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Employers face hefty fines for not following a proper disciplinary procedure, so they need to get it right When employers lose unfair dismissal cases arising from staff misconduct, it is …
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For employers, direct sex and race discrimination is defined as less favourable treatment to an employee on the ground of their race or sex. Employers could be forgiven for thinking, …
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The UK technology benchmark, techMARK 100, continued its recovery last week and gave many investors something to smile about alter the recent heavy falls in the sector. Same of the …
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Employers and recruiters have welcomed government plans to offer fast-track work permits to overseas staff in industries suffering skills shortages. The new arrangement, being pushed forward by the DfEE, is …
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Many HR and recruitment professionals believe traditional character references to be inaccurate, according to a study carried out by NOP for the Association of Search and Selection Consultants. Despite …
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Universities should make their courses more flexible to allow students to carry on studying while they are in work, employment minister Malcolm Wicks has said. Speaking to the Universities’ Association …
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Business success is reliant on leaders gaining a philosophical edge to foster good staff relations, argues Jo Parker With the “balance of power” set to swing back towards employees, courtesy …
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The Government’s proposals on trade union recognition are in danger of hauling employment relations back to the dark ages of the 1970s when the emphasis was on confrontation, engineering employers …
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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 …