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The London Fire Brigade is recruiting an equality manager in its push to weed out racism and bullying and improve the ethnic mix of its workforce. The individual will report …
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Many employers do not bother to draft in cover for long-term sick leave, exposing themselves to claims for stress from other staff. A new study has found that while half …
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Partnership is under threat in some organisations because managers are taking its benefits for granted and reverting to type, the Involvement and Participation Association’s chairman Willy Coupar told delegates. Some …
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Rolls Royce staved off mass redundancies and skills shortages thanks to its partnership with unions, the conference heard. A time-banking arrangement kept staff on full pay during the downturn a …
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HR managers at a US-owned car components plant in Wales are banned from talking about partnership when they visit the States. The BorgWarner Automotive plant has a thriving partnership deal, …
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Low rates of completion by trainees on Modern Apprenticeships has prompted ministers to consider new powers and incentives for employers. Only a third of Modern Apprentices reach NVQ Level 3, …
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The Government has appointed a team of top experts to help it promote flexible working with employers. Announcing the appointments last week, equal opportunities minister Margaret Hodge said the committee …
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The search is on for high-flying women who could be nominated for the European Women of Achievement Awards. The organiser, the European Union of Women, has made a point of …
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This week’s news in brief Hours law claim The TUC has renewed its claim that changes to the Working Time directive are "legally wrong". In its formal response to the …
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Clare Roberts has been appointed HR director at Black and Decker’s power tool manufacturing plant at Spennymoor, County Durham. She returns to the plant where she was previously personnel and …
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• Sue Eilfield has joined The Financial Times newspaper as HR director. She was previously at The Body Shop for six and a half years, most recently as HR manager …
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We enlisted the help of Feng Shui consultant Lesley Lauren Carrington to assess the Bluewater Quiet Room and Clark Levy’s ‘below stairs area’. She used a Chinese compass to measure …
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The conditions are now right for HR to have more involvement in strategic decision-making, explains the IPD’s Ward Griffiths Based on the Cranfield Survey findings that "only half of HR …
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Human resources expertise is coming to the aid of the England cricket team as new contracts are finalised for the top players. Between 12 and 16 top players will opt …
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No one will leave the New Deal gateway scheme without literacy and numeracy skills, the Government pledged last week. Minister for employment Tessa Jowell made the promise at the employment …