Employers have been urged to get their act together and introduce smoking bans into their shops, factories, offices, restaurants and...
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Research finds poor recruitment practices lose employers customers as well as potential recruits
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryPoor recruitment practices are damaging brands, turning off potential employees and losing customers, new research has found.
An online survey...
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Trade and Industry Select Committee announces inquiry into UK construction industry
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Trade and Industry Select Committee has announced a wide-ranging inquiry into the UK construction industry. The inquiry will consider...
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Nearly four in 10 UK employers are struggling to fill positions due to a lack of staff with the right...
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Lloyds TSB workers rewarded with £252m payout from bonus and shares schemes
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMore than 62,000 Lloyds TSB staff are to benefit from a £252m payout at the bank as part of share...
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Public and Commercial Services Union demands end to staff and budget cuts or Home Office shake-up could fail
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe biggest civil service union has warned the government that a new justice department will fail unless staff and budget...
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Work and pensions secretary John Hutton announces review of use of pension assets of insolvent employers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government has announced a review of pension scheme assets held by employers who have gone bankrupt. The focus of...
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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) appoints officers to check members stick to best practice standards
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the trade association for the UK’s £25bn private recruitment industry, has appointed its four...
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Major construction firms have released a multi-lingual DVD aimed at improving health and safety awareness in the industry. The short...
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Linda Holbeche to move from Work Foundation to Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryLinda Holbeche is to join the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) as research and policy director. She replaces...
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Work and pensions secretary John Hutton sets up review of the health of the nation’s workers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government has commissioned a review of the health of Britain’s working age population.Work and pensions secretary John Hutton said...
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Employers use ‘internet reputations’ to make decisions about job applicants
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA growing number of UK employers are judging job applicants on their internet reputations, according to a report released today...
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More than 6,000 workers at failed car marker MG Rover are to have their pension secured by the Pension Protection...
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Talks under way to house 2012 Olympic Games construction workers at the Olympic Village
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThousands of construction workers could be housed in the Olympic Village during the building of the site for the 2012...
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Struggle to combine corporate structures limits benefit of most mergers, research shows
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMore than 90% of corporate mergers and acquisitions are falling short of their objectives, as companies struggle to combine corporate...