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    National Skills Academy for Nuclear chief to be Jean Llewellyn

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

    Jean Llewellyn has been appointed as the chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear.The academy was approved by...

    • Employee relations
    • Health and safety
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    TUC general secretary Brendan Barber calls for tougher health and safety enforcement

    by Gareth Vorster 21 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 21 Nov 2007

    Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, has called for tougher enforcement to tackle a health and safety ‘crime wave’, responsible for...

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    £120,000 average salary for human resources director revealed in survey

    by Gareth Vorster 20 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 20 Nov 2007

    Human resources (HR) directors take home an annual salary of £120,000, while HR officers earn an average of £25,832, according...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Cash-strapped Cumbria council hires new human resources director to steady the ship

    by Gareth Vorster 20 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 20 Nov 2007

    Cumbria County Council has recruited a pay and reward specialist to revamp its human resources (HR) function following the outcome...

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    • Learning & development

    BAA Stansted invests £200,000 in employment and skills academy

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Nov 2007

    BAA Stansted is to invest £200,000 in a new employment and skills academy.The four-year project will see a partnership between Urban Futures...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Sector skills council for construction claims there is no applicant shortage

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Nov 2007

    The sector skills council for the construction industry claims there is no shortage of applicants to the industry, despite comments...

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    Mike O’Brien appoints Pensions Regulator to monitor personal accounts

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Nov 2007

    Mike O’Brien, minister for Pensions Reform, has appointed the Pensions Regulator to monitor personal accounts.The regulator for all work-based pension...

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    • HR strategy

    Google’s human resources director sees growing pains as biggest HR challenge

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Nov 2007

    Google’s human resources chief has said the runaway success of the fast-growing internet company is generating its own set of people management...

    • Latest News
    • The HR profession

    Brown Shipley appoints new human resources director

    by Gareth Vorster 16 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 16 Nov 2007

    Deborah Shaw has been appointed head of human resources at the Manchester offices of Brown Shipley.
    Shaw joined the private...

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    Staff sidelined in business continuity disaster recovery plans

    by Gareth Vorster 16 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 16 Nov 2007

    Employees are being overlooked in organisational disaster recovery plans, according to a report.
    The report by disaster recovery service company...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Cross-wearing BA check-in woman accuses airline of ‘culture of hostility’ to Christianity

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Nov 2007

    A British Airways check-in clerk who was suspended for refusing to conceal a small crucifix on a necklace at her...

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    • Job creation and losses

    New Deal fails to secure long-term future in work for unemployed

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Nov 2007

    A flagship welfare-to-work programme has been dubbed a ‘revolving door’ following a report that found nearly half of its beneficiaries...

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    • Skills shortages

    More than 40% of UK firms believe a skills shortage represents a significant threat to their competitive edge

    by Gareth Vorster 14 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 14 Nov 2007

    More than four in 10 UK firms believe that a skills shortage represents a significant threat to their business, new...

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    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Human resources service provider Ceridian starts work under owners Fidelity National Financial and Thomas H Lee in £2.6bn deal

    by Gareth Vorster 14 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 14 Nov 2007

    This week sees human resources service provider Ceridian Corporation begin operating under the ownership of financial services firm, Fidelity National...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Equal pay

    Cumbria County Council fails to overturn pay discrimination ruling for female workers at Employment Appeal Tribunal

    by Gareth Vorster 13 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 13 Nov 2007

    An Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld its decision concerning a pay discrimination claim for 1,300 female council workers at Cumbria...

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