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There are more police staff than police officers, says Police Federation

Workforce changes made over the past decade mean some police forces have more police staff than police officers, which potentially exposes the public to risks, according to the Police Federation of...

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Exclusive: Met Police HRD Martin Tiplady agrees bonuses for police officers should be scrapped

The Metropolitan Police's HR director has dismissed the idea that bonuses motivate police officers.

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Tesco builds on its coaching foundations with the launch of a new programme for personnel managers

Tesco has launched a coaching programme to 900 personnel managers and 50 group personnel managers and plans to extend the scheme into 2011.

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CMS Cameron McKenna signs legal industry's largest outsourcing agreement

CMS Cameron McKenna has outsourced its middle-office functions, including HR and training.

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London Bankers earn more than Swiss counterparts even after 50p tax rate

Senior bankers still earn twice as much after tax in London than rival financial centres in Geneva and Zurich despite the new 50% tax rate for workers earning more than 150,000 per annum which came...

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Government's top priority should be outsourcing Whitehall functions, say interim executives

Interim executives say the top priority for the next Government's campaign to reduce public sector spending should be to outsource more Whitehall functions to the private sector.

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Employers struggle to recruit skilled staff as post recession war for talent rages on

Employers fear they will not be able to find enough people with skills as demand for talent intensifies post recession, a new study has revealed.

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David Cameron to cut the pay of NHS and Civil Service staff

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced bonuses for the senior civil service (SCS) and senior NHS managers will be cut.

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Saudagar Singh joins Mitchells & Butlers as group HR director

Saudagar Singh has joined Mitchells & Butlers as group human resources, service and productivity director.

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Chancellor to hold emergency budget on 22 June

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced the date of the emergency Budget will be 22 June.

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Dragon's Den's Duncan Bannatyne launches campaign to address mental health at work

Dragon's Den entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne has joined forces with the mental health charity Mind to launch a viral film bout the cost of putting on a brave face at work.

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Fit notes fail to cure sick-note Britain say employment experts

Neither doctors nor employers really know what to do with the new 'fit notes' and, as a result, they are failing to cure sick-note Britain, according to legal experts.

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