David Woods

Manchester Business School moves to teach MBA students about global talent

Manchester Business School (MBS) has designed a suite of new courses as part of its part-time Global MBA programme. The ‘Doing Business In’ courses have been designed in response to changes in the...

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Business leaders call for guidance on best practice when recruiting ex-offenders

Business leaders feel more could be done to improve knowledge and understanding of how to minimise risks and share best practice, when recruiting ex-offenders, according to a report published...

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Class of 2011 destined for low-skilled jobs or unemployment

Over half of graduates from the class of 2011 will end up in low-paid roles or still be out of work six months after graduation.

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Employee engagement is a driver of performance, but CIPD reveals what employees engage with at work

A CIPD report published today acknowledges employee engagement is an important driver of sustainable organisation performance, but goes further by exploring ‘what’ employees engage with and ‘where’ in...

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Managers can't separate their work and private lives, CMI finds

Managers’ readiness to switch between work-related and leisure activities during their time off is creating a ‘grey area’ between their personal and professional lives.

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Charity launches technology to ensure staff take all their holiday entitlement

The human rights organisation Christian Solidarity Worldwide has put technology in place to make sure its employees are taking their entitlements to holidays and days off.

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Recruitment market growing with accelerated pace, according to REC/KPMG report

The number of people being recruited increased in April and the rate of growth in recruitment is accelerating, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation/KPMG Report on jobs.

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Exclusive report: The impact of an age of austerity on HR departments

HR directors are aware of the importance of their strategic role as austerity measures take hold – but admit employees have lost trust in the HR function as a result.

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Managers see Sir Richard Branson as a great business coach - but don't rate Lord Alan Sugar

Lord Alan Sugar has been crowned the UK's nightmare career coach in a poll by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), released to mark the launch of its 'Perform at Your Peak' professional...

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Zizzi launches customer experience management system to train staff on diners' needs

Zizzi, an Italian restaurant chain with 115 locations in the UK, is focusing on getting closer to its customers with the introduction of a customer experience management (CEM) programme from...

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Government growth strategy has to involve business services sector, argues The Work Foundation

Any strategy for growth must also harness the power of the business services sector, which has now replaced manufacturing as the mainstay of the UK economy, according to a report published today by...

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Standard Chartered launches initiative to recruit 500 graduates globally every year

Standard Chartered has launched a multi-language, multi-location recruitment initiative to recruit 500 graduates per year in 30 countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

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