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National Work from Home Day could see five million workers absent from offi
2008-05-15 12:30:00 National Work from Home Day today kicks off national Work Wise Week, with many employees taking the opportunity to work from home. Up More About: National , Workers , Million
Employees willing to work into seventies to fund decent retirement
2008-05-14 17:36:00 Employees older than 40 are prepared to work well into their 70s to ensure a quality retirement, according to a study out this week. The fourth annual HSBC Future of Retirement study, which surveyed more than 20,00 More About: Employees , Work , Fund , Seventies
Imelda Walsh's call for more flexible working rights may extend to staff wi
2008-05-14 17:19:00 Sainsbury's HR director Imelda Walsh will shock employers tomorrow lunchtime by recommending that the right to request flexible working should be extended to staff with children up to the age of 16, Personnel Today understands More About: Rights , Call , Working , Staff , Flexible
Met Police HR department celebrates achievements
2008-05-14 17:07:00 Metropolitan Police HR director Martin Tiplady has hailed his department's achievements over the past 12 months a success. He told attendees at a celebratory event earlier this week that the force had More About: Department
Post Office faces £2m payout over TUPE failures
2008-05-14 16:59:00 The Post Office could be liable for a £2m payout if an employment tribunal rules that it acted unlawfully when closing Crown post offices. A tribunal will hear claims this week from workers represente More About: Faces , Post Office
Shared services in public sector fails to make headway owing to workforce o
2008-05-14 16:30:00 Lack of communication with staff is preventing public sector employers from making their HR departments more efficient, the local government efficiency agency has admitted. Siobhan Coughlan, principal consultant at the Impr More About: Services , Public , Make
Flexible working request to be extended to training says Gordon Brown
2008-05-14 16:00:00 Gordon Brown used the draft Queen's Speech to announce a new right to request time off work for training. Revealing his plans More About: Training , Request , Gordon Brown , Gordon
Many graduates lack basic skills claims insurance industry
2008-05-14 12:20:00 Many graduates entering the financial services industry struggle with basic literacy and numeracy skills, according to a survey by the Chartered Insur More About: Insurance , Industry , Basic , Claims , Skills
Recruitment demand hits four-year low for labour market
2008-05-14 10:00:00 Demand for staff has hit a four-year low, according to the latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook survey of UK employers by the C More About: Hits , Recruitment , Year
Sickness absence rates in public sector outstrip private sector by 55% in 2
2008-05-14 02:01:00 The gulf between sickness absence rates in the public sector and the private sector widened to record level in 2007, a major CBI/AXA report has revealed. Th More About: Public , Sickness , Private , Rates
Former Royal Mail HR chief to head up Recruitment and Employment Confederat
2008-05-13 16:30:00 Former Royal Mail HR director Kevin Green has been appointed chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The REC is the trade body that represents the recruitment industry with a membership made u More About: Chief , Head
IT careers get the overwhelming thumbs-up from workers in the industry
2008-05-13 16:00:00 Three in four IT workers would recommend the career to their children, according to a poll. A survey of 956 technology workers by online recruitment specialist The IT Job Board and rec More About: Workers , Industry , Careers , The Industry , Thumbs Up
Employment tribunal awards £44,000 to prison officer victimised after whist
2008-05-13 13:10:00 A prison officer has been awarded £43,875 in damages after she was victimised by colleagues for appearing as a witness in a high-profile whistleblowing case. Emma Howie claimed fellow officers turned on her after she gave e More About: Awards , Employment , Prison , Officer
Participation in adult learning falls on average by 3% says National Instit
2008-05-13 12:00:00 The number of adults participating in learning in the past year has fallen, according to research published to coincide with Adult Learners' Week. A survey b More About: National , Participation , Learning , Falls
Female construction workers set to continue growing in numbers
2008-05-12 18:10:00 The number of female construction workers is set to continue growing after training programmes targeting women saw surprising success. Sector skills council Construction Skills has been awarded further funding af More About: Workers , Female , Numbers , Growing
Liberata, Local Government Association sign 10-year outsourcing deal
2008-05-12 13:32:00 Liberata has signed a 10-year outsourcing deal with the Local Government Association (LGA), that aims to save £29m over the lifetime of the contract. The switch will see a number of business support services inc More About: Outsourcing , Deal , Sign
Friday Podcast: NHS executive pay, employee engagement and Michelle Mone
2008-05-12 12:56:00 This week's special programme is recorded at the Human Resources Forum on board the Oriana cruiseliner. One NHS head of HR responds to Sir Gerry Robinson opening address about efficiencies in the NHS and in particular More About: Podcast , Friday , Executive , Employee , Michelle
HR jobs cut as British Transport Police focuses on the front line
2008-05-09 17:25:00 EXCLUSIVE The British Transport Police will cut 20% of its HR workforce in a bid to pour more resources into the front line, Personnel Today has learned. H More About: Jobs , Front
Minister Pat McFadden's silence on scrapping agency workers' Bill is an 'em
2008-05-09 17:17:00 Employment relations minister Pat McFadden?s decision not to vote on whether the agency workers? Bill should be scrapped has been branded an ?embarrassment? by employers. The controversial Temporary and Agency Workers (Equa More About: Minister , Silence
Dyfed-Powys Police to revise expenses policy after credit card abuse
2008-05-09 16:29:00 A Welsh police force has vowed to change its internal expense claim policies after its former chief constable was found guilty of misusing his corporate credit card. Terry Grange, former head of the D More About: Abuse , Card , Credit , Police , Policy
CIPD dismisses claims that HR professionals are boardroom pariahs
2008-05-09 11:19:00 Companies put too much emphasis on financial knowledge when recruiting chief executives, the CIPD has insisted. A study by rec More About: Claims , Professionals
B&Q scoops great workplace award for second year running
2008-05-09 11:00:00 Home improvement retailer BQ was the only UK employer to receive a prestigious award for employee engagement last week ? as a survey laid bare the poor state of staff commitment in this country. BQ scooped t More About: Running , Workplace , Great , Award , Year
Dishonest employees to be exposed on national dismissal register
2008-05-08 16:58:00 A government-backed database of 'workplace offenders' will be launched later this month to combat the annual loss of half a billion pounds through staff theft and fraud. The National Staff Dismissal Register will allow empl More About: Employees
Gerry Robinson calls on HR to stop waffling and get to the point
2008-05-08 15:18:00 Sir Gerry Robinson kicked off this week's Human Resources Forum on board the Oriana crui More About: Calls , Stop , Point
Staff transferred to new unitary councils will be covered by TUPE
2008-05-08 12:14:00 Local government staff transferring to new unitary councils in April 2009 will be protected under TUPE legislation, the governm More About: Staff , Covered
Government approves sport, creative and hospitality skills academies
2008-05-08 11:24:00 Skills minister David Lammy has expanded the National Skills Academy network with the approval of three new academies: Sport and Active Leisure, Crea More About: Creative , Government , Hospitality , Skills
Pension buyout market boom expected as firms shed responsibility for pensio
2008-05-08 11:09:00 Ten companies listed on the FTSE 100 are actively considering pension buyouts as the credit crunch makes passing off retirement liabilities ever more attractive, it was revealed this morning. A report by actuary Lane, Clark More About: Market , Pension , Boom , Firms
Agencies face large falls in online recruitment spending
2008-05-07 18:24:00 Spending on recruitment agencies could fall by almost a third in the near future, according to an expert. James Saunders, managing director of online recruitment consultancy 4MAT, believes medium and large companies will sl More About: Online , Spending , Face , Recruitment , Agencies
More than £38bn spent on training to beat skills shortages
2008-05-07 13:20:00 Training spend per employee hit a record high last year, latest figures show. The National Employer Skills Survey 2007, published by the Learning and S More About: Training , Beat
Lack of training to manage remote workers prevents flexible working
More articles from this author:2008-05-07 13:07:00 Half of small business managers struggle to control home or remote workers' performance, research has revealed. Findings from the IT Sk More About: Workers , Training , Remote , Working , Flexible 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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