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• Good industrial relations keep unemployment down, study shows

  Employment & Training

  Cooperative industrial relations between employers and their employees lead to lower national unemployment figures, a study of 69 countries has shown.

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  You're Fired - But They're Inspired

  Employment & Training

  Six young people from Hackney are proving they can do just that. As part of Cup of Clearworth management training challenge a group of young people from the Robert Levy Foundation* is given a taste of what it's like to plan and run their own business.

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  Equality and Diversity: Buy-in is the key

  Employment & Training

  Due to our diverse culture the protection of minority groups has been high on the Government's agenda, which has led to organisations investing in equality and diversity training.
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  Companies must not follow Cameron’s lead

  Employment & Training : Law

  David Cameron has pledged that if the Conservative party win the next election, he will give a third of ministerial jobs to women - but organisations considering replicating his plan should think again if they want to avoid potentially damaging lawsuits.

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  New book lifts the lid on workplace bullying

  Employment & Training : Issues

  A recent survey* has shown that bullying in Britain is endemic – for one in four people, it is a weekly or even daily occurrence and the cause of stress.

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  Field Fisher Waterhouse achieves £550,000 injury compensation for Romanian labourer

  Employment & Training : Law

  European law firm, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, has announced the successful recovery of £550,000 in compensation for a labourer injured at work.

• BMA launches campaign to safeguard medical training

  Employment & Training : Medicine : Doctor

  The BMA launches a campaign today (Thursday 13 March, 2008) to alert the government to doctors’ concerns about the future of medical training.
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  DEVON LANDOWNERS CELEBRATE THREE STAR SUCCESS IN SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 LIST

  Employment & Training

  Clinton Devon Estates, one of the South West’s largest landowning companies, has been told it’s among the best companies to work for in Britain and the very best nationally for its efforts to protect the environment.

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  http://www.askforhrd.com

  HR (Human Resources)

  AskforHRD.com is strategic HR Forum and HR database for Human Resources Professionals. It's Content covers all aspects of HR from application to retirement.

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  Diversity in the workplace to take centre stage

  HR (Human Resources) : Issues

  Sexism and the City, a new report published today by equality pressure group The Fawcett Society, outlines the harsh reality that mothers-to-be and new mothers experience the most discrimination in the labour market.

• No news is good news for HR professionals in today’s tough economic climate

  HR (Human Resources)

  Commenting on the Chancellor's Budget statement Dr John Philpott, Chief Economist, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

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  Government Steps Up Commitment to the New Creative Apprenticeships

  Training

  Creative & Cultural Skills and the Learning and Skills Council have jointly welcomed the news that up to £60 million per year has been approved by government for providing key skills training in the creative and cultural industries in England and Wales.

• CIPD’s tenth annual survey shows how coaching within organisations has moved beyond being ‘the latest fad’ – to adding real benefits

  Training

  Coaching is increasingly popular as a means of promoting learning and development, according to this year’s learning and development survey, from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

• New courses teach food science and business majors leadership and team-building skills

  Team Building

  This newly revised one-credit required course is intended to get students thinking early on about enhancing their leadership and team skills, the importance of diversity and ethics, and their own career development.