Archive for August, 2009
Kwik Fit supports part-time staff with flexible shifts
Friday, August 28th, 2009
Putting part-time workers together in teams is the key to creating a happier flexible workforce, according to Kwik Fit Insurance (KFI).
‘HR should do more in recession,’ executives say
Friday, August 28th, 2009
Most executives believe that HR should be playing a greater role in making their organisations more cost-effective in the recession, according to research.
Network Rail to cut 1,800 posts
Friday, August 28th, 2009
Network Rail is to cut 1,800 jobs in an effort to make cost savings, it has been announced.
Graduates choose retail over the City
Friday, August 28th, 2009
Supermarkets are expanding their graduate recruitment programmes as students turn their backs on jobs in the City.
Employers urged to dip their toe in Talent Pool
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
The government's newly launched Graduate Talent Pool is 'an opportunity for SMEs to gain access to really good talent', according to John McGurk, CIPD adviser, learning and talent development.
Popping out for a code three
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Phone operators at the Metropolitan Police's control room in Lambeth have complained after rules were imposed requiring them to log their toilet breaks.
First results for diplomas fall short of expectations
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
The results of the first students to take the new diplomas have fallen short of expectations, at the same time as those taking GCSEs achieved record high grades.
Sharp rise in cash reclaimed from rogue agencies
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Unpaid wages clawed back from rogue employment agencies in the past five months jumped to more than double the amount won back the previous year.
Fujitsu to cut 1,200 UK jobs
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Japanese IT firm Fujitsu has announced it is to cut up to 1,200 jobs in the UK, following lower-than-expected revenues.
UK graduates could lose out on IT jobs under new immigration rules
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
New rules on intra-company transfers could risk an influx of non-EU graduates to the IT sector at a time of rising unemployment among UK graduates, experts have warned.