Global HR
Wal-Mart to close store with unionised staff
Wal-Mart is to close a store in Canada where workers have won the right to trade union recognition.
EU needs 20 million more workers by 2030
The active labour force in the European Union will be 20 million short of the levels required to sustain growth and pay for an ageing population by 2030.
BT signs 10-year global HR deal with Accenture
The UK telecoms giant has extended its outsourcing arrangement for HR services to staff and pensioners to cover employees in 37 other countries
Managers need international experience
Managers must notch up international experience if they are serious about making it to the top
EU moves to show value of qualifications
Initiative will help jobseekers prove the value of their qualifications in other EU countries
Malawi judges strike over official cars
Judges in Malawi have gone on strike over the government’s failure to replace their official vehicles.
T&G claims Jersey staff face worst employment laws in Western world
Jersey workers face the worst employment laws in the Western world, according to the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G).Today...
Europe gives green light to Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft
The European Commission has followed the lead of authorities in the US in clearing the way for Oracle's acquisition of HR software provider PeopleSoft
Levelling the playing field for over-50s in Europe
A Europe-wide project is aiming to improve the understanding and opportunities for the 50-plus workforce. DeeDee Doke reportsOlder working women...
Ireland ready to legislate to overcome the bullies
The Irish Government has indicated it will bring in stronger legislation to
combat workplace bullying if a new body set...
The human factor in Sudan
Working for HR in the voluntary sector can often seem a humdrum existence. But when Katherine Galliano was sent to...
France admits that short week just isn’t working
The 35-hour working week has been a financial disaster in France, according
to the French Government.
It claims the compulsory...
The world in their hands
What challenges do global HR professionalsface in theirday-to-day roles? Meet two women and two men who head up their organisations’...
Luxembourg workers net the biggest slice of pay
Workers
from Luxembourg, France and Spain earn the highest net salaries in Europe,
according to a new survey.
The
report,...
35-hour week has increased the quality of life in France
More than half of the staff that have switched to a 35-hour
week in France believe it has improved their...
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