The lack of skilled labour in manufacturing will hamper small firms’ ability to meet demand, according to the UK’s largest...
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HMV has announced it will buy seven Fopp stores, saving some 70 jobs, following the news that Fopp went into...
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210 IT jobs to move to India as Lloyds TSB axes permanent and contractor posts in UK
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherLloyds TSB is to offshore a further 210 UK jobs to India from October, it confirmed yesterday.
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Royal & Sun Alliance (R&SA) is to axe 700 jobs, including up to 500 posts in the UK, in a...
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Finance firm C&G, formerly Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society, is to close 31 of its 195 branches in November, with...
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Olympic Delivery Authority and unions on verge of signing agreement on direct employment to build London Olympic stadium
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA deal on employment conditions for the London 2012 Olympic Games project has been ratified by construction unions, according to...
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Leading employer Compass threatens to review relationship with hospitality sector skills council People 1st
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe leading employer in the catering and hospitality industry has threatened to scale back support for sector skills council People...
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McDonald’s gives fast food chain staff in China a pay rise of more than 12%
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMcDonald’s is to increase the pay of its 50,000 Chinese staff by up to 56%, according to reports in the...
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HR jobs at Sainsbury’s are under threat following a radical shake-up of its HR function affecting up to 1,800 employees.The...
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Conciliation service Acas is spending almost £2m on employees who chose to leave the organisation in the past year, despite...
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The Skills for Business network was set up to boost UK productivity and profitability by identifying and tackling skills gaps on a sector-by-sector basis.The network is made up of 25 sector skills councils covering 85% of the entire workforce. They are employer-led, independent, sector-based and UK-wide.You'll find a sector skills council that represents your industry in this directory.
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Why aren’t employers paying more attention to developing their leaders (Personnel Today, 26 June)? It seems self-evident that continually building the...
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The compensation paid by employers who discriminated against employees fell by almost £1m last year, as the number of successful...
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UK manufacturing jobs declined at their lowest rate for two years in the past quarter, despite a fall in demand...
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As Gordon Brown jetted off to the US to see president Bush last week, Guru wondered whether the prime minister...