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    Childcare training to be revamped in NHS after report highlights failings

    by Nick Golding 13 Mar 2009
    by Nick Golding 13 Mar 2009

    The NHS is under pressure to revamp the childcare training that nurses receive after a report found one in five...

    • Latest News
    • Department for Work and Pensions
    • Economics, government & business

    Job centres to scrap lie detector tests for benefit claimants

    by Nick Golding 13 Mar 2009
    by Nick Golding 13 Mar 2009

    Lie detector technology to identify false benefits claims will no longer be used at job centre branches, after a Nottingham...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Leadership

    Ill-prepared interviewers could prove costly

    by Nick Golding 16 Feb 2009
    by Nick Golding 16 Feb 2009

    Under-prepared job interviewers could expose employers to costly legal problems, new research has revealed.Nearly half of UK interviewers could be...

    • Civil Service
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    Civil Service recruitment processes slammed by National Audit Office

    by Nick Golding 16 Feb 2009
    by Nick Golding 16 Feb 2009

    The central government’s recruitment process is slow, expensive, and must become more effective, a report by the National Audit Office...

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

    Job losses mount as leading companies continue to shed roles

    by Nick Golding 13 Feb 2009
    by Nick Golding 13 Feb 2009

    Job losses have continued to affect industries as diverse as aviation, electronics, media and motoring this week.
    Virgin Atlantic announced...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Sickness absence

    Sick staff feel pressured to go to work

    by Nick Golding 13 Feb 2009
    by Nick Golding 13 Feb 2009

    One in four UK employees went to work in January despite being ill, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by...

    • Bonuses
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    Asda staff to share record £22m bonus payout

    by Nick Golding 13 Feb 2009
    by Nick Golding 13 Feb 2009

    Asda staff will receive a record £22m bonus this year after the supermarket giant reported the best Christmas sales ever....

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Minimum wage

    Employers feel pressure to pay above minimum wage levels

    by Nick Golding 9 Feb 2009
    by Nick Golding 9 Feb 2009

    Employers are being pressured into paying staff above the National Minimum Wage (NMW) level, to avoid being seen as ‘tight’,...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Minimum wage

    Ministers urged to invest £100m into subsidising staff wages

    by Nick Golding 9 Feb 2009
    by Nick Golding 9 Feb 2009

    A Labour MP has urged ministers to invest the £100m earmarked for staff training in the manufacturing sector into the...

    • Bonuses
    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Asda to pay record staff bonus and increase training spend

    by Nick Golding 9 Feb 2009
    by Nick Golding 9 Feb 2009

    Retail giant Asda is to pay out its largest bonus ever to staff on Friday, 13 February, and will invest...

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    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Met HR chief denies Police Community Support Officers are ‘bored’

    by Nick Golding 6 Feb 2009
    by Nick Golding 6 Feb 2009

    The Met Police HR chief has insisted that the majority of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are not “bored”, despite...

    • Absence
    • HR practice

    Christmas absence: Festive fallout

    by Nick Golding 8 Dec 2008
    by Nick Golding 8 Dec 2008

    Post-Christmas blues and after-the-party hangovers just add to the tendency for staff to indulge in duvet days, writes Nick Golding. What can HR do to improve things?

    • Latest News
    • Wellbeing
    • Occupational Health

    Kent County Council invests in virtual gym to boost staff fitness

    by Nick Golding 5 Dec 2008
    by Nick Golding 5 Dec 2008

    Kent County Council has provided its 44,000 employees with access to a web-based gym and fitness centre to help employees...

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    Eurostar workers threaten Christmas strike in roster dispute

    by Nick Golding 1 Dec 2008
    by Nick Golding 1 Dec 2008

    Eurostar staff rosters have been branded “unfair” by union bosses sparking warnings that staff may strike in the run-up to...

    • Latest News

    Disability discrimination extension leaves private sector open to claims

    by Nick Golding 28 Nov 2008
    by Nick Golding 28 Nov 2008

    An employment lawyer has urged private sector employers to check their policies on carers in the workplace following a UK...

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