http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbThu, 04 Sep 2008 14:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47392/most-uk-workers-want-right-to-ask-for-training-at-work.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47392/most-uk-workers-want-right-to-ask-for-training-at-work.html Just over seven in 10 (71%) employees want the legal right to request paid time off for traiThu, 04 Sep 2008 14:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47393/cpd-compulsory-for-50-of-professionals.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47393/cpd-compulsory-for-50-of-professionals.html Continuous professional development (CPD) is now mandatory for 50% of members of professionThu, 04 Sep 2008 14:36:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47377/skills-commission-to-investigate-how-to-maximise-staff-potential.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47377/skills-commission-to-investigate-how-to-maximise-staff-potential.html A major project investigating how employers can make the most of the skills of their workforce has been launched by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (CES). The Skills Utilisation project aims to identify how emplThu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/03/47354/social-care-by-voluntary-sector-suffers-chronic-underfunding-by-government.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/03/47354/social-care-by-voluntary-sector-suffers-chronic-underfunding-by-government.html The UK government has failed to tackle 'chronic underfunding' in the social care sector despite a growing demand for services, research has found. A report by the SWed, 03 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47350/employees-find-career-choices-hampered-by-bad-subject-selection.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47350/employees-find-career-choices-hampered-by-bad-subject-selection.html Almost half of all UK workers would have studied "completely different" subjects in hindsight, with one in five believing they chose the wrong career, a survey has found. The annual Global Workforce Index survey byTue, 02 Sep 2008 14:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/01/47265/butlins-joins-with-chichester-university-to-offer-degrees.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/01/47265/butlins-joins-with-chichester-university-to-offer-degrees.html Butlins' Redcoats will be able to train for a degree, it has emerged. The holiday camp has teamed up with the University of Chichester to offer a two-year foundation degree in musical theatre to aspiring entertaMon, 01 Sep 2008 11:10:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/29/47245/tesco-failing-to-motivate-its-young-workers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/29/47245/tesco-failing-to-motivate-its-young-workers.html Tesco is faced with a "real problem" in motivating its young staff, the supermarket giant's head of resourcing has told Personnel Today. Lorna Bryson, who oversees the company's <A href="http://www.tesco-careers.Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47191/science-gcses-see-largest-increase-in-nearly-20-years.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47191/science-gcses-see-largest-increase-in-nearly-20-years.html The UK may finally be on its way to producing enough homegrown scientists to compete on an international level, following the largest increase in science GCSEs in almost two decades. Following an incrFri, 22 Aug 2008 15:27:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47184/st-john-ambulance-seeks-thousands-of-recruits-for-youth-service-and-free-level-2-training.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47184/st-john-ambulance-seeks-thousands-of-recruits-for-youth-service-and-free-level-2-training.html Exclusive A UK charity is looking to expand its youth intake to help keep school children off the streets and away from a <SFri, 22 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/21/47175/compulsory-standards-for-police-hr-professionals-to-be-launched.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/21/47175/compulsory-standards-for-police-hr-professionals-to-be-launched.html Police HR professionals may soon have to work to mandatory standards to reduce force costs and duplication, Personnel Today has learned. Chief people officer at the National Policing ImprovemenThu, 21 Aug 2008 11:07:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/20/47165/no-training-for-six-months-for-most-job-seekers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/20/47165/no-training-for-six-months-for-most-job-seekers.html More than half of job seekers have not attended a training course for six months, according to a poll. The survey of 623 candidates by recruitment firm Randstad found that only 22% had received training in the last month, wWed, 20 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/20/47155/staff-retention-and-productivity-boosted-in-hospitality-industry-by-66-of-employers-investing-in-training.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/20/47155/staff-retention-and-productivity-boosted-in-hospitality-industry-by-66-of-employers-investing-in-training.html Employers in the UK hospitality industry provide more training than any other sector, and it has helped their retention, research has shown. The National EmployeWed, 20 Aug 2008 09:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47150/dairy-industry-experts-to-tackle-staff-training-issues-at-summit.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47150/dairy-industry-experts-to-tackle-staff-training-issues-at-summit.html Senior figures at the UK's larger dairy firms are to meet next month to tackle <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/07/24/46846/skills-training-non-existent-in-75-of-north-east-food-and-drink-manufacturTue, 19 Aug 2008 14:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47133/small-business-owners-work-50-hour-weeks.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47133/small-business-owners-work-50-hour-weeks.html UK small business owners are clocking up 50 working hours every week, according to a survey by Bank of Scotland Business Banking. The study of 1,003 small business managers found the latest figure was an average increase oTue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/46972/friday-podcast-equal-pay-and-tupe-the-cipd-the-bbc-and-social-care.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/46972/friday-podcast-equal-pay-and-tupe-the-cipd-the-bbc-and-social-care.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: employment lawyers warn firms could risk equal pay claims after a TUPE merger a CIPD figure has called for a radical overhaul of the professional Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:44:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47111/tesco-to-double-apprenticeships-after-red-tape-slash.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47111/tesco-to-double-apprenticeships-after-red-tape-slash.html Supermarket giant Tesco has vowed to double the number of apprenticeships after the government bowed to its demands to slash red tape. Head of resourcing Lorna Bryson told Personnel Today the retailer haFri, 15 Aug 2008 09:35:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47109/train-to-gain-hinders-social-care-skills-warns-hr-chief.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47109/train-to-gain-hinders-social-care-skills-warns-hr-chief.html The government risks "stifling" the social care sector with the way its flagship Train to Gain service is structured, an HR chief has warned.</STRONFri, 15 Aug 2008 09:02:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/14/47106/a-level-increase-in-maths-and-science-is-good-news-for-economy-says-eef.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/14/47106/a-level-increase-in-maths-and-science-is-good-news-for-economy-says-eef.html The increase in the number of students passing science and maths at A-level may mark a welcome tThu, 14 Aug 2008 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/12/47079/tesco-and-sainsburys-advise-government-on-apprenticeships.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/12/47079/tesco-and-sainsburys-advise-government-on-apprenticeships.html Tesco and Sainsbury's are among several retailers helping the government to cut red tape when it comes to offering apprenticeships, it has emerged. HR directors from the supermarket giants have been advising skiTue, 12 Aug 2008 14:19:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/09/47059/royal-mail-roadshows-deliver-training-to-staff.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/09/47059/royal-mail-roadshows-deliver-training-to-staff.html Royal Mail is running a health and safety training roadshow across the UK fSat, 09 Aug 2008 00:44:00 GMT