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Technip standardises its HR process across 48 countries

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:53:00 GMT

Technip, the engineering, technologies and project management company for the oil and gas industry, has launched an online platform to manage the recruitment, internal mobility, performance management and career development of its 23,000 employees globally.

Local government compares badly with private sector in maximising use of staff

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:49:00 GMT

Local government is substantially lagging behind the private sector in how efficiently its staff are utilised, indicating the potential for big cost savings without frontline services needing to be cut, new research indicates.

New workforce assessment tool enables firms to assess how an ageing workforce will impact their workplace

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:47:00 GMT

The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) and the US-based AARP have launched a UK version of a tool that enables employers to assess their current and future workforce needs in readiness for the challenges of the ageing population.

Incidences of identity fraud in the workplace have risen by almost a third in past year

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:55:00 GMT

CIFAS, the UK's fraud prevention service, has found that identity fraud in the workplace and the disclosure of customer data to third parties has increased by 31% and doubled respectively over the past year.

HR magazine launches health and wellbeing blog

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:10:00 GMT

Dr Peter Mills has joined HR magazine's online community, blogging about the business case for HR's involvement in employee wellbeing.

Use of Facebook at work is a way of life for an increasing number of employees

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:59:00 GMT

Employees are seeing the use of Facebook permeate their working lives with more than a third having been sent a friendship request on Facebook by a colleague, client or boss, according to The Protection Gap survey conducted online and commissioned by Abbey Legal Protection.

Employees accessing their social media profiles at work costs companies £14 billion a year

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:33:00 GMT

Social networking costs employers £14 billion per year as two million workers spend over an hour per day 'Facebooking' at work, research claims.

Advances in technology have made the nine-to-five working day redundant

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:55:00 GMT

Working nine to five is no longer the way to make a living, with employees embracing more flexible working patterns, although many are still burning the candle at both ends and putting in over 10 hours a day at the office.

Greater integration of IT and HR systems is needed to maximise support for the HR team

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:54:00 GMT

IT and HR professionals recognise the value that HR technology can add to the business but this is not reflected by a drive to improve the integration and functionality of HR technology systems.

UK's relatively low return on investment on human capital could be due to its regulated employment environment

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMT

The UK is lagging behind the rest of the world in measuring return on investment (ROI) on HR practices, with research suggesting this could be due to strict employment legislation.

Alexander Mann Solutions wins recruitment contract for engineering company Cobham

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:30:00 GMT

Cobham has outsourced its recruitment function to Alexander Mann Solutions in a bid to develop a high quality talent pool.

Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland to tap into social media as means of promoting apprenticeships

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:20:00 GMT

A social media campaign has been launched this week to promote the take-up of apprenticeships in Scotland.

Reckitt Benckiser's Facebook recruitment application aims to educate high-flyers on working for a FMCG group

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:17:00 GMT

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has launched a Facebook application as part of a new recruitment drive to educate talented graduates and early career sales and marketing professionals about life in a global fast-moving consumer good (FMCG) group and about the culture at the company.