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Gareth Vorster

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    • Apprenticeships
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    Government falls behind its apprenticeship schedule

    by Gareth Vorster 14 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 14 Apr 2008

    The government is failing to take on apprenctices, despite its plans to double the number of apprentices to 500,000 a...

    • Business performance
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Credit crunch could claim 20,000 City jobs by end of 2009

    by Gareth Vorster 14 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 14 Apr 2008

    The credit crunch will claim 20,000 City jobs by the end of 2009, according to an economics think-tank.The Centre for...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    British Retail Consortium claims slowdown will hit training

    by Gareth Vorster 14 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 14 Apr 2008

    The retail industry has provided a mixed response to claims by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) of potential cuts in...

    • Employment law
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    • Wellbeing

    Ministry of Defence to appeal human rights ruling

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Apr 2008

    The ministry of Defence (MoD) will appeal a ruling by the High Court that found sending British soldiers out on...

    • Police
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    • Wellbeing

    Metropolitan Police to be fitted with tracking devices

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Apr 2008

    London’s 31,000 police officers are set to be fitted with a tracking device to monitor their movements while on duty...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Financial services sector faces ‘tough’ job market for 2008

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Apr 2008

    Analysts have warned that the job market in the financial services sector will be ‘tough’ for the remainder of 2008,...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Flybe launches recruitment drive to boost its expanding business

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Apr 2008

    Low cost airline Flybe has unveiled a number of new HR initiatives in an attempt to further boost its profile.In...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Junior doctors fear negative impact of Working Time Directive on skills and training

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008

    The training and skills of junior doctors could be limited by the cap on their working hours, which comes into...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Equal pay

    Council workers’ equal pay claim thrown out by Sheffield tribunal

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008

    Hundreds of female workers have had their test claims for equal pay against Sheffield City Council rejected by a tribunal....

    • Ethics
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    • ESG

    Switch to less polluting cars could save UK firms £3bn a year

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008

    UK companies could save £3bn annually by switching to greener company cars, new research has suggested.A survey of 400 board-level...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Human capital

    COA Solutions acquires UK HR software firm ASR Computers

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Apr 2008

    COA Solutions, a provider of business and information management systems, has acquired UK HR software firm ASR Computers for an...

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    UK managers failing to motivate their staff

    by Gareth Vorster 9 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 9 Apr 2008

    UK managers trail behind their global counterparts when it comes to motivating their employees, new research has found.A survey of...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Capital One Bank set to axe 750 jobs in the UK

    by Gareth Vorster 9 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 9 Apr 2008

    Capital One Bank Europe is to axe up 750 jobs in its UK operation, including roles in its HR division,...

    • Business performance
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    • Economics, government & business

    Retail squeeze likely to hit jobs and training

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Apr 2008

    The director-general of the British Retail Consortium has warned of potential cuts in training and recruitment in the retail sector,...

    • Personnel Today

    Workers need help understanding their company pensions

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Apr 2008

    Employee understanding of their companies’ pension schemes and effective communication are key issues facing employers, research has found.A survey of...

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