http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbThu, 20 Nov 2008 07:28:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/20/48437/failed-training-initiatives-down-to-lack-of-line-manager-buy-in.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/20/48437/failed-training-initiatives-down-to-lack-of-line-manager-buy-in.html Line managers are the main stumbling block when it comes to making a success of staff training. A survey of learning and development professionals at the <A href="http://www.learnevents.com/world-of-learning-conference-200Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:28:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/19/48428/credit-crunch-inspires-cipd-to-launch-damage-limitation-training-for-hr.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/19/48428/credit-crunch-inspires-cipd-to-launch-damage-limitation-training-for-hr.html Two courses to help HR staff and line managers handle strikes and redundancies better have been launched by the CIPD. The first course, 'Practical Employee Relations', provides participants with the tools to handle employeWed, 19 Nov 2008 09:07:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/19/48409/wtd-opt-out-axe-could-force-hotels-to-use-unpaid-labour-to-fill-gaps.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/19/48409/wtd-opt-out-axe-could-force-hotels-to-use-unpaid-labour-to-fill-gaps.html A luxury hotel chain will use work experience students to make up the overtime hours currently worked by permanent employees if the UK loses its opt-out to the <A href="http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/employment-legislWed, 19 Nov 2008 07:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/18/48382/cadbury-committed-to-employee-training-and-development.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/18/48382/cadbury-committed-to-employee-training-and-development.html Cadbury has ruled out slashing its training budgets in response to the global economic crisis, according to the firm's global HR chief. Julia Freeman, people capability and process director at the confectionary Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48448/line-managers-critical-to-reducing-sick-leave.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48448/line-managers-critical-to-reducing-sick-leave.html Educating and training line managers being critical to cutting absence rates and preventing unnecessary long-term sick leave, was a key theme at the IRS Managing Absence and Attendance conference. JoMon, 17 Nov 2008 11:29:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48379/government-gives-65m-to-train-to-gain-for-car-firms.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48379/government-gives-65m-to-train-to-gain-for-car-firms.html The government has made £65m available through the Train to Gain skills service for car firms to prepare their workforces to prosper when the economMon, 17 Nov 2008 11:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48364/train-to-gain-needs-to-adapt-to-employer-needs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/17/48364/train-to-gain-needs-to-adapt-to-employer-needs.html The government's much-heralded Train to Gain service needs to adapt to deliver what employers need during the economic downturn, HR chiefs have warned. Leading HR directors said the current <A href="http://www.traintogainMon, 17 Nov 2008 07:44:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/14/45730/friday-podcast-flexible-working-christmas-redundancies-and-tribunals-for-line-managers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/14/45730/friday-podcast-flexible-working-christmas-redundancies-and-tribunals-for-line-managers.html HR news and analysis including: as the consultation on whether to extend the right to request flexible working to parents with kids aged 16 or under closes, employers' groups have called for clarity on what exactly wiFri, 14 Nov 2008 15:26:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/12/48310/prime-time-tv-ads-aim-to-boost-take-up-of-train-to-gain-initiative.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/12/48310/prime-time-tv-ads-aim-to-boost-take-up-of-train-to-gain-initiative.html The government has launched a TV advertising campaign to encourage employers to continue training staff during the economic downturn. Costing £2.4m, the prime-time ad blitz will highlight its Train to Gain support service iWed, 12 Nov 2008 08:32:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/10/48290/sainsburys-offers-staff-health-and-safety-qualification.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/10/48290/sainsburys-offers-staff-health-and-safety-qualification.html Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is offering its 150,000-strong workforce the chance to gain formal qualifications in stock-control and health and safety. The retailer has joined forces with awarding body EDI to oMon, 10 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/06/48240/hands-on-learning-touches-a-nerve-with-employees.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/06/48240/hands-on-learning-touches-a-nerve-with-employees.html Being shown how to do things has been rated as the best way to learn according to the latest CIPD Who Learns at Work? survey. But HR is playing a less important role than before, as line managers are incThu, 06 Nov 2008 07:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/05/48199/skills-chair-claims-uk-will-struggle-to-hit-leitch-review-targets.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/05/48199/skills-chair-claims-uk-will-struggle-to-hit-leitch-review-targets.html The UK will "struggle" to meet the skills targets set out in the Leitch Review, a senior figure has admitted. <A href="http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?d=680dateformat=%25e-%25h-%2Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/04/48196/27m-skills-training-pot-available-for-employment-projects.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/11/04/48196/27m-skills-training-pot-available-for-employment-projects.html The government is to channel £27m of EU cash to help people improve their skills and stay in work or find a new job. Organisations are being urged to subTue, 04 Nov 2008 12:57:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/31/47895/friday-podcast-abbeys-record-race-discrimination-case-and-what-should-hr-focus-on-in-a-recession.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/31/47895/friday-podcast-abbeys-record-race-discrimination-case-and-what-should-hr-focus-on-in-a-recession.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: Race discrimination. High street bank Abbey has said it is considering taking a Employment appeal tribunal decision to the Court of Appeal after a former Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:15:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/29/48134/organisations-must-train-uk-staff-before-bringing-in-migrant-workers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/29/48134/organisations-must-train-uk-staff-before-bringing-in-migrant-workers.html A government adviser who helped create the new points-based immigration system has warned employers that they will not be able to bring in workers from outside the EU unless they also demonstrate their efforts to train UK workerWed, 29 Oct 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/27/48123/government-to-double-number-of-civil-service-apprenticeships.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/27/48123/government-to-double-number-of-civil-service-apprenticeships.html The government has promised to double the number of apprentices working in the Civil Service. More than 1,000 apprentices will work in central government departments and agencies this academic year, moMon, 27 Oct 2008 16:31:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/24/48094/skills-chief-urges-employers-see-recession-as-opportunity-to-upskill-staff.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/24/48094/skills-chief-urges-employers-see-recession-as-opportunity-to-upskill-staff.html UK skills supremo Chris Humphries has warned that the UK couFri, 24 Oct 2008 10:09:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/23/48079/skills-open-letter-calls-for-commitment-to-training-despite-downturn.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/23/48079/skills-open-letter-calls-for-commitment-to-training-despite-downturn.html Industry leaders have called on UK employers to commit to training their employees in spite of the deteriorating economy. In an open letter published in many national daily newspapers, senior figures including CBI directorThu, 23 Oct 2008 13:35:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/22/48027/trainee-teachers-prove-to-be-a-bunch-of-dunces-when-it-comes-to-literacy.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/22/48027/trainee-teachers-prove-to-be-a-bunch-of-dunces-when-it-comes-to-literacy.html Nearly a sixth of all trainee teachers failed literacy tests last year, statistics show. More than 11,000 applicants were unsuccessful in online tests by the Training aWed, 22 Oct 2008 07:19:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/17/47985/93m-training-pot-set-up-for-housing-facilities-fashion-and-textiles.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/10/17/47985/93m-training-pot-set-up-for-housing-facilities-fashion-and-textiles.html Employers in the housing, facilities management, fashion and textiles sectors are to benefit from a £93m government investment in training. New skills minisFri, 17 Oct 2008 08:19:00 GMT