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University graduates are being offered so-called "golden hello’s" by engineering employers faced with skills shortages.A survey by the Engineering Employers’ Federation found some organisations are also offering recruits help with …
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In previous generations, work-related stress just simply wasn’t an issue. You got paid to do a job and you went in and did it, and dealt with any pressures it …
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Pharmaceutical companies with Investors in People status appear more prepared to accept the costs associated with training employees with specialist skills, according to a study carried out for the Pharmaceutical …
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Senior personnel officers and chief executives in local government met this week to thrash out a plan for attracting talented people into the sector.Both groups are concerned that changes forced …
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HR management is key to beating the ill-health retirement culture prevalent in local authorities, according to the director of operations of the London Pensions Fund Authority.At the recent National Association …
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UK employers forced to compete in the global marketplace are becoming increasingly frustrated by applicants’ "inadequate" foreign language skills.The Nuffield Languages Inquiry found a mismatch between business supply and demand.Setting …
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Employment research organisation Incomes Data Services has launched an on-line service to allow international HR players to get the latest information about the European market. The service is accessible to …
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The pension bill handed to employers as a result of a recent European legal case has been vastly exaggerated, experts have claimed.The European Court of Justice has advised the UK …
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The DTI is calling for applications for the second round of awards from the Partnership Fund.The fund is intended to make more organisations aware of the benefits of partnership by …
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The European Commission has ruled that two Scandinavian schemes lowering taxes associated with recruiting experts from abroad do not constitute illegal state aid.Brussels said because employers in all sectors benefited …
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UK companies could be losing millions of pounds when expatriate assignments fail through lack of cultural research.A report has claimed 63 of 100 organisations surveyed reported failed expatriate assignments – …
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Senior secretaries are now working an average day of more than nine hours – and reaping the financial benefits.Recruitment specialist Reed claims more than 40 per cent of secretaries work …
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Teachers are suffering from stress because of lack of support from superiors, according to NUT general secretary Doug McAvoy.McAvoy made the comment in response to the case of a 45-year-old …
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Nearly two-thirds of UK employees do not feel their organisation recognises the work/life balance, according to a study by Aon Consulting.The UK@Work survey of 1,570 employees found just 39 per …
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In the bid to find and retain the best staff, some companies are exploring the wilder paths of ‘alternative’ recruitment and motivational techniques. But are they serious business tools, or …