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The EC is planning new regulations to safeguard human rights. With the UK’s Human Rights Act coming into force on 2 October, is it necessary?The proposal of the European Commission …
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Senior HR directors have called for the profession to take the lead in eliminating racism, which is still rife in UK companies.Francesca Okosi, HR director for the London Borough of …
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The head of human capital at Arthur Anderson has hit back at claims that the term is an insult to employees.Michael Stanley said the phrase human capital sends out the …
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ICL is pressing ahead with the shake-up of its HR function despite the decision by its parent company to pull out of a flotation at the eleventh hour.The “web enablement …
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A war of words raged across the electronic ether this week when a report claimed on-line job sites are selling Internet job-hunters short.Conventional engineering recruitment company Wynnwith commissioned David Hall, …
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The Prison Officers Association has won the backing of the TUC and is seeking a meeting with Home Secretary Jack Straw.The POA has told the Central Arbitration Committee not to …
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A survey of more than 100 senior HR directors has questioned the Industrial Society’s theory that bright young achievers are holding companies to ransom.Although the high achievers in the so-called …
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The country’s buoyant banking and financial sector is driving HR professionals away from the manufacturing industries.Steve French, managing director of HR recruitment agency TMP Worldwide, said the booming service sector …
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The Government’s shake-up of the NHS will move HR up the agenda in the health service, according to the sector’s personnel body.Issues such as recruitment, retention, training and work-life balance …
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An expert has poured cold water on findings that as many as nine out of 10 call centres in the UK now offer stress counselling to reduce staff turnover levels.Nearly …
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Working for a dotcom business does not guarantee greater financial rewards than a job in the old economy.E-businesses offer similar salaries to other companies and the number with share plans …
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The number of British employees who work from home has jumped by a quarter in a year and only suspicious managers are holding back more from doing so.Using data from …
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An analysis of the bonus schemes offered by the UK’s top 350 companies has revealed the most popular maximum bonus award for executive directors is 50 per cent of salary. …
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BT and Andersen Consulting got the green light for their HR outsourcing joint venture, e-peopleserve, last week.The European competition authorities approved their plans to set up the company, which will …