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    McDonald’s serves up world-class people policy

    by dan thomas 6 Sep 2005
    by dan thomas 6 Sep 2005

    Fast food giant McDonald’s has become the first UK organisation to go through a new gold standard profiling model from...

    • HR strategy
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    It’s a jungle out there…

    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2005
    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2005

    They say the office can be a jungle, but don’t worry because it appears the majority of people in it...

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    HR must brace itself for challenging era ahead

    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2005
    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2005

    As the nights draw in and the seasons change once again, I find myself reflecting on how HR has evolved...

    • HR strategy

    HR challenges… I’m lovin’ it

    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2005
    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2005

    Daniel Thomas speaks to David Fairhurst, the vice-president for people at McDonald's UK, about the challenge he faces in changing the fast food chain's reputation as a provider of low-paid 'McJobs'

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    Employees take credit for productivity rise across UK

    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2005
    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2005

    More than two-thirds of UK employees believe they are more productive than they were five years ago, but attribute this...

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    Bank’s outsourcing deals will lead to loss of 1,500 posts

    by dan thomas 2 Sep 2005
    by dan thomas 2 Sep 2005

    Dutch bank ABN Amro is cutting its full-time headcount from 5,000 staff to 1,800 and taking on 2,000 staff from outside after signing several deals with IT services companies

    • HR practice
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    Cellular: The curse of mobile phones in the office

    by Personnel Today 31 Aug 2005
    by Personnel Today 31 Aug 2005

    The use of mobile phones has blurred the distinction between work and leisure and policies proscribing the taking of calls will be tough to enforce. Leah Larkin reports

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    Acas spells out strategy for next three years

    by Mike Berry 30 Aug 2005
    by Mike Berry 30 Aug 2005

    Conciliation service Acas has published a corporate plan which outlines its three-year strategy

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    News in brief

    by Personnel Today 30 Aug 2005
    by Personnel Today 30 Aug 2005

    MoD exit programme; 78m sick days for UK staff; GCSEs 'not good enough'; Armed marshals on Tube

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    Firefighters union warns of job cuts to pay for £1bn control rooms

    by Mike Berry 25 Aug 2005
    by Mike Berry 25 Aug 2005

    Firefighters have called for an independent assessment of government plans to build new fire control centres and warned there was a "real risk" of job cuts to pay for the £1bn project.

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    Top performers succeed by working smarter not longer

    by Personnel Today 24 Aug 2005
    by Personnel Today 24 Aug 2005

    Managers at top-performing companies work only one hour a week longer than those at firms with poor financial results, according...

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    RightCoutts lands £80m deal to manage MoD exit strategy

    by dan thomas 23 Aug 2005
    by dan thomas 23 Aug 2005

    Consultancy wins 10-year contract to help military personnel adapt to Civvy Street.

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    78 million work days lost to sickness in UK

    by dan thomas 23 Aug 2005
    by dan thomas 23 Aug 2005

    UK workers have collectively taken off 78 million working days in the past 12 months due to sickness, research reveals.

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    Do not forget people are the priority in HR

    by Personnel Today 23 Aug 2005
    by Personnel Today 23 Aug 2005

    I couldn’t agree more with your news story about HR paying the price for concentrating too much on strategic practices...

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    UK productivity up despite poor management

    by Personnel Today 23 Aug 2005
    by Personnel Today 23 Aug 2005

    Despite lagging behind its European and American competitors, a survey by Personnel Today’s sister title IRS Employment Review reports that...

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