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China tops global poll of countries with staff most likely to 'pull a sickie' to watch sport

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:04:21 +0100

With 17 days to go until Euro 2012, almost a quarter of employees have admitted to calling in sick to work to stay at home to watch sport, according to a global poll of more than 7,000 staff.

CIPD launches campaign calling on employers to engage with young people and improve their recruitment prospects

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:47:00 +0100

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Employers, including Marks and Spencer (pictured), Deloitte, Nestlé, O2 and NHS Employers, have joined forces with the CIPD in the launch of a campaign designed to generate a step change in employers’ engagement with young people, in order to boost their employability and job prospects.

Time for employers to get proactive on workplace wellbeing

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:34:51 +0100

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Employee wellbeing might be firmly on the agenda for some organisations but are employers any nearer to really reaping all of the benefits associated with it?

How can HR ensure that all employees have the right level of business English skills to communicate to a high standard?

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:33:58 +0100

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Developing and implementing a language assessment strategy is an effective way for HR to measure the language ability of new appointments and existing staff.

Could social media revolutionise the performance appraisal process?

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:33:30 +0100

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It’s 1950, you’re walking down your office corridor to the filing room, you see two people in a meeting room, a manager and an employee; there’s an appraisal going on. Now fast forward, it’s 2012 and you’re on a video conference call, two people in a meeting room catch your eye; there’s an appraisal going on.

Apprenticeships must become become more ‘relevant and beneficial’, says Committee of Public Accounts

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:31:29 +0100

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The Committee of Public Accounts has said that a fifth of apprenticeships last less than six weeks and are of no benefit.

Beecroft report: bringing in no-fault dismissals won't help businesses grow, says Vince Cable

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:26:00 +0100

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Unfair dismissal plans outlined in the Beecroft report published yesterday, will not help small businesses grow, the business secretary Vince Cable (pictured) has said.

UK lags behind in organisational ‘openness’, holding businesses back from collaboration, finds CEO study

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:12:00 +0100

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Outperforming organisations are embracing openness and discovering new opportunities to create value through collaboration but UK organisations are behind the curve, according to a survey of chief executives released today.

Theory into practice or hand in hand with practice?

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:25:04 +0100

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All of the formal written work and study of the MSc is now completed, and the external exam board results have come in to confirm that everyone in the cohort has passed.

UK employers must be involved in education rather than its 'consumers', businesses told by OECD

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:14:00 +0100

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UK employers need to become part of the education system rather than merely consumers of education, according to Andreas Schleicher (pictured), coordinator of a new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Skills Strategy that will be debated by ministers in Paris this week.

Vicarious Employer Liability: Did Sainsbury’s failure to deal with a grievance lead to murder?

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:02:48 +0100

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Last month (April 2012), the Scottish civil courts refused to dismiss a claim seeking to hold Sainsbury’s plc liable for the death of a former employee. The family of murdered Roman Romasov, who was a part-time shelf-stacker at Sainsbury’s in Aberdeen, believe the company’s failure to deal with a harassment claim contributed to his death and are seeking £500,000 in compensation.

'Stress in the city' is about to spiral out of control, finds HSE

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:58:00 +0100

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Following publication by the HSE of its latest statistics on occupational stress, there has been a plethora of articles quoting the figure of 18,000 stress related claims in the banking and finance sector for 2010/2011. Speculation has been rife that "stress in the city" is about to spiral out of control and generate a high volume of potentially high cost and high profile employment and personal injury claims.

Unconscious bias in business: what is politically correct?

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:58:00 +0100

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Rupert Murdoch’s recent ‘unfortunate use of language’ at the Leverson Inquiry in referring to David Cameron’s late disabled son highlights some of the contentious issues that currently exist in most organisations. What is right, what is wrong and what is politically correct?

Employers waste money through miscommunication of the value of employee benefits, finds CIPD/Benefex survey

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:57:46 +0100

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The majority of employers in the UK could be wasting the money they spend on salaries and benefits by leaving employees in the dark about the true value of the total package. That’s according to new research published today the CIPD at its annual Reward Conference.

Industry-wide pensions group publishes code to help employers make the right decisions

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:57:00 +0100

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A new Code of Conduct on the charges made on workplace pensions could help employers choose the best pension for their staff, a wide-ranging group hassaid.

Senior employees prepared to quit their jobs over lack of flexible working provision

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:17:22 +0100

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A record 13.4% of senior employees think employers are out of touch with working mums and plan to quit the industry in the next two years if employers continue to deny flexible provisions for those wishing to return from maternity leave and maintain negative attitudes.

Home is where the work is

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:15:00 +0100

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If you are reading this bulletin in your home office, bravo. You are celebrating National Work from Home Day – and indeed Work Wise Week – in the best possible way. If you are reading this in your office office, commiserations.

Apprenticeships need both length and quality, says parliament

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:12:36 +0100

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A parliamentary report published yesterday has questioned the length and quality of many apprenticeships. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said that a fifth of the schemes last six months or less and are of "no real benefit". But it also praised the increase in apprenticeships, which quadrupled in number in the four years to 2011.

Social media, drugs and alcohol: setting the boundaries between work life and private life

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:11:15 +0100

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Law firm Blake Lapthorn has conducted a survey into the impact on businesses of social media, drugs and alcohol. The survey, which received responses from 274 organisations, looks at these three areas where there are concerns around whether or not the demarcation between work life and private life has become uncertain.

Businesses that support older workers will be rewarded with a ‘full house’ of experience, dedication and energy

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:09:05 +0100

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As lifespans lengthen, portfolio careers become more popular, and households feel the squeeze of a double-dip recession, many people are feeling the attraction – or necessity – of working through their 60s and into later life. The baby-boomers, it seems, are in it for the long haul.

Women on boards: more talk than action?

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:07:18 +0100

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The European Commission (EC) is “very committed to speed up progress” on gender diversity in the boardroom, according to European Parliament vice chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Labour MEP, Arlene McCarthy, speaking at a conference this week on creating the next generation of women business leaders and entrepreneurs.

Temporary recruitment on the up as employers lose confidence in permanent hiring, says APSCo

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:20:36 +0100

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Demand for temporary workers in financial services and engineering continues to rise as the ongoing economic uncertainty puts hirers off recruiting permanent candidates, according to research by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

IT firm Huawei to send graduate scheme recruits to China for work placement

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:14:48 +0100

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Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today launched its 2012 undergraduate work experience scheme, at a reception in Whitehall, London, with a special address by David Willetts MP, minister for universities and science (BIS).

Neglect of middle managers bodes ill for corporate future, global survey finds

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:12:00 +0100

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Business fears a lack of attention to the middle management layer is damaging the leadership pipeline, a worldwide survey of just under 1000 reveals. Nearly half (46.2%) of businesses admit to poor investment in their next generation of leaders, according to a global survey by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP).

ONS May figures offer some comfort to Government

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:04:34 +0100

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There was some slightly good news for the embattled Government from the employment figures published today by the Office for National Statistics, for the first quarter (January to March 2012).

CIPD appoints Peter Cheese as chief executive

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:46:16 +0100

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The CIPD has today appointed Peter Cheese (pictured) as its new chief executive.

Does the new BBC director general need ‘renaissance talents’?

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:50:00 +0100

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Since current BBC director general Mark Thompson announced his resignation in March, there has been a great deal of speculation about who his successor might be. There has also been widespread debate over what skills the new DG needs to have.

Uncharted territory: exclusive interview with Aljazeera's news anchor Steven Cole on the launch of his Institute of Diplomacy and Business

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:00 +0100

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Stephen Cole (pictured) has placed himself in uncharted territory.

Britain's got talent, but employers don't see the risk of losing it, reports Vodafone UK

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:46:00 +0100

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When it comes to business continuity planning, UK businesses are much better prepared for technology and environmental risks than they are for the risk of losing talent, according to Vodafone UK.

'It's time for a new type of recruitment', says Autodesk's head of EMEA talent acquisition

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:31:15 +0100

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“Lazy recruiters” are damaging the standard of the recruitment profession, causing employers to miss out on the best talent, according to Matthew Jeffery (pictured), head of EMEA talent acquisition and global talent brand at technology firm Autodesk.