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    HR professionals in demand as City faces turmoil

    by Greg Pitcher 19 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 19 Sep 2008

    Axed HR professionals could be among the few victims able to find jobs elsewhere in the City, according to experts.Daniel...

    • CIPD
    • Latest News
    • The HR profession

    Mediocre HR attacked by co-founder of Mind Gym

    by Greg Pitcher 18 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 18 Sep 2008

    The co-founder of business psychology firm Mind Gym today accused the HR profession of “mediocrity” in a speech at Harrogate.Octavius Black...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    Inexperienced HR professionals mean business partner model will always struggle

    by Greg Pitcher 17 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 17 Sep 2008

    A shortage of quality business partners is damaging the much-feted model, a senior HR director said at Harrogate last night.Matt...

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Smart working is key to employee engagement

    by Greg Pitcher 17 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 17 Sep 2008

    The somewhat vague concept of smart working can have tangible results for employers, HR directors told delegates at Harrogate last...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Disability
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    Disability experts lacking on government’s new National Equality Panel

    by Greg Pitcher 16 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 16 Sep 2008

    Campaigners have hit out at the lack of disability experts on the government’s new equalities quango.Equalities minister Harriet Harman last...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    London 2012: union fears pressure to work for free

    by Greg Pitcher 15 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 15 Sep 2008

    Skilled professionals were asked to work for free on the London-organised Olympic handover ceremony in Beijing, according to angry trade...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Unite union leader warns employers to prepare for war over pay

    by Greg Pitcher 15 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 15 Sep 2008

    EXCLUSIVEUnite general secretary Derek Simpson has told HR professionals across the UK to prepare for war with trade unions.Simpson â€“ who...

    • Personnel Today
    • HR strategy
    • e-learning

    Generation Y: When geek became chic

    by Greg Pitcher 14 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 14 Sep 2008

    Before Generation Y came along, people obsessed with computers were called nerds, but now you’re nobody without an iPod, Facebook...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Harriet Harman paves way for more diversity legislation

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2008

    Equalities minister Harriet Harman today paved the way for yet another raft of workforce diversity laws next year.With the ink...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Chancellor takes firm line on wages at TUC conference

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2008

    Chancellor Alistair Darling last night predicted a doomsday scenario of soaring inflation and mass redundancies if employers bow to growing...

    • Latest News

    Jobs guarantee for apprentices would curb high drop-out rate

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2008

    All apprentices should be guaranteed jobs at the end of their training, delegates at the TUC conference heard yesterday.The GMB...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Apprentice pay minimum to be set at £95 a week from 2009

    by Greg Pitcher 9 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 9 Sep 2008

    Apprentices will have to be paid a minimum of £95 per week from 2009, skills secretary John Denham announced today.He...

    • Absence
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    • HR practice

    DWP in talks with Jeremy Kyle over getting people back to work

    by Greg Pitcher 8 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 8 Sep 2008

    Trash TV host Jeremy Kyle is set to front a government-backed series aimed at getting the long-term unemployed back to...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Labour turnover

    One in four look to emigrate to escape economic downturn

    by Greg Pitcher 8 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 8 Sep 2008

    One in four UK workers is considering a move abroad to escape the economic squeeze, according to a survey by...

    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Standard Life appoints Mike Conway as group HR director

    by Greg Pitcher 8 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 8 Sep 2008

    Financial services giant Standard Life has appointed Mike Conway as group HR director. Conway has been working in The Hague...

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