The poor skills levels of school leavers is a national problem with “no silver bullet”, the Chartered Institute of Personnel...
Economics, government & business
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The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has admitted to Personnel Today that not a single company has signed its...
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The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has donated more than £70,000 to an East Midlands redevelopment scheme to help keep jobs on the...
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After 10 years as prime minister, Tony Blair is expected to announce his resignation this week. But will the world of business be bidding him a fond farewell?
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Following a government initiative to get employees interested in all matters financial, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has suggested linking up with schemes already introduced by employers.
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Research conducted by Energy & Utility Skills has found that only one-quarter of the energy and utility sector workforce are...
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Birmingham uses skills programme Fair Cities to prepare unemployed applicants for street-cleaning jobs
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryBirmingham City Council has been working with Fair Cities, an employer-driven skills programme, to recruit street cleaners from areas in...
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HR software company Northgate buys majority stake in international outsourcing company Arinso
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryHR software company Northgate has bought a majority stake in international outsourcing company Arinso. The purchase is the first step...
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Personnel Today readers have expressed their shock at the £500,000 salary package on offer to the new director-general of the...
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Life for those trying to figure out what IT skills actually mean should be easier with the launch of a...
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Pay rates for learning and development (L&D) staff in England vary widely with those in London by far the best...
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Housebuilder Barratt Developments will shed up to 400 jobs in the wake of its £2.2bn purchase of rival, Wilson Bowden,...
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HR professionals would have a vital role to play if in-house training was accredited on the high street, according to...
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Chris Tarrant has been responsible for many things – including a few rich pub quiz bores and a boot-shaped hole...
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Rising unemployment in London has been blamed in part for the seven-year variation in the average life expectancy of people...