I sympathise with your ranter (Personnel Today, 20 February). I am often asked by friends: “How hard is it to...
Recruitment & retention
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Diane Gwynne has joined the Gerald Eve property firm in the newly created role of director of people and policy....
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Andy Warhol’s ’15 minutes of fame’ theory now seems increasingly likely for many of us. TV schedules are bursting with...
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MPs call for Parliamentary debate and action over deaths of young people at work
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA growing number of MPs from all political parties are calling for a Parliamentary debate and government action over the number of...
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Freud review of welfare to work recommends greater use of private and voluntary sectors
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA radical review of the welfare system carried out by David Freud has suggested greater use of the private and voluntary...
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A MySpace-style business networking website with more than a million members across Europe has been launched in the UK. Viadeo,...
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UK workers are suffering from a ‘seven-month itch’ after starting a new job, according to research. Almost eight in 10 (78%) of...
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The stretched UK Armed Forces have moved 0.6% closer to their target number of personnel over the past three months,...
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TUC report finds abuse of agency staff and urges increased rights to ensure fair treatment
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryLoopholes in employment law that leave agency staff open to exploitation must be closed to stop employers using them as...
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Water companies are working with schoolchildren, the Armed Forces, ex-offenders and Eastern Europeans in a bid to ease a recruitment...
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Who will replace Duncan Brown as assistant director-general at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development?
by Ross Bentleyby Ross BentleySenior HR professionals have praised Duncan Brown's contribution to the CIPD during his five-year tenure as assistant director-general. But critics say the job ad being used to attract his successor fails to excite.
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Indian IT firms exploit UK visa system by placing staff in ‘sweatshops’ to produce software for back-office functions
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThousands of workers from India are working in “sweatshop factories” in the UK, earning illegally low wages to produce software...
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I’ve just been put in charge of creating our company’s new policies around flexible working. Ironically though, I have been...
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I recently set out to find a new senior HR role and approached a number of specialist HR recruitment agencies....
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Openreach sales MD praises HR team for role in telecommunications support firm’s recovery
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherHR professionals at troubled telecommunications support firm Openreach have been praised as the company claimed it had put its problems...