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    Metropolitan Police chief Sir Ian Blair to stay despite calls for resignation over Jean Charles de Menezes shooting

    by Gareth Vorster 2 Nov 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 2 Nov 2007

    Sir Ian Blair will continue to lead the Metropolitan Police, despite mounting pressure to resign, following the death of innocent...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    London mayor Ken Livingstone claims 2012 Olympic Games will benefit the careers of 20,000 Londoners

    by Gareth Vorster 31 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 31 Oct 2007

    Staging the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will directly benefit the careers of as many as 20,000 Londoners, according...

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    Sage buys human resources and payroll services firm KCS Global Holdings for £20m

    by Gareth Vorster 30 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 30 Oct 2007

    Software giant Sage has acquired personnel and payroll solutions provider KCS Global Holdings in a deal worth £20m.
    Surrey-based KCS...

    • Employee relations
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    • Learning & development

    Mandatory training a step closer as Train to Gain will miss Level 2 targets

    by Gareth Vorster 30 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 30 Oct 2007

    The spectre of mandatory training of all staff is looming larger after the organisation behind the Train to Gain scheme...

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    • Health and safety
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    Adopting statutory health and safety duties for directors would save lives

    by Gareth Vorster 29 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 29 Oct 2007

    A large number of lives could be saved every year if statutory legal health and safety duties for directors were...

    • Health and safety
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    • ESG

    Gap defends its working policies after child labour accusation

    by Gareth Vorster 29 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 29 Oct 2007

    High street fashion retailer, Gap, has defended its working policies after accusations of child labour through a contracted vendor in...

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    Virgin Atlantic co-pilot arrested on drunk duty tip off is suspended pending police investigation

    by Gareth Vorster 29 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 29 Oct 2007

    A Virgin Atlantic co-pilot was arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol, but later...

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    FTSE-100 bosses take home 100 times more than average employees

    by Gareth Vorster 29 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 29 Oct 2007

    The bosses of companies in the FTSE-100 index are taking home 100 times more than the average worker, new research...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    London mayor Ken Livingstone unveils £280,000 Olympics skills development project

    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007

    A new £280,000 skills and employment project has been unveiled by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone to provide training and...

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    BAA appoints new human resources director

    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007

    Airport operator BAA has appointed Fiona Rodford as its new director of human resources.
    Rodford has joined from bank Alliance...

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    West Midlands Police explains high number of safety training injuries

    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007

    West Midlands Police (WMP) has defended the high number of officers injured during training last year.The police department reported 125...

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    Unions enraged by £1m payout to Metronet bosses

    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007

    Reports of a £1m payout to bosses of failed rail network maintenance company Metronet have angered unions.The Metronet partnership was...

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    Metropolitan Police Authority turns down Taser pilot scheme plans

    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 26 Oct 2007

    The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has refused to endorse a proposed Home Office pilot to roll out the use of...

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    • HR strategy
    • Human capital

    Leadership consultancy CHPD bought by US firm Capital H Group

    by Gareth Vorster 25 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 25 Oct 2007

    Leadership development consultancy, the Centre for High Performance Development (CHPD), has been purchased by US human capital consulting firm Capital...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    GlaxoSmithKline warns of job cuts as it sets £1.5bn cost-cutting target

    by Gareth Vorster 25 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 25 Oct 2007

    Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has announced major job cuts as part of a £1.5bn cost-cutting plan, following poor sales results for...

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