Siân Harrington

Foreign graduates to have less time to find skilled UK work under immigration minister's plans

Immigration minister Damian Green is considering reducing the length of time overseas graduates can seek skilled work in the UK in order to keep jobs for UK graduates.

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Expect serious workforce issues if you have lean staffing levels, organisations warned

A culture of long working hours is leading to a rise in sickness, stress and industrial action, according to a survey of 550 senior HR professionals representing a combined workforce of more than two...

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Everything you know about Generation Y is wrong, finds new report

Less than a third of 15-34 year olds believe companies should allow employees to use social media at work, according to a report that debunks myths about Generation Y.

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Employers to pay Exchequer for losing tribunals under proposed shake-up of system

Organisations will be penalised for losing an employment tribunal case under proposals buried within a government consultation designed to shake-up the tribunal system.

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Focus on development of HR teams plummets down corporate agenda in 2011

The development of HR teams has drastically fallen down the corporate agenda for 2011, according to research seen exclusively by HR magazine.

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Employee discrimination claims more suited to Alice in Wonderland than 21st century, says leading HR director

A leading HR director has called on ministers and policy makers to see for themselves the "Byzantine" procedures that employers have to navigate to deal with disruptive employees.

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Failure to tackle in-work poverty will hinder economic growth, think tank warns government

The Government needs to expand opportunities for 10 million workers struggling on less than 15,000 a year if it is to meet its targets for benefit savings and poverty reduction.

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HMV group HR director says store closures like "pruning the branches" to support future growth

Steve West, group HR director at HMV, has hit back at press reports that the entertainment giant is struggling for survival.

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Improve standards in defined contribution pension provision to encourage saving, says regulator

The Pensions Regulator is inviting employers to comment on how standards in defined contribution provision can be raised and greater confidence in pension saving achieved.

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HMV's Master

Times are tough at the UK's biggest entertainment retailer, but its group HR director Steve West tells Sian Harrington he is confident HMV will whistle a happy tune.

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Too many organisations overcomplicate talent management, says chief people officer of McDonald's Europe

The chief people officer of McDonald's Europe has said that too many organisations overcomplicate talent management.

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Liverpool loses in government cuts while Bristol will help lead private sector job creation

Liverpool, Sunderland, Birkenhead, Swansea and Newport are the most vulnerable to government spending cuts in 2011 while Milton Keynes, Reading, Aberdeen, Leeds and Bristol have the highest potential...

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