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Pay awards in the manufacturing sector have fallen to a 20-year low while those in financial and business services continue to rise, according to a new report. More than a …
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Letters of the week • On reading the article by Philip Whiteley, "Ministers grapple with qualifications shortfall" (1 February) I wonder which planet the spokesman for the DfEE claims as …
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• Jeremy Rance has been appointed HR director of pensions and investment company NPI, which was recently bought by financial services group AMP. Rance will be responsible for bringing NPI’s …
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Institutional shareholders have blasted major UK companies for failing to disclose their HR strategies to investors. Institutional investment consultancy Pirc reports that despite regularly referring to staff as their most …
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Fear of huge job losses is giving a massive boost to the pro-euro lobby in the Government, according to Sir Ken Jackson, general secretary of the AEEU. Sir Ken, the …
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Job loss fears fuel pro-euro argument threatening withdrawal of investment if Britain does not give a clearer commitment to join.“I have had conversations with inward investors over the last two …
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Relief for employers and the tribunal service came last week when a House of Lords ruling cancelled out an estimated 3,000 claims for sex discrimination. The cases have all been …
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HR departments could help boost productivity by reviewing staff diets, according to a dietitian who plans a major study of eating habits in the workplace. Penny Hunking, managing director of …
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The IPD’s victory in its six-year battle to gain chartered status has been hailed as a massive boost for the personnel profession. From 1 July the organisation will be able …
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Personnel is by far the most popular job title for those working in people management, preliminary results from Personnel Today’s phone poll reveals. From 212 callers, 185 said the profession …
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The profile of personnel managers at top level received a blow last week with the resignation of Mike Kinski from Stagecoach. Kinski was one of the few HR directors to …
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The Government’s failure to explain its approach to implementing the Part-time Work Directive has led to confusion over the draft regulations. Giving people more opportunities to work part-time is one …
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The decision last week by the Privy Council to grant chartered status to the personnel sector is a momentous achievement for the profession and the IPD. It comes at the …
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Applications to employment tribunals reached an all-time high of more than 100,000 last year – up more than 20 per cent on the previous year, figures show. The dramatic jump …
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Soaring costs of private medical insurance could see employers withdrawing the benefit, with dire consequences for staff absence rates, an HR consultancy warns. From April employers will have to pay …