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All Staffing and Training News - May 2006

Ofcom hunts for new chief exec

News
Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 26 May 2006

Telecoms and media regulator Ofcom has lost its chief executive after the decision by Stephen Carter to quit.

Government considers public body to run pension IT project

News
Author: Christian Annesley
Date: 26 May 2006

The government has put its weight behind the creation of a public body to develop and administer the IT systems for a National Pension Savings Scheme.

Sun staff braced for more cuts

News
Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 24 May 2006

Sun Microsystems is set for more job losses, the company's chief financial officer has told a meeting of the troubled firm’s investors.

European Union IT slips warns Commission

News
Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 23 May 2006

European Union member states must become “more ambitious” and develop a greater sense of urgency in their plans for exploiting IT, the European Commission has urged in a critical report.

Public sector pay growth keeps ahead with 5% rise

News
Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 23 May 2006

IT salaries in local authorities grew at a greater rate than those in the private sector again last year, the Society of IT Management’s (Socitm) annual survey has revealed.

Google woos talent in code competition

News
Author: Arif Mohamed
Date: 23 May 2006

Google is offering jobs, £21,000 in prize money and iPod Minis in a coding competition designed to attract programming talent to the company.

Flexibility boosts output, firms told

News
Author: Bill Goodwin
Date: 23 May 2006

Working from home for part of the week could significantly improve the productivity of IT staff, according to the IT Forum Foundation, which is backing a three-year campaign to encourage businesses to “work smarter”.

Next move: How do I go about getting my first IT job?

Expert Panel
Date: 23 May 2006

I have been working in the public sector as personal assistant to a service manager for five years.

IT industry is paying high price of ageism

Opinion
Author: Ruth Rosenthal
Date: 23 May 2006

According to an Age Concern/ICM poll conducted in December 2001, 1.8 million people in the UK between the ages of 55 and 64 have suffered ageism in employment. There is no reason to believe that this situation has improved since the poll was conducted. In the IT sector it is widely recognised that age discrimination starts at 35.

Pace of business change hots up for IT managers

News
Author: Will Hadfield
Date: 23 May 2006

More managers experienced business change in 2005 than in 2000, a Chartered Management Institute survey of 1,541 UK managers, including 81 IT managers, has revealed.

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