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£ Private equity firms all work in exactly the same way. First they raise funds from investors, usually company pension funds, but occasionally wealthy individuals. Having raised a fund of …
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The reason has nothing to do with redundancies and efficiency savings.It is because high technology start-ups require capital to finance both technology investment and, crucially, staff expansion. In May, Penta …
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On-line recruitment service Totaljobs.com, which is owned by Personnel Today’s publisher Reed Business Information, has teamed up with legal and taxation publisher Butterworths to introduce an on-line recruitment service for …
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Head of HR and recruitment at Lastminute.com, an Internet-based company which specialises in offering last-minute travel deals and other services• Nicola Alchorn graduated from Liverpool University in 1995 with a …
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• In 1996, Charterhouse, led by Gordon Bonnyman, paid the Government £527m for Porterbrook, the train leasing business. Seven months later it sold it for £825m. Its equity stake of …
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Yet although the distance between from one European country to another may be smaller than in the US, the obstacles that need to be overcome are considerably greater. Cultural barriers …
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• Employee relations in the European rail industry are undergoing transformation, with moves away from state ownership and collective bargaining at national level, a major survey has found. Key changes …
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A senior HR manager in the railway industry has disputed findings that most staff are compensated for working bank holidays.The study of groups of staff working in 110 organisations, carried …
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The Mori poll, commissioned by recruitment company Adecco, questioned more than 500 men in full-time work across the country aged between 20 and 50. Eighty-one per cent of those questioned …
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People in work still feel insecure, even though large areas of the country have near full employment, a report by the Economic and Social Research Council has found.Just over 10 …
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The chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality has pledged to overhaul the faltering Leadership Challenge – the joint venture with the Government to promote race equality in the workplace.Gurbux …
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Research revealed exclusively to Personnel Today shows call centre managers think that a substantial amount of introductory training is being provided for team supervisors. But when staff were quizzed, they …
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Established companies are already using Internet technology to reduce costs, improve performance and move into new markets. There is also a wealth of new e-businesses emerging, which challenge the status …
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The company has a long history as an employer of ethnic minority staff and black employees make up 30 per cent of its workforce.Workers are actively encouraged to challenge racial …
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A study into leadership and management challenges in the changing economy, commissioned by the DTI and DfEE, found that organisations which embrace diversity are gaining a competitive advantage.Appointing women and …