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    HR outsourcing continues to rise in US

    by Personnel Today 17 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 17 May 2005

    HR outsourcing is on track to continue record growth in the US, according to new research by consultancy Hewitt Associates.

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    Castro doubles Cuba’s minimum wage

    by Personnel Today 17 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 17 May 2005

    Cuba’s president Fidel Castro has announced plans to more than double the country’s current minimum wage. Labourers earning about 100...

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    Australian unions to oppose plans to reform work rights

    by Personnel Today 17 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 17 May 2005

    Unions in Australia are to hold a national week of action in June in protest at the federal government’s planned...

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    UK workers face more job losses than continental peers

    by dan thomas 16 May 2005
    by dan thomas 16 May 2005

    Workers' rights in the UK lag behind those of almost every other European country, causing greater numbers of job losses here, according to union leaders.

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    Germans break for border as unemployment rockets

    by Personnel Today 11 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 11 May 2005

    Germans are flocking to Austria in search of jobs, especially younger people, driven by high unemployment at home.For decades Germany...

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    US firms complain of high cost of scandal avoidance

    by Personnel Today 11 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 11 May 2005

    Business leaders in the US are complaining to regulators about the cost of complying with a provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley...

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    Don’t pay over the odds for staff in new markets

    by Personnel Today 10 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 10 May 2005

    Wage dynamics in emergent markets still amaze me.I was in Mumbai recently, conducting interviews for two senior roles there. During...

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    German study shows negative effect of supervision

    by Personnel Today 10 May 2005
    by Personnel Today 10 May 2005

     Employee motivation decreases significantly if workers sense distrust from their supervisors, according to new research from Germany’s University of Bonn.Professor...

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    Eleven Rover staff stranded in Asia

    by dan thomas 29 Apr 2005
    by dan thomas 29 Apr 2005

    Eleven of MG Rover's overseas employees are still waiting to return to the UK - more than two weeks after the collapse of the company

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    UK backpackers work in India’s call centres

    by dan thomas 28 Apr 2005
    by dan thomas 28 Apr 2005

    Young people from the UK are funding their travel plans by working for call centres in India

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    Travel industry staff don’t take enough holidays

    by Personnel Today 28 Apr 2005
    by Personnel Today 28 Apr 2005

    More than a quarter of workers in the travel industry do not take their full annual leave, survey shows

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    Lord Patten warns EU HR to raise game to compete

    by Noel O'Reilly 26 Apr 2005
    by Noel O'Reilly 26 Apr 2005

    HR leaders have a major role in helping companies meet the challenges confronting Europe in the 21st century, according to...

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    Senior executives groups form EU confederation

    by Michael Millar 25 Apr 2005
    by Michael Millar 25 Apr 2005

    Three of Europe's leading organisations for company directors have joined forces to form an EU-level confederation to put pressure on the EU as it "steps up its activities on company law issues".

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    Committee of Euro MPs votes to scrap opt-out for WTD

    by Michael Millar 21 Apr 2005
    by Michael Millar 21 Apr 2005

    The employment committee of the European Parliament has voted to scrap the individual opt-out in the Working Time Directive.

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    Business continues to see strategic benefits of outsourcing

    by Quentin Reade 20 Apr 2005
    by Quentin Reade 20 Apr 2005

    The majority of companies still believe there are significant strategic benefits and competitive advantage to outsourcing.

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