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    National Skills Forum highlights need for investment in training for older people

    by Gareth Vorster 30 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 30 Nov 2007

    The investment in training for older people is of “paramount importance,” the National Skills Forum has said on the eve...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    Construction skills academy to be launched on Olympic site

    by Gareth Vorster 30 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 30 Nov 2007

    Gordon Brown has unveiled plans for a National Skills Academy for Construction on the London 2012 Olympic site as part...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    Unions call for more training to tackle construction skills shortage

    by Gareth Vorster 30 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 30 Nov 2007

    Unions have urged the government to up its response to a call for increased training provision in the construction industry,...

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    Department for Work and Pensions rocked by 48-hour walkout

    by Gareth Vorster 30 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 30 Nov 2007

    Up to 80,000 staff working for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will conduct a 48-hour walk out in a...

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    • Economics, government & business

    Jobs shake-up at Prudential as insurer plans to transfer jobs to UK outsourcing firm and ship other roles to India

    by Gareth Vorster 29 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 29 Nov 2007

    Insurer Prudential will transfer 1,750 UK jobs to outsourcing company Capita as part of a cost-cutting plan.Prudential said the 15-year...

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    BAA workers to be balloted on strike action over changes to pension scheme

    by Gareth Vorster 29 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 29 Nov 2007

    Workers at BAA’s seven airports will today vote on strike action in protest at cuts to the company’s final salary...

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    Construction union Ucatt claims bogus self-employment in the sector costs the government £5bn a year

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Nov 2007

    “Bogus self-employment” in the construction industry is losing the government as much as £5bn a year, a parliamentary select committee...

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    • Dismissal

    Voice of London Underground’s ‘mind the gap’ announcement sacked for criticising the Tube network

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Nov 2007

    Emma Clarke, the woman behind the voice that warns millions of commuters on London Underground every day to “mind the...

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    • Job creation and losses

    Rolls-Royce staff to stage protest over job cuts at Merseyside plant

    by Gareth Vorster 27 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 27 Nov 2007

    Workers at luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce will stage a protest over plans to close a plant in Bootle, Merseyside.
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    Home secretary Jacqui Smith defends police community support officers’ role

    by Gareth Vorster 26 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 26 Nov 2007

    Home secretary Jacqui Smith has defended the role of police community support officers (PCSOs) who will have new powers from...

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    • HR practice

    Nottinghamshire County Council job cuts leave line managers doing human resources tasks

    by Gareth Vorster 26 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 26 Nov 2007

    A cull of human resources (HR) staff as part of a shake-up at Nottinghamshire County Council will continue to put...

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    • Change management
    • HR strategy

    Human resources director profile: Liane Hornsey, HR director, Google: Searching for success

    by Gareth Vorster 26 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 26 Nov 2007

    As human resources director at search engine Google, Liane Hornsey has the best of both worlds – a successful company with the...

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    Vodafone wins top prize at Personnel Today Awards 2007

    by Gareth Vorster 23 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 23 Nov 2007

    The human resource team at Vodafone picked up the overall winner award at the Personnel Today Awards 2007 in London’s Park Lane last night....

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    Workplace stress worries one-third of employees, research reveals

    by Gareth Vorster 23 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 23 Nov 2007

    One third of full time employees have health concerns resulting from the levels of stress caused by their jobs, research...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Pay & benefits

    Final salary pension holders plan to grab cash while they can

    by Gareth Vorster 22 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 22 Nov 2007

    A large proportion of the employees intending to retire in 2008 have a final salary pension scheme and plan to...

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