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Web-based people and knowledge management software company Meta4 has announced it is acquiring Cyborg Systems, the UK-based HR and payroll company.Through the terms of the acquisition, Cyborg UK’s management team …
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Unprecedented demand for staff in Edinburgh and dramatically rising living costs and house prices are leading to calls for a "weighting" element to be included in salary costs to attract …
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New legislation proposed by the European Commission looks set to have far-reaching effects on dealing with workplace prejudice across member states A world where racism is not tolerated, and people …
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Despite horrific disasters such as Paddington, Southall, Piper Alpha and the Herald of Free Enterprise, there have only ever been three convictions for corporate manslaughter in this country. Francis Kean …
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We have plenty of experience to share with private-sector counterparts, says award-winning county council Local government personnel departments started the new millennium with an enhanced reputation delivering quality services. New …
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• UK-based business partnership organisation Business Link Wiltshire and Swindon has carried out training for 18 business counsellors in Kenya to enable them to be NVQ level assessors. Charlotte Mannion, …
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Employees will have to pay to take their employers to tribunal if they are deemed to have a weak case, it has emerged.Personnel Today has learnt that DTI plans to …
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Too many teenagers are being pushed into doing A-levels because of the “second-class” status of vocational qualifications, the CBI has warned.Launching a survey on modern apprenticeships, the CBI’s director of …
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Ineffective use of IT due to lack of training is costing organisations millions, according to a new book.Learning to Succeed in Business with Information Technology argues that the majority of …
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Union recognition is back on the agenda and heading your way in less than a month. The hardy perennial of industrial relations is set to raise its head once more …
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Scottish Equitable, a Dutch-owned, Edinburgh-based pension and life assurance company, is actively encouraging the over-40s to apply for 100 new customer services posts.The company already employs 3,000 staff at its …
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Occupational health specialist Ethos has won a government grant to conduct a survey into the causes and prevention of back pain in the workplace. The Oxfordshire-based firm is to run …
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The Halifax bank is to promote efforts to boost representation of ethnic minority staff with a series of equal opportunities road-shows. A similar initiative developed in 1999 saw the proportion …
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A landmark £12m equal pay settlement won by a group of female speech and language therapists has been described as a “wake-up call” for employers.The women, backed by the MSF …
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Employers in the South East are in danger of losing their business and staff to European firms unless they improve their competitiveness, a study has found.The region, which covers London …