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The Government is to write an occupational Highway Code for staff who drive during work time, including company car drivers.Health and safety minister Lord Whitty told a seminar on managing …
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Employers are being warned to tread carefully when dealing with poor performance following a landmark decision in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.In judgment on a case involving the Heinz food company …
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Management skills training does not work, according to a new book.Author Bill McAneny argues management training fails to effectively enhance the performance of managers. He claims, it simply creates a …
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Allegations against Kamlesh Bahl, vice-president of the Law Society, have cost her her job.She resigned following a vote by the governing body of the Law Society to suspend her on …
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Senior HR professionals have just two weeks left to book a place at this year’s Eversheds Employers’ Convention supported by Personnel Today. The event at Oulton Hall Hotel, Leeds, on …
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An employment law consultancy has defended its decision not to discipline a male manager after a remark he made led to a successful sex discrimination claim.Manchester-based Peninsula Business Services lost …
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Over 70,000 Post Office staff around the country are taking part in a training programme backing the £1bn drive to get touch-screen technology into the UK’s 19,000 post offices.The programme …
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The dramatic sale and break-up of Rover by BMW has sparked calls for more consultation rights for staff in the UK.The Industrial Society last week called for a stronger law, …
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A leading partner in the Government’s Longbridge task force has expressed doubts over its ability to find new jobs for Rover staff.The task force will use £129m from the Government …
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The number of men aged 55 to 65 not in work has doubled in the past 20 years.A report by the Institute of Directors found that while many men may …
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London Mayoral hopefuls put workplace skills high on the political agenda last week, urging employers to invest in training at a debate on skills and employment in London.But frontrunner, independent …
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A council is offering staff the chance to take career breaks of up to three years and return to the same job.North East Derbyshire District Council said the unpaid leave …
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Well-known UK employers such as Grand Metropolitan, Ladbroke and BOC, provide inferior pension benefits to their competitors, according to a survey of about 300 occupational schemes.By contrast, MPs enjoy the …
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There were fears this week of the impact of the Government’s latest education initiative on teacher recruitment.Education Secretary David Blunkett wants all schools to have a quarter of their pupils …
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Rodney Bickerstaffe, general secretary of Britain’s biggest union Unison, launched a withering attack on the Government last Friday for its “hypocrisy” and failure to deliver on partnership.At the annual Society …