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    Scotland’s celluloid success celebrated

    by Personnel Today 20 Aug 2007
    by Personnel Today 20 Aug 2007

    Glasgow’s former Govan Town Hall is to be transformed to become the ‘new focal point for Scotland’s film industry’. Guru...

    • HR practice
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    • Learning & development

    Virgin Atlantic’s HR in Practice: high-flying management

    by Nick Martindale 20 Aug 2007
    by Nick Martindale 20 Aug 2007

    A period of rapid growth meant Virgin Atlantic needed to bring its experienced management team up to speed and fill...

    • Careers in HR
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    On the move: John Roberts, Beryl Cook and Candice Dillingham

    by Personnel Today 20 Aug 2007
    by Personnel Today 20 Aug 2007

    Ford Retail has appointed John Roberts as HR director. He will be responsible for ensuring the HR function is aligned...

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    Akzo Nobel’s £8bn takeover of ICI means 3,500 jobs will be lost

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007

    Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel has agreed an £8bn takeover of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), the maker of Dulux paint....

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    Gay equality group Stonewall calls on private sector employers to showcase their gay and lesbian credentials

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Aug 2007

    Gay equality group Stonewall is encouraging employers in the private sector to enter its annual Workplace Equality Index for 2008,...

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    Learning and Skills Council finds diversity and equality workers need a professional association to help define standards and training

    by Louisa Peacock 10 Aug 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 10 Aug 2007

    Diversity practitioners are calling for a new professional association to help them to establish industry standards and define proper career...

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    210 IT jobs to move to India as Lloyds TSB axes permanent and contractor posts in UK

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Aug 2007

    Lloyds TSB is to offshore a further 210 UK jobs to India from October, it confirmed yesterday.
    The bank has...

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    Royal & Sun Alliance to axe 700 jobs to save £70m in costs

    by Gareth Vorster 9 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 9 Aug 2007

    Royal & Sun Alliance (R&SA) is to axe 700 jobs, including up to 500 posts in the UK, in a...

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    Millennium & Copthorne hotels’ chief executive is third to resign in three years

    by Greg Pitcher 9 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 9 Aug 2007

    The prestigious Millennium & Copthorne hotel chain has denied underlying people problems after its third chief executive resigned in as...

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    315 jobs to go as C&G plans to close 15% of branches

    by Gareth Vorster 9 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 9 Aug 2007

    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 Berry 9 Aug 2007
    by Mike Berry 9 Aug 2007

    A deal on employment conditions for the London 2012 Olympic Games project has been ratified by construction unions, according to...

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    Argos sacks employee for derogatory Facebook entry as directory enquiries firm 118 118 asks Facebook to remove abusive page

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Aug 2007

    An Argos employee has been sacked following his antics on social networking site Facebook.According to an article in The Sun,...

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    Outsourcing firm Mouchel Parkman buys local government BPO specialist HBS for £46m

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Aug 2007

    Support services group Mouchel Parkman has acquired business processing outsourcing (BPO) firm HBS for £46m, extending its presence in the...

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    IT services giant Steria buys outsourcing firm Xansa in £456m deal

    by Greg Pitcher 7 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 7 Aug 2007

    An offshoring superpower has been created with French IT services giant Steria’s acquisition of UK outsourcing firm Xansa for £456m....

    • Change management
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    Jobs in firing line as Sainsbury’s plans to centralise its HR function

    by Gareth Vorster 7 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 7 Aug 2007

    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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