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Former Royal Mail HR chief to head up Recruitment and Employment Confederation
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

IT careers get the overwhelming thumbs-up from workers in the industry
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

Employment tribunal awards £44,000 to prison officer victimised after whistleblowing case
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

RMT strike vote: Network Rail HR chief asks employees to consider offers
Network Rail HR director Peter Bennett has called for the firm's employees to "consider carefully" before voting for national strikes this month. The RMT union <A href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1948276/RMT-un

Participation in adult learning falls on average by 3% says National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
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

Female construction workers set to continue growing in numbers
The number of female construction workers is set to continue growing after training programmes targeting women saw surprising success. Sector skills council ConstructionSkills has been awarded further funding af

Liberata, Local Government Association sign 10-year outsourcing deal
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

CIPD slams Walsh’s flexible working review as ‘lacking independence’
Imelda Walsh's flexible working review lacked independence from the government, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) implied this morning. <A href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/p

Friday Podcast: NHS executive pay, employee engagement and Michelle Mone
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

HR leaders escape worst jobs cull since 9/11
Proof of the value chief executives are placing on their people managers has emerged with figures showing that HR managers are surviving the worst round of redundancies since 11 September, 2001. The <E

Lie detectors to be used to detect genuine sickness absence
EXCLUSIVE Lie detectors could soon be used to deter workers from 'pulling sickies', after the government hailed trials of the technology a success. <P

Police HR jobs to go as forces focus on front-line services
HR jobs in the Police Service are likely to plummet as forces look to plough more resources into the front-line operations, experts have warned. <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/02

Employer groups slam calls for new laws to protect vulnerable workers
Lobbyists have hit back at a report by the TUC-backed Commission on Vulnerable Employment, saying employers shouldn't be punished by tougher laws just because of actions by "rogue organisations". The <A href="http://www.p

HR jobs cut as British Transport Police focuses on the front line
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

Minister Pat McFadden's silence on scrapping agency workers' Bill is an 'embarassment'
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

Tighter migrant regulations herald border police role for HR
Tighter immigration laws coming into effect this autumn will lead to confusion among employers, with HR professionals effectively becoming an unpaid border police force, experts have warned. The <A h

Dyfed-Powys Police to revise expenses policy after credit card abuse
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

MPs condemn junior doctors recruitment fiasco
A damning report into last year's junior doctor jobs fiasco has recommended employers in the NHS play a greater role in medical training and recruitment. <A href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/

Strikes and pensions reduce profits at Royal Mail
Strike action and massive pension payments have contributed to a big drop in profits at Royal Mail, according to the <STR

CIPD dismisses claims that HR professionals are boardroom pariahs
Companies put too much emphasis on financial knowledge when recruiting chief executives, the CIPD has insisted. A study by rec

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