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Productivity

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    GPs see pay go up as productivity falls

    by Louisa Peacock 28 Feb 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 28 Feb 2008

    Despite an increase of 4,000 GPs employed by the NHS in the past five years and a £40,000 jump in...

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    UK managers work an average 40 days a year longer than contract

    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2008
    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2008

    UK managers are putting in too many hours for too few returns, according to latest figures from the Chartered Management...

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    Brighthouse human resources boss judged by sofa sales successes

    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2008
    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2008

    The HR director at rent-to-own firm Brighthouse has been set sales targets as he strives to make the people management...

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    Be sure to renew your energy banks to keep creativity flowing

    by Angela O'Connor 18 Feb 2008
    by Angela O'Connor 18 Feb 2008

    How is 2008 going? Are you fit and ready for anything, or have you just noticed that: Your clothes haven’t...

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    Improving productivity is top priority for employers in 2008

    by Personnel Today 11 Feb 2008
    by Personnel Today 11 Feb 2008

    Employers are focusing on getting their staff to work harder in 2008, the findings of two surveys have revealed.A study...

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    Radical approach must be taken to resolve public sector pay crisis

    by Personnel Today 4 Feb 2008
    by Personnel Today 4 Feb 2008

    In case you haven’t noticed, there is a not-so-secret campaign being waged by the government to directly control the management...

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    Motivation: Winning ways to success

    by Sally O' Reilly 4 Feb 2008
    by Sally O' Reilly 4 Feb 2008

    How can the mental attitude that helps sports people win competitions improve workplace performance? Sally O’Reilly finds out.If only employers...

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    University HR professional association rejects shared-services plan

    by Greg Pitcher 21 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 21 Jan 2008

    Any government proposals to force universities to share HR teams will be strongly opposed by the Universities Personnel Association.Last week,...

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    Northgate Information Solutions enjoys profit increase due to Arinso acquisition

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Dec 2007

    Northgate Information Solutions reported a 23% rise in half-year operating profit, aided by its acquisition of human resource services provider...

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    Spotlight on: taking proper breaks

    by Lucy Freeman 27 Nov 2007
    by Lucy Freeman 27 Nov 2007

    With Legal and General’s Health Uncovered research showing that 23% of full-time British workers never take a break from work,...

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    Demonstrating business impact should be top priority for human resources

    by Personnel Today 20 Nov 2007
    by Personnel Today 20 Nov 2007

    A few weeks ago, Jackie Orme, chief personnel officer at PepsiCo, was announced as the forthcoming chief executive of the...

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    CBI accuses GPs of whingeing over out-of-hours service

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Oct 2007

    GPs have been accused of petulance in their stance on the government’s promise to make surgery hours more employer-friendly.Business lobby...

    • Health and safety
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    • Wellbeing

    Working lunch: eating healthily in the workplace

    by Ross Bentley 15 Oct 2007
    by Ross Bentley 15 Oct 2007

    What responsibility do employers have to ensure staff eat healthily in the workplace? You are what you eat – or...

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    Leading employment minister Barbara Follett blasts Britain’s line managers

    by Greg Pitcher 24 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 24 Sep 2007

    A leading employment minister has slated Britain’s “useless” line managers.Barbara Follett, parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for...

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    Employers blame alcohol for employee absence and lost productivity

    by Mike Berry 17 Sep 2007
    by Mike Berry 17 Sep 2007

    Four out of 10 employers believe alcohol misuse is a significant cause of employee absence and lost productivity, according to...

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