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    Campaign launched to highlight lack of skills in fashion industry

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Feb 2008

    The Sector Skills Council for fashion and textiles has launched a nationwide campaign to highlight the increasing skills crisis in...

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    RMT members to vote on Tube strike in row over pay and staffing levels

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Feb 2008

    Union leaders have laid tracks for more industrial action on the Tube after the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT)...

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    Armed Forces to gain 2.6% pay increase

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Feb 2008

    The Armed Forces is to be awarded a 2.6% pay rise from April, defence secretary Des Browne has announced.
    It...

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    • The HR profession

    City HR professionals bemoan lack of quality in the sector

    by Gareth Vorster 7 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 7 Feb 2008

    Nearly nine in 10 senior HR professionals employed in financial services believe that there are not enough quality HR professionals...

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    • Recruitment & retention
    • Pre-employment screening

    Dishonest CVs on the increase

    by Gareth Vorster 7 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 7 Feb 2008

    Lying on CVs continues to be a serious risk for employers, with dishonesty increasingly prevalent among 36 to 40-year-olds. A...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Sector skills council for central government to move from Cabinet Office to Department for Innovation, University and Skills

    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008

    Government Skills, the sector skills council for central government, will move from Cabinet Office to the Department for Innovation, University...

    • Careers in HR
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    • Economics, government & business

    Human resources roles at risk as BP announces 5,000 job cuts

    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008

    HR roles will be affected at BP, after the oil giant announced it would cut 5,000 jobs, including 1,500 in...

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    • The HR profession

    Human resources making no difference to employees’ working lives

    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008

    Half of office-based employees believe that human resource teams make no difference to their jobs, new research on employee engagement...

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    Six million police hours a year wasted on red tape

    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008

    Up to six million police hours a year are wasted on bureaucracy, a leaked review on the police service has...

    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development
    • Job creation and losses

    Sector skills council Skillsmart Retail presses for management training investment despite workforce decline

    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 6 Feb 2008

    Skillsmart Retail has called for employers to invest in management training to stay competitive, following suggestions that the number of...

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    County court orders Ministry of Defence to reimburse underpaid RAF officer

    by Gareth Vorster 5 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 5 Feb 2008

    An RAF officer has won his legal claim for under-payment against his employer, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), after computer...

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    • HR strategy
    • Learning & development

    UK business leads way for major European economies in managing the workforce’s career development, says Adecco

    by Gareth Vorster 5 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 5 Feb 2008

    The UK is ahead of its major European rivals when it comes to career management, according to research.Recruitment company Adecco...

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    More than a quarter of UK’s largest company chief executives get ‘bonuses for nothing’

    by Gareth Vorster 4 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 4 Feb 2008

    More than a quarter of chief executives at some of the UK’s largest companies receive bonuses even if profits rise...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development
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    Institute of the Motor Industry launches new skills points scheme

    by Gareth Vorster 4 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 4 Feb 2008

    The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched a new points scheme to recognise the skills efforts of industry...

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    • Recruitment & retention
    • Online recruitment

    Facebook, MySpace users warned over revealing too much online

    by Gareth Vorster 4 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 4 Feb 2008

    Online social networking sites could have a negative impact on your career progression, new research has found.Recruitment consultancy Badenoch &...

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