Businesses and human resources departments need to act as a team to ensure that their management takes an annual holiday – which could boost motivation and productivity – according to one sector commentator.
Mike Petrook, spokesperson for the Chartered Management Institute, said organisation was needed to make sure that two employees who were responsible for the [...]

TSSI to Showcase Validate at ACPO-APA International Policing Exhibition
29 June, 2009 – TSSI, the leading supplier of biometrics and ID document verification solutions, today announced the launch of its latest software offering, Validate, the pre-employment ID checker. Validate promises to streamline recruitment with more efficient ID document verification and will be demonstrated at this year’s [...]

Knutsford, 30 June 2009 – de Poel, an independent cost reduction consultancy specialising in both temporary and permanent agency labour recruitment, has launched a new Early Settlement Initiative (ESI) designed to improve recruitment agency cash flow, helping to bring vital stability during uncertain economic times.
de Poel’s ESI has been designed to address the [...]

UK organisations have been advised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that health and safety is good for business.
Indeed, a spokesperson for the group stated that there was a growing acceptance among companies that health and safety in the workplace was one of the most important responsibilities they had.
"Particularly at the top of organisations, [...]

Staffordshire and GreenRoad Recognised for Programme to Reduce Crashes Among Young Drivers
London, UK, June 29, 2009 — An innovative programme adopted by Staffordshire County Council’s Road Safety team in partnership with GreenRoad Technologies Ltd has scooped yet another national award.
Staffordshire County Council and GreenRoad Technologies fought off stiff competition from major national companies to be [...]

In 2005, Birketts’ Norwich Employment Team consisted of two solicitors. Five years later, the team has grown beyond recognition with two partners, two associates and a solicitor working together to advise a large variety of clients both regionally and nationally.
Now, in June 2009, Birketts has once again increased the depth and range of [...]

It is "absolutely vital" that people in the UK are offered the training that allows them to develop skills and capabilities to help them to cope in difficult times, one sector commentator has suggested.
Dr John McGurk, advisor of learning and talent development at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, said that in order for [...]

It could be said that retention has been the order of the day, as workers who were fired last week from their posts at Lindsey oil refinery have been reinstated today (June 26th).
A new deal between the Total-run refinery and union leaders has brought week long strike action at the plant to a halt, reports [...]

It could be said that outsourcing may boost motivation in the workforce after one sector commentator claimed the practice allowed businesses to focus on their core goals.
John Grange, business adviser at Business Link, said that during the recession companies should be looking at what value adding activities they were good at as many of these [...]

Accidents in the workplace that could have been avoided have claimed, on average, nine lives in the north-east over the last five years, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has asserted.
As a result, the group has reminded businesses in this part of the country to continue to put safety first.
However, the overall number of people [...]