All Staffing and Training News - November 2006

Firms adopt flexible working

Businesses are increasingly allowing workers to choose how and where they work.

IT workers frustrated by lack of business recognition

IT managers feel their careers are stalling because their employers are failing to recognise the impact they have on the business, research from the Chartered Management Institute reveals.

Consumers want outsourced jobs returned to UK

Almost one in three of the UK public thinks companies that have outsourced work overseas should be forced to return jobs to Britain, a new survey has revealed.

'Staff block to shared service initiatives'

Employees' resistance to change will be the greatest obstacle for local authorities to overcome when they set up shared services centres, the Society of IT Management (Socitm) has warned in a report.

Do you trust the government to protect personal data?

The Big Question is an initiative between Computer Weekly and recruitment consultancy PSD. Each week we put the Big Question to top IT professionals to get their take on a current talking point.

Westminster to extend wireless network

Westminster city council has approved plans to extend a wireless network across its area following its successful pilot.

Stronger recruitment year ahead as large retailers launch new projects

Large retailers are recruiting in greater numbers because they are starting more projects that require a mix of IT skills than they were a year ago, according to consultants.

Women still under-represented in IT

The number of women working in IT has fallen dramatically over the past five years to a low of 16%, a DTI sponsored study shows.

IT and telecoms workers wrestling with debt

A fifth of IT and telecoms workers are in serious debt, with unsecured debts of at least £10,000, according to research by debt solutions consultancy Thomas Charles.

Twin-track ITIL under threat, warns analyst firm

Industry analyst Gartner has warned that changes in ITIL best practice accreditation threaten a to create two competing training programmes.
Results Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | PREVIOUS | NEXT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT