Two courses to help HR staff and line managers handle strikes and redundancies better have been launched by the CIPD.The...
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Building supplies group Wolseley has unveiled plans for a further 2,000 redundancies in the UK.In a statement, the company warned...
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Nearly two thirds of public sector HR professionals feel their department is insufficiently prepared to make changes.Research by consultancy Penna...
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Female employees are more stressed at work than their male counterparts because of pressure caused by the credit crunch.Research by...
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A new campaign to boost employee awareness of the increased national minimum wage was launched today.Business secretary Peter Mandelson this...
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Recruitment during the economic downturn has received a boost with a memorandum of understanding between Jobcentre Plus and the Recruitment...
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The economic crisis threatens to overload already stretched HR departments if they don’t train line managers to ease the burden,...
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The government has been urged to stop dithering and make a quick decision on the new flexible working laws as...
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The number of people taking part in strikes has almost doubled in the past year, according to official figures.A report...
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More than a third of workers are suffering from stress due to problems with personal finances, research has found.A poll...
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The government has launched a TV advertising campaign to encourage employers to continue training staff during the economic downturn.Costing £2.4m,...
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Almost twice the number of small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) have cut jobs than expanded their workforce in the last...
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One of the UK’s first high-profile female broadcasters has been appointed by the government as the “Voice of Older People”.Dame...
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Unions have accused brewing giant Carlsberg of misleading staff after it announced the closure of its Leeds brewery – just weeks...
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Millions of people are planning career changes in the next 12 months due to the economic downturn, research has found.A...