …
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The nature of leadership in an uncertain age dominates management thinking. But are leaders really any different now from how they’ve always been? Stephen Overell reportsAre business leaders worthy of …
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Despite a shaky start, New Deal has survived – and through the lessons learnt in its first two years, new targets are being set. Philip Whiteley and Gill Sargeant reportWhen …
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A massive jump in the number of employees taking their employers to tribunal has sparked fears there will be no end in sight to the soaring number of legal cases.Individual …
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IT giant Unisys has announced a $200m (£138m) deal to outsource its HR to the same company chosen by outsourcing pioneer BP Amoco late last year.The deal with American firm …
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Three television adverts featuring celebrities are being used to kick-start a national recruitment campaign for the police force.The £7m Could you? Police campaign, devised by M&C Saatchi, will aim to …
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Ford faces an inquiry by the Commission for Racial Equality at its Dagenham production plant if it does not draw up an anti-racism action plan in line with a strict …
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Paternity, not maternity, leave should be increased if inequality between men and women in the workplace is ever to be overcome, the Industrial Society claims in a controversial report.Mothers Versus …
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The Government’s New Deal has the potential to reduce skills shortages, according to a report from the Industrial Society, published this week.Research on the controversial welfare-to-work scheme shows that where …
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The Government has extended its consultation period on laws which would allow companies to monitor e-mails and telephone calls coming into the office for certain staff while they are off …
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Local government across Scotland was crippled by industrial action last week when 70,000 Unison members took part in a one-day strike over pay.All 32 councils were affected when staff and …
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Staff at Vauxhall Motors could still benefit from a bonus linked to the strength or weakness of the pound, even though they missed the first opportunity, HR director Bruce Warman …
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Two consortiums are on the shortlist to create a computer-based payroll and HR system for the NHS (Personnel Today, 4 April 2000). They are: McKesson HBOC, Oracle and PWC; and …
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Top consultancy firms say they have no plans to match the £10,000 golden handshake Andersen Consulting is offering graduate recruits.Andersen has raised the stakes in an already fiercely competitive graduate …
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Toshiba Information Systems is considering introducing a flexible benefits package to avoid setting up a stakeholder pension scheme.The company already runs an occupational money purchase pension scheme, but because certain …