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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

American HR professionals are becoming increasingly anxious about staff turnover, with many large organisations losing a quarter of their employees each year.The Society of Human Resource Management said 84 per …

• Amanda Ravey has been appointed HR director of Whitbread Hotels, which is based in Luton, Bedfordshire. She moves from Whitbread plc where she held the role of compensation and …

What is the most important lesson you have learnt in your career?That it is often your own employees who have the answers to many of your business problems.What is the …

According to joint research by the Employers Forum on Age and outplacement consultancy Sanders & Sidney, about 62.8 per cent either agreed or strongly agreed with the need for Government …

The next most important factors are interesting work (57 per cent) followed by level of pay (45 per cent) and job security (40 per cent). A further 36 per cent …

Of senior administrators, 19 per cent are women, as are 29 per cent of middle administrators or managers.But 38 per cent of public appointments, which includes elected officers, are women. …

Despite the growing impact of EU law on employment rights, the harmonisation of employment law across the union is still a long way off. Michele Bignami of Italian law firm …

This month Vivianne Child, director of alchemy at First Quench, which owns Thresher, Victoria Wine, Wine Rack, Bottoms Up, Drinks Direct and the Enjoyment web site, age 39 How long …