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The Best Value regime will place severe restrictions on local authorities’ ability to secure favourable terms and conditions for outsourced staff, the national employers’ body has warned.Working closely on HR …
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More than one wayThe business case for flexibility must be done at a “micro” level, because not all jobs can be done in the same way – and a single …
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Anderson is taking over from John Cridland following his promotion to deputy director-general (News, 13 June). She will focus her attention on European developments, the business manifesto for the next …
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Thousands more Bank of Scotland managers are to be put through their paces in the use of knowledge management.Ann Jakeman, Bank of Scotland’s director of organisational training, said the move …
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The virtual community Trainingzone.co.uk has been listed as one of two finalists for the “best e-commerce site” of the year. The site, run by Sift Group, will take part in …
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• Charlie Keeling has been appointed partner, global head of human capital development and member of the executive management committee at the Capital Markets Company. Keeling joins Capital from PricewaterhouseCoopers …
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What is the most important lesson you have leant in your career?Maintain your personal credibility and integrity, keep communication channels open and take responsibility when things go wrong.What is the …
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May 2000 Formed QC People Management 1988-1999 Various HR roles, including employment relations manager, RAC Motoring Services 1983-1988 Personnel & Training Officer, Scottish & Newcastle Breweries1978-1983 Personnel Officer British Timken1995 …
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If the employment contract has been concluded despite it always having been clear that a work permit would be required, and there was never any intention to apply for it, …
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He would do to it what venture capitalists do: they snap up struggling firms for a snip, plump them up, streamline, rationalise, asset strip and, oh yes, sack, before selling …
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According to The Graduate Labour Market in London, only 61 per cent of recent graduates said they developed time management skills as a result of their course.About the same number …
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The number of days lost each year to absence in the public sector stands at 9.2 per cent, compared with an average figure of 8.5 per cent for the private …
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Other categories for demonstrating commitment include feedback on gender issues, achieved by 42.9 per cent of organisations, inclusion of progress in annual report (25.5 per cent), and dissemination of success …
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Jobs in Germany are no longer for life – they might not even be for a year. Sacha Grosjean, of German law firm Velten Franz Jakoby, looks at how traditional …
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Nurturing and retaining knowledge is key to efficient business for now and the future. Stephanie Sparrow looks at how companies are making the most of informationThe global gathering of HR …