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An Edinburgh-based company is allowing recruits to work from anywhere in the world in a bid to secure the talent it needs to expand. Telecoms software provider KSCL wants to …
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Staff are increasingly throwing as many allegations as they can at employers to give them the best chance of winning in tribunals. Statistics released last week by conciliation service Acas …
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All younger managers are interested in working from home and half want to retire early, according to an attitudes survey carried out by Management Today. Out of 18- to 34-year-old …
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Businesses and disability organisations are being asked to respond to a new draft code of practice on rights of access for disabled people that come into force in October 2004. …
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Employers which do not step up efforts to prevent employees getting ill from stress will be burdened with heavier premiums for long-term disability cover, an HR consultancy has warned. Results …
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Cranfield School of Management has launched a business incubator to help its students set up new technology companies. It is the latest development in the move to bring educational institutions …
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Companies’ track records on employment practice, training and management are to become key issues when bidding for local authority contracts in the future. As part of a shake-up under Best …
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• Lastminute.com’s financial results for the second quarter exceeded analysts’ expectations last week. In the three months to 31 March, Lastminute’s turnover increased to £834,000, more than double its turnover …
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People issues are increasingly at the top of managers’ agendas, but this is not enhancing the standard of the HR department, according to the Institute of Management. Research carried out …
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Skills shortages are set to intensify in both manufacturing and services, the latest Recruitment Confidence Index shows. The quarterly index shows a healthy positive balance of firms expecting employment growth. …
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The Government has come under fire for failing to consider the impact on small business when implementing legislation. A report by the better regulation task force said the Government paid …
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Restrictions on the employment of sportsmen and women may be justified, even when these infringe EU employment legislation, the European Court of First Instance has ruled. But this only applies …
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If you still think the only way the Web impacts on HR is in work hours lost to employee surfing, then it’s time to look at the range of HR-oriented …
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Employers are calling on London Mayor Ken Livingstone to put the capital’s skills gaps at the top of his agenda. National training organisations, the employer-run bodies responsible for identifying sector …
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Mergers and acquisitions and business restructures are the biggest challenges facing the country’s top HR professionals. These, closely followed by the need to recruit and develop skilled staff, were the …