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    Ending retirement at 65 makes profitable sense if performance management is up to scratch claims Employers Forum on Age report

    by Greg Pitcher 13 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 13 Jul 2007

    Allowing people to work beyond the age of 65 lifts a weight off employers’ shoulders and forces line managers to...

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    Alcohol policy is a must for employers as one in four employees likes a drink with their lunch

    by Personnel Today 12 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 12 Jul 2007

    Nearly a quarter of British employees enjoy an alcoholic drink during their lunchbreak, research has found.A survey of 1,000 people...

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    Skills Bill, Employment Simplification Bill and Pensions Bill put HR in forefront of Gordon Brown’s first legislative programme

    by Louisa Peacock 12 Jul 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 12 Jul 2007

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has warned the government against forcing the human resources function into a ‘corporate...

    • Business performance
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    • Economics, government & business

    Entrepreneurs no longer primarily motivated by making profit

    by Louisa Peacock 12 Jul 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 12 Jul 2007

    Entrepreneurs are more interested in having fun than making money, a report has revealed.In the London School of Economics and Shell Livewire...

    • Health and safety
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    • HR practice

    Encouraging team sports boosts employee satisfaction levels finds Standard Chartered Bank

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Jul 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Jul 2007

    Employers that encourage their staff to play team sports have higher levels of employee satisfaction, research has shown.The link was discovered...

    • Employee relations
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    Employees’ trust in managers’ decisions declines the further up the management structure the boss sits

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Jul 2007

    The further removed you are from your employees, the less likely they will trust you, according to research.A survey by...

    • Stress
    • Change management
    • Employee relations

    NHS staff morale is a problem, admits health secretary Alan Johnson on launch of major health service review

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Jul 2007

    New health secretary Alan Johnson has announced a major review of the NHS with an admission that staff morale is a problem.He...

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    Ikea plans to cut 300 management jobs in the UK

    by Mike Berry 11 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 11 Jul 2007

    Human resources jobs could be under threat at Ikea, after the Swedish home retailer revealed plans to cut 300 managerial...

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    Aegon appoints Sandy Begbie to head up human resources transformation project

    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 11 Jul 2007

    Life insurance giant Aegon has brought in Scottish Power personnel chief Sandy Begbie to ramp up its UK HR transformation project.Begbie will...

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    Human resources professionals need to balance risk and trust in assessing fraud liability as former Bexley council accountant is jailed for stealing £220,000

    by Louisa Peacock 10 Jul 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 10 Jul 2007

    The role of HR in managing employee fraud is again under the spotlight following the jailing for two-and-a-half years of...

    • Change management
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    Forward planning by human resources departments ensures rapid response to terror threats

    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007

    HR teams in front-line organisations are primed to deal with staff fears about coming to work amid the bomb scares.Stephen...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Terror alert: legal experts warn of potential pitfalls in over-enthusiastic checking of staff

    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007

    Legal experts have warned that encouraging HR professionals to take more responsibility for checking and monitoring immigrants coming to work...

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    Martin Tiplady praises police efforts in security demands

    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007

    Metropolitan Police HR director Martin Tiplady has praised the efforts of police officers and other staff in dealing with the increased...

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    AA HR director acts to combat job cuts rumours following merger with Saga

    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007

    The AA’s HR director has acted to calm fears of job cuts after the GMB union re-ignited concerns over the...

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    HCM is not a ‘derogatory’ term when properly applied

    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007

    For two weeks in succession, your ‘Top Job’ contributors have cited the term ‘human capital management’ (HCM) as their most...

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