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    Harvey Nash halves staff turnover with help from human resources consultants

    by Greg Pitcher 3 Dec 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 3 Dec 2007

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    Gordon Brown urges employers at CBI conference to tackle skills gap

    by Greg Pitcher 3 Dec 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 3 Dec 2007

    Gordon Brown dragged the Leitch vision firmly back to the top of the political agenda last week with a speech...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Government provokes union fury by rubber-stamping Remploy factory closure plan

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Nov 2007

    The government has approved Remploy management’s modernisation plan, which confirms the closure of 28 factories employing disabled people.Work and pensions...

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Employment law
    • Discipline

    Silly season survey from Chartered Management Institute starts bauble rolling on Xmas-rated festive ‘fact’ madness

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Nov 2007

    Christmas parties are being binned like week-old turkey, according to the first of what will surely be a stockingful of...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • HR practice

    Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain outlines plans to get people off benefits and into employment

    by Greg Pitcher 28 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 28 Nov 2007

    Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain has outlined changes to the way the government will try to get people from...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
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    Tory leader David Cameron commits a future Conservative government to cutting red tape to make recruitment easier

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007

    A Conservative government would make hiring staff easier every year it is in power, David Cameron claimed today.The Opposition leader...

    • Employment law
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    Manufacturing employers body EEF claims rights for temporary workers pose real threat to jobs

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007

    The threat to tens of thousands of British jobs through the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover illustrates the risks...

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    John Lewis backs welfare-to-work schemes by private sector

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007

    The increased use of private sector firms to get unemployed people back into work has been backed by a senior...

    • Change management
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    Private equity chief Stephen Schwarzman says “we are force for good”

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007

    A leading private equity figure has insisted that the much-maligned business model is good for employees.Stephen Schwarzman, chief executive of...

    • Careers in HR
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    Lazy human resources invites offshoring as FTSE firms seek a better way

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007

    The UK’s 100 biggest companies are all considering outsourcing their human resources work, with many of the jobs likely to end up...

    • Agency workers
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    Temporary workers could gain full employment rights after just six weeks

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Nov 2007

    Temporary workers could get full employment rights after just six weeks with a company, as the battle over the Agency...

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    Brown confirms more private companies will get unemployed ready for work

    by Greg Pitcher 26 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 26 Nov 2007

    Gordon Brown has confirmed that more private companies will be brought in to get unemployed people ready for work.The prime...

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    Home Office’s immigration policy confirms employers face £10,000 fine for unwittingly hiring an illegal worker

    by Greg Pitcher 26 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 26 Nov 2007

    Companies face being hit with a £10,000 fine for each illegal worker they unwittingly hire after the government confirmed that...

    • Agency workers
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    Temps will become second-class workers if Agency Workers Directive doesn’t guarantee training, warns TUC

    by Greg Pitcher 23 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 23 Nov 2007

    Temporary workers are losing out on training offered to permanent staff and so becoming ever less likely to secure a...

    • Competencies
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    Quantity rather than quality as IT jobs market ‘goes berserk’

    by Greg Pitcher 22 Nov 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 22 Nov 2007

    The number of IT vacancies in the UK is at its highest for five years, a study has revealed.A survey...

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