Bath University has developed the UK’s first degree for funeral directors. The foundation course will be offered by the University...
Recruitment & retention
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Employers are focusing on developing internal talent, with eight out of 10 employers committed to cutting spending on recruitment, according...
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The public sector still has a serious image problem when it comes to recruitment, according to Angela O’Connor, president of...
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One of the world's most successful airlines has set itself the challenging target of 10% profit for this year, yet staff morale has remained stranded on the runway, and it has no HR chief.
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Your magazine frequently covers stories about how bad recruitment practices can put off potential applicants – especially graduates.
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Guru’s recent call for lost jobs to highlight in his occasional David Attenborough-like forays into the ‘disappearing world of work’...
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An employee has asked whether he can have Friday afternoons off work during the winter months as it is the...
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Former TVR staff could soon be back at work as UK car maker Melling Sports Cars bids for ownership
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryHopes have been raised that the former workforce of sports car maker TVR in Blackpool could be back at work...
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CBI condemns children’s minister Beverley Hughes’ call to extend flexible working rights to all employees
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe CBI has slammed a government minister’s call for flexible working rights to be extended to all employees, insisting that...
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Chancellor Gordon Brown and education secretary Alan Johnson call on employers to sign up to skills pledge
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryChancellor Gordon Brown and education secretary Alan Johnson have called on all employers to sign up to a ‘skills pledge’...
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Representatives from the NHS, social care, local government, independent and voluntary sectors, trade unions and higher education institutions, have outlined...
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The UK’s fraud prevention service CIFAS and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have launched a free guide...
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Thirteen London councils work together to save £150,000 a year on recruitment
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThirteen London boroughs are working together in a staff recruitment initiative that could save more than £150,000 a year.The Shared...
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Degree of optimism as pay premium holds firm despite rise in graduate numbers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryUniversity graduates earn on average about a quarter more than young people who leave school aged 18, a study has...
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The government has announced a major review of the national curriculum for 11-14-year-olds to boost their skills and make them...