The UK is about to start its latest six-month presidency of the European Union, and it is a difficult time....
Global HR
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Good-looking employees earn more than plain people Workers in the US with below-average looks earn 9% less per hour than...
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Six months after the Asian tsunami disaster, occupational health (OH) professionals have proved themselves invaluable to the UK aid effort.Dr...
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Hundreds of thousands of South Africans are taking part in a nationwide strike today.
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TUC calls on Blair to be clearer on plans for European reform.
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Experts warn offshoring companies to tighten security after bank scandal
by dan thomasby dan thomasIn the wake of the Sun newspaper investigation, companies offshoring work have been urged to tighten up security.
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Police in Edinburgh have denied they are advising workers to dress down during the G8 summit in July to avoid trouble with anti-poverty protesters.
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UK’s HR community may be feeling down, but in Scandinavia the profession is on a high. Ross Bentley finds himself dreaming of the fjords
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Commuters in Northern Ireland are being urged to leave the car at home and cycle to work as part of Bike2Work week, which begins today.
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Nearly half of NHS nurses live in fear of contracting HIV or hepatitis at work because of injuries from needles or other sharp instruments
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The UK’s long hours culture is damaging people’s personal lives and reinforcing the gender pay gap, the TUC said today
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A round-up of the week's international HR highlights
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Only those employees who are “employed in Great Britain” can bring unfair dismissal claims. This was the Court of Appeal’s...
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Some of the largest investors in retail giant Wal-Mart have written an open letter to the US group demanding better employment practices after a series of damaging staffing scandals.
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Marco Berini looks at how active senior management commitment proved the key to delivering successful behaviour change at Zivnostenska Banka