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• Leeds and Holbeck Building Society has appointed Alison Webster as personnel manager. She will lead a five-strong team, taking responsibility for recruitment and selection, staff retention and employee relations. …

With the would-be presidents of the United States currently on the campaign trail, the battle is on to be the top man in the White House. But the winner will …

Trainers have backed the decision of a group of training experts to set up their own institute. Last week Personnel Today reported on the creation of the Institute of Training …

The Government will leave employers in the dark about which staff will be covered by the incoming Part-Time Work regulations until the last minute. Draft regulations on the law – …

Investing in people has played a major role in the success of train operator GNER, according to the firm’s HR director Mike Gooddie. Speaking at a conference last week, Gooddie …

• The vast majority of employees questioned in a survey have little trust in their employers to look after their interests. Replies differed only in the case of employees who …

• Figures showing settlements for manufacturing and service firms show the latter continue to rise steadily. The CBI’s Pay Data Bank survey found manufacturing pay settlements are the lowest since …

• People who live in London and the South East earn the highest average wages in Great Britain. At £520 per week, people living in the capital earn the most …

This month Elaine Code Trainer at Primary International Age "In spirit, 30-something." How long have you been in training? About 10 years. How long have you been with your company? …

Henry Inman is a remarkable champion of lifelong learning. His influence on Richmond Frozen Confectionery’s employees – and the prisoners on work placements there – has made continuous development a …

So, the IPD has achieve its aim of being granted chartered status by the Privy Council. From 1 July, it will become the CIPD and members will be able to …

Education and Employment Secretary David Blunkett has announced reforms to apprenticeship schemes.The move follows revelations that less than one-third of Modern Apprentices leave the scheme with an NVQ Level 3 …

The wealth of e-learning options available seems overwhelming. But it need not be daunting, as Sally O’Reilly foundThe Internet and intranets have been rapidly adopted as channels for delivering IT …

The ability of CBT programs to adapt to the learning preferences of users could be transformed thanks to a new £1.25m EU-funded artificial intelligence project. By Alison ThomasThe trouble with …

Training and development professionals are not taking enough interest in IT skills training, argues Jason WilcoxTraditionally untouched by T&D teams, IT training is often seen as the poor relation to …