Vodafone HR director Matthew Brearly will get involved in a new kind of recruitment activity this month as he helps to select external applicants to work in a charity of their choice. Under a programmeF launched two weeks ago by the Vodafone Fou  More...
03 July 2008 16:05

Line management in the public sector needs to be more professional, according to a report by consultancy Deloitte. The firm interviewed senior figures in central and local government and concluded that public sector employers needed to improve their   More...
24 June 2008 11:30

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has failed in its bid to win recognition among workers at Cable & Wireless. Employees in the communication firm's field services division have voted 'no' to union recognition. This ruling follows a b  More...
24 June 2008 08:04

When companies go bust, is there anything that HR departments can do to ease the pain? My first job was making books at a factory in Frome. Twenty years on, the BBC reports that the very firm, Butler and Tanner, is "history" and that nearly 287 staf  More...
09 June 2008 00:00

Blame has got a bad name. But if HR wants to demonstrate its value, it really ought to start pointing the finger. As Sir Alan Sugar prepares to point the finger for the last time in the current series of The Apprentice , struggling to make a decisio  More...
09 June 2008 00:00

Google HR chief Liane Hornsey has attributed the internet search giant's success as the best place to work in the UK to its obsessional hiring policy. The Great Place to Work Institute named Google top of its 50 Best Workplaces in the UK last week,  More...
02 June 2008 08:01

Lack of communication with staff is preventing public sector employers from making their HR departments more efficient, the local government efficiency agency has admitted. Siobhan Coughlan, principal consultant at the Improvement and Development Age  More...
14 May 2008 14:30

The latest instalment in the soap opera that is Northern Rock sees the troubled bank entering into a 90-day consultation period with the Unite union and employees over 2,000 proposed job cuts. A quick scan of Northern Rock's website flashes   More...
12 May 2008 10:00

Home improvement retailer B&Q was the only UK employer to receive a prestigious award for employee engagement last week – as a survey laid bare the poor state of staff commitment in this country. B&Q scooped the Gallup Great Workplace   More...
09 May 2008 09:00

I write following the front-page article ( Personnel Today , 25 March) in respect of the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). The notion that it is hampering front-line policing is an exaggeration. The NPIA was created rapidly by any standar  More...
07 April 2008 08:00

Trade union officials have blasted Remploy chief executive Bob Warner for his assertion that the disability employer had moved on from its industrial relations problems. Warner told Personnel Today last week that Remploy was "getting over" its dis  More...
07 April 2008 07:50

The TUC is offering free training for Polish workers employed in cleaning, security and building services across Tower Hamlets and the City of London. The Vulnerable Workers Project (VWP), led by the TUC and funded by the Department for Business,  More...
03 April 2008 10:34

Departing Remploy chief executive Bob Warner has insisted the disability employer has moved on from its bitter dispute with trade unions over factory closures. The GMB union called for changes to Remploy's management team after it confirmed late la  More...
03 April 2008 09:11

NHS employers and trade unions have agreed a set of new arrangements to help manage sickness absence and ill-health retirement in the health service. The new arrangements include a two-tier system for ill-health retirement benefits, with thos  More...
01 April 2008 11:30

Why is it important HR is one of those departments traditionally contacted only when things go wrong, or when bureaucracy and red tape beckon. The HR function has long been seen as a passive one, its opinions indistinguishable from those of the   More...
03 March 2008 10:00

Marks & Spencer's (M&S) HR director has defended the retailer in wake a 'cyber attack' by the Unite union over the treatment of workers in the retailer's supply chain. Unite launched an internet assault on M&S on Wednesday 27 February,   More...
28 February 2008 11:00

Union members at Staffordshire County Council have voted overwhelmingly in favour of its pay and grading proposals of 28,000 staff. Members of the GMB union voted 83% in favour of the new pay proposals, joining members of Unison (86%) and the T&  More...
26 February 2008 08:03

Unite general secretary Derek Simpson is this morning meeting with Northern Rock workers in Newcastle and Sunderland as the trade union fights against job cuts at the newly nationalised bank. Simpson has called on chancellor Alistair Darling   More...
22 February 2008 09:05

British Airways pilots have agreed to conciliation with an independent third party to help resolve a dispute over the airline's plans to launch a standalone European subsidiary. BA plans to set up Open Skies in June to provide direct flights   More...
21 February 2008 17:55

An employers' group has rubbished a report claiming UK firms are increasingly hiring 'union-busting' consultants to persuade staff not to join unions. The TUC-commissioned study said employers were using scare tactics to keep workplaces union-free,   More...
19 February 2008 08:40

A new dawn is rising for human resources – that of the legal eagle. Ever since legendary guru Dave Ulrich first floated the idea of HR acting as a business partner, HR practitioners hoped the days of filing CVs, updating personnel records and  More...
15 February 2008 08:00

The National Trust is to give all its staff and volunteers an extra paid day off on 29 February in a bid to help reduce the organisation's carbon footprint. The Times reports that the charity is encouraging other employers to join its Green Leap Da  More...
12 February 2008 14:15

Exclusive A police force HR director has warned the Home Office to solve the ongoing pay dispute before launching into a radical reform of the service. Andrew Marston, force personnel director at Greater Manchester Police, has backed today'  More...
07 February 2008 16:17

In case you haven't noticed, there is a not-so-secret campaign being waged by the government to directly control the management of public sector pay deals . The economy is moving into uncertain territory, which always makes governments nervous, but  More...
04 February 2008 13:00

The BBC and its unions have reached an agreement in principle over plans to axe 1,800 jobs over the next five years. BBC director-general Mark Thompson announced the plans in October 2007 as part of a cost-cutting drive in response to a funding s  More...
28 January 2008 16:30

Housing charity Shelter is on a collision course with its staff after making changes to their terms and conditions. Unions have accused the charity's management of "bullying" staff into accepting inferior contracts, and have threatened strike acti  More...
24 January 2008 09:17

Police were called in to free the British director of an ice cream factory in Saint-Dizier, France, last week, after he was held hostage by angry workers. Prakesh Patel was outlining redundancy terms for more than half of 493 employees at the Unilev  More...
22 January 2008 14:24

Human resources news and analysis including: a look at what 2008 has in prospect for employers the first major tribunal outcome of the year - a heterosexual employee has won damages regarding her sexual orientation a new government cam  More...
04 January 2008 13:35

Unions representing workers at BAA have called off the threat of strike action in a row over pensions. The Spanish-owned company, which runs seven UK airports including Heathrow and Gatwick, has backed down on its plans to close its final salary pe  More...
03 January 2008 15:41

Health service staff must be trained on data security following the scandal that saw junior doctors' personal details placed on the internet, the Information Commissioner has ruled. The government watchdog yesterday found that the Department o  More...
20 December 2007 12:00

Nearly eight out of 10 employers would rather pay off a former employee with a grievance if the cost of fighting their claim outweighs the cost of a compromise agreement, according to research by Personnel Today's sister publication, Employment Revie  More...
12 December 2007 08:00

With Legal and General's Health Uncovered research showing that 23% of full-time British workers never take a break from work , does the UK workforce need to be told to have a rest? One in 10 (12%) of senior managers say they don't take holi  More...
27 November 2007 00:00

After five years at the helm of HR at the Royal Mail, Tony McCarthy is heading off to British Airways. But what lies in store for his successor? One of the highest-profile jobs in HR is now up for grabs, and although the successful candidate will be  More...
26 November 2007 12:00

The TUC has issued a rallying call to Aussies living in the UK to vote to restore workers' rights in the Australian elections held this coming weekend. An estimated 500,000 Australians live in this country, and can vote from now until 24 Novem  More...
20 November 2007 08:03

'Corporate hospitality' is a phrase guaranteed to strike fear into a human resources (HR) professional's heart. Helen McCormick reports on the risks of work-related 'jollies'. Has there ever been a case of 'man overboard' on your firm's teambuilding  More...
19 November 2007 15:43

The arbitration and conciliation service Acas saves employers, employees and the taxpayer almost £800m a year, according to a new report. A study by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research found that every pound of taxpayer money inv  More...
15 November 2007 13:01

American legislators have introduced laws that ban federal employees from using public money to buy first- or business class airline tickets. Previously, the rules only allowed such travel for employees with security concerns, physical disabilities,  More...
13 November 2007 11:20

Employee opinion surveys (EOS) – also known as staff opinion surveys, employee surveys, employee attitude surveys or employee engagement surveys – are used by organisations to measure core aspects of employees’ work experiences.  More...
31 October 2007 15:22

The GMB union constructively dismissed an employee by refusing to allow her grievance to be heard by anyone other than her line manager, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled. In June 2003, the claimant – Ms Brown – lodged a grievance ag  More...
22 October 2007 10:10

Trade union wranglings over Royal Mail's latest offer in the postal dispute forced the cancellation of a Commons hearing with business secretary John Hutton today. Communication Workers Union bosses have yet to decide whether to approve the de  More...
17 October 2007 12:44

One in six GPs are thinking about quitting the profession, according to a survey by the British Medical Association (BMA). The study of more than 11,000 doctors revealed the extent of low morale among GPs, with more than half (53%) saying it had g  More...
17 October 2007 09:00

Hundreds of BBC workers could be forced to reapply for their jobs as the corporation tries to shed up to 2,800 jobs . Staff will be asked to complete CVs and 200-word covering letters, according to reports today. BBC director-general Mark Tho  More...
16 October 2007 15:00

NHS workers facing redundancy should be guaranteed another job in the health service, according to NHS human resources chief Clare Chapman. Thousands of staff have left the health service in the past 18 months , with hospital trusts tightening t  More...
15 October 2007 11:00

Much has been said about the whirlwind first 100 days Gordon Brown endured as prime minister. Just around the corner from Downing Street, the man he appointed to look after employment relations must be feeling pretty shell-shocked too. Minister for   More...
15 October 2007 08:00

News editor Mike Berry introduces the Personnel Today Friday Podcast. This week he is joined by deputy news editor Greg Pitcher, online news editor Gareth Vorster and online editor Rob Moss.   Topics up for discussion include the  More...
12 October 2007 16:33

Aer Lingus has threatened to suspend pilots who fail to co-operate with new staff recruitment and training programmes at its planned new Belfast base. On Monday, Dermot Mannion , chief executive of the airline, called on relevant staff   More...
09 October 2007 12:31

Remploy's HR chief has vowed to wipe the slate clean with the organisation's trade unions and work towards securing the future of its manufacturing sites. Last week, unions postponed the threat of strike action following work and pensions secretary  More...
01 October 2007 10:51

Union leaders have announced fresh postal strike dates after branding Royal Mail "completely out of control". Royal Mail employees will stay away from work from Friday 5 October to Tuesday 9 October - five days of non-delivery for customers. Ther  More...
20 September 2007 17:21

A leading civil service HR director has warned of difficult times ahead for the public sector as it faces up to turbulent industrial relations. Speaking at the CIPD annual conference in Harrogate, Angela O'Connor, chief people officer at the Nation  More...
19 September 2007 14:26

Regular rail commuters will not be surprised to learn that the rail regulator's report reveals that almost 400,000 passengers face daily delays in their journeys. The situation was not helped by the summer floods, and most recently London witnessed trav  More...
17 September 2007 08:00

Measuring employee engagement is one of the few ways a business can determine if its benefits packages, values and people strategies are working for the current group of employees (‘ Higher levels of employment engagement is a mission worth taking o  More...
10 September 2007 15:09

A police petition to stop the Home Office "interfering" in the negotiation of police pay has more than 11,000 signatories to date. The Police Federation of England and Wales set up the online petition to stop the Home Office from "undermining"  More...
28 August 2007 15:22

London's bus workers are taking to the streets of the capital today (Thursday) to demand proper toilet facilities on bus routes and at their workplaces. The workers, members of trade union Unite, are threatening a full strike ballot if Transport for  More...
23 August 2007 12:17

With a host of public servants, from the police to nurses, threatening strike action over pay, perhaps Gordon Brown could take a lesson from a car salesman in Atlanta, Georgia. Dealership boss Rolandas Milinavicius , 38, took a hard-line stance on con  More...
20 August 2007 00:00

Domino's Pizza has denied claims that its central HR team has lost control of its franchisees after eight migrant staff were sacked last week amid claims of abuse. Trade union Unite claimed that Domino's fired the Hungarians for speaking out against   More...
06 August 2007 10:57

Unions representing workers at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have expressed "major concerns" over plans to relocate about 300 jobs to Merseyside. The decision to relocate policy and administrative roles is part of a wider government dr  More...
25 July 2007 16:00

I totally disagree that HR people are without passion (Personnel Today, 19 June). I don't believe anyone should go into a career in HR without feeling a passion for the work with, and for, people. I can say that every single person in my team has an  More...
24 July 2007 08:00

Training for police officers in how to speak in keywords over the radio will not be taken seriously, the Police Federation has warned. The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) has come up with more than 30 keywords an  More...
23 July 2007 00:00

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has demanded “urgent confirmation” that thousands of Metronet workers’ jobs would be secure, following reports that the company was close to administration. Metronet,   More...
17 July 2007 16:49

It is irresponsible to suggest that HR directors should buy and drive an expensive, flashy car (Have a Rant... HR star in an unreasonably priced car, Personnel Today , 3 July). HR directors may have an ego - as your ranter suggested last we  More...
16 July 2007 00:00

Is it just me, or has the cult of the massive ego begun to infiltrate the top levels of the HR hierarchy? Having switched to HR from managing a team in a private business (with no HR team) - because I found any attempts to help my team develop were   More...
10 July 2007 00:00

Until recently, I was HR manager in a utility infrastructure-providing business in Cardiff. In January, my director split duties in my department, and my assistant became HR manager (recruitment and development), and I became HR manager (employee relati  More...
10 July 2007 00:00

Trade unions have pledged to do “whatever we need to do” to ensure employment law in Jersey, Channel Isles, is rewritten in the wake of a legal statement. The  International Labour Organization (ILO) last month wrote to the Jersey government expre  More...
29 June 2007 08:29

Super-union Unite is fizzing with anger at a below-inflation pay offer to workers at the Coca-Cola Enterprises distribution plant in Wakefield, Yorkshire. The union is balloting more than 500 staff on a strike over an offer wort  More...
25 June 2007 08:00

Employers will need to develop a strong company brand reputation to attract top talent, a Chartered  Institute of Personnel and Development  ( CIPD ) recruitment conference will stress this week. According to figures from the annual CIPD tal  More...
19 June 2007 12:02

Remploy's  HR director has hit back at union jibes that she should resign over the way her team handled the announcement of factory closures . Last week the GMB union , which represents the majority of workers at Remploy, accused  More...
19 June 2007 08:00

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has accused Royal Mail of attempting to provoke strike action rather than looking to negotiate. The CWU has not yet announced dates for strike action, but Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton has reiterat  More...
14 June 2007 15:31

A leading trade union has called for talks with management of Jaguar and Land Rover , after its parent company Ford said it had appointed investment bankers to advise on the future of the two UK motoring legends. US-based Ford acquir  More...
14 June 2007 08:00

Unions have called for the resignation of all 47 HR professionals at Remploy after it announced factory closures by DVD. The publicly funded body, which provides jobs for disabled people, is cutting the subsidised jobs to focus on placing 20,0  More...
08 June 2007 16:42

The Musgrave Group , Ireland's largest grocery distributor, has emphatically denied claims in the Polish press that Poles working in its warehouses are being exploited and discriminated against. The Polish mass-circulation daily Gaz  More...
04 June 2007 09:00

Julian Yew looks at the statutory procedures governing disciplinary, dismissal and grievance issues, and some forthcoming changes.  More...
24 May 2007 09:00

Unions representing college lecturers and support staff have rejected a pay offer by their employers, which falls short of the 2.5% on offer to teachers. The University and College Union (UCU), GMB , Unison and the Association of Teachers and L  More...
24 May 2007 08:12

HR professionals let off the hook by PCS union over latest threat of industrial action in Civil Service HR professionals have been absolved of blame for the escalation of the latest Civil Service dispute by the trade union behind it. The Public an  More...
18 May 2007 08:52

A company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility influences how an employee views several other areas, including interest in their wellbeing, research has found. A survey conducted by attitude research firm Sirota Survey Intelligence   More...
08 May 2007 12:18

The UK Armed Forces has the 'X factor' according to an internal attitude survey, which found high levels of job satisfaction among Army personnel. The survey, conducted by the Ministry of Defence as part of its commitment to openness, found t  More...
03 May 2007 07:59

A row over pay and cost cutting could lead to the first national postal strike for more than a decade, according to newspaper reports . The Communication Workers Union (CWU)  has threatened to ballot for industrial action after Royal Mail off  More...
27 April 2007 08:45

UK workers would welcome their employers being more environmentally responsible and providing them with more 'green' benefits, a survey has found. Of 1,000 employees surveyed by HR consultancy Ceridian , 69% said was important their employer was env  More...
23 April 2007 11:00

British Airways cabin crew voted by a 76% majority to accept a new pay deal negotiated at the end of January . The British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (Bassa) , a branch of the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) ,  More...
18 April 2007 11:00

Aeroplane refuellers at Gatwick airport have threatened to strike after they failed to have their trade union status recognised. The Transport and General Workers' Union (T&G)   has informed Gatwick Refuelling Services of its intention to ballot for  More...
05 April 2007 11:30

Poor recruitment practices are damaging brands, turning off potential employees and losing customers, new research has found. An online survey of 2,560 working age adults by recruitment outsourcing provider Capital Consulting indicated co  More...
02 April 2007 00:00

The biggest civil service union has warned the government that a new justice department will fail unless staff and budget cuts are halted. Earlier this week the government announced the Home Office was to be split into two , creating separate depart  More...
30 March 2007 11:00

Women spend significantly more time feeling anxious at work than their male colleagues, according to a study. The Working Life: Employee Attitudes and Engagement report by Kingston University’s School of HR Management and commissioned by the   More...
28 March 2007 10:10

Amicus has been recognised for collective bargaining rights at Ritrama (UK) by the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), the government body which adjudicates on union recognition. The Ritrama Group is the largest privately-owned self-adh  More...
26 March 2007 09:48

Thousands of workers at the Ministry of Defence and Identity and Passport Service are to strike on 30 March in a row over pay. They will be joined by fellow Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) members across four government department  More...
23 March 2007 11:59

Mark Serwotka speaks his mind on industrial action, the state of the Civil Service, and future union plans.   More...
06 March 2007 08:00

Luxury retailer Burberry has offered to give special ‘loyalty bonuses’ to staff at its factory in Rhondda, South Wales, before it closes down at the end of this month. The firm has also pledged to donate £1.5m to the local area over the next 1  More...
05 March 2007 11:36

UK employees are an untapped resource when it comes to tackling climate change, research  by the Carbon Trust has revealed. More than two-thirds of the 1,217 workers surveyed are keen to help their organisations cut carbon emissions and want mor  More...
27 February 2007 12:19

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has the “worst public sector management team” in government, according to Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS). Speaking exclusively to Personnel Today , Se  More...
27 February 2007 08:00

New NHS workforce director-general Clare Chapman has pledged to change the culture of the health service by engaging more with frontline staff. Chapman, who officially started work last month, was speaking to MPs on the Health Select Committee as pa  More...
27 February 2007 07:04

The government, NHS Employers and unions have committed to joint working by agreeing to sign up to a partnership agreement. All parties will work together on the implications of policy on the workforce. In particular, the partnership will:   More...
26 February 2007 08:30

Union officials have threatened strike action ahead of Thurdsay's showdown meeting with the Cabinet Office as they ramp up their campaign against Civil Service job cuts and pay levels . The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said it woul  More...
23 February 2007 14:06

Bernard Matthews has laid off 130 workers just days after insisting that all jobs were secure in the wake of the bird flu outbreak at its Suffolk farm. The turkey food producer said the employees would be stood down for 20 days with a one-off pay  More...
20 February 2007 12:50

Flight safety could be put at risk if more firms are allowed to fight for work at Gatwick Airport, unions have claimed. The Transport and General Workers’ Union (T&G) says the increased competition will hit safety standards at London’s second bigge  More...
20 February 2007 09:50

Health service unions and doctors' leaders have hit out at a hospital trust in Kent after it asked staff to work for free so as not to add to its £17m debt. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust wrote to staff asking them to contribute a day of unp  More...
06 February 2007 09:44

Employers have urged the government to stand firm on public sector salaries as up to 200,000 civil servants went on strike today. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union ( PCS ) are taking part in a one-day stoppage over pay and job secur  More...
31 January 2007 11:51

A union has accused a major manufacturing company of having "Victorian" working practices and behaving in a "callous" way towards staff. The accusation follows Simclar Group 's announcement that it was cutting 420 jobs and closing its two Ayrshire f  More...
30 January 2007 14:28

The government has been criticised for allowing increasing numbers of foreign workers on British ships in the wake of the MSC Napoli disaster off the Dorset coast. It has emerged that at least six nationalities were represented among the 26-strong c  More...
25 January 2007 10:30

Employers who want to motivate their staff should address the following issues. 1 Do you have a solid procedure for distinguishing between equally competent candidates at the shortlist stage? 2 Do you know what percentage of people leave the   More...
23 January 2007 08:00

Office politics have become the greatest cause of workplace stress, according to research. A survey of 490 managers by research firm Roffey Park found that 60% believe an "increase in political behaviour in their organisation in recent years" was the  More...
18 January 2007 10:41

Tesco is yet to decide on its position regarding employee Tom Stephens, who was suspended after being identified as a suspect in the investigation into the murders of five prostitutes in Ipswich. Stephens, 37, was arrested in December on suspici  More...
03 January 2007 11:08

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has given each of its 9,000 employees a bicycle for Christmas. The company, which presented staff with the fold-up bikes at the company’s annual Christmas breakfast, said they would help to cut environmental pollu  More...
21 December 2006 12:01

More than nine in 10 UK employees will not receive a Christmas bonus this year, according to a survey by Select Appointments recruitment firm. But 37% of employers are offering one week’s holiday over the festive season as an alterna  More...
21 December 2006 11:03

Money is far from the most important factor in choosing a job for UK workers, according to two surveys published this week. Recruitment specialist Vedior found that 26% of people in the UK quit their last job because they couldn't get on with their  More...
20 December 2006 08:03

Computers are decked in tinsel, Christmas cards are displayed on desks and – according to a survey – Britain’s workers have forgotten there is still work to be done this week. Poor productivity is by far the biggest concern for employers in the  More...
18 December 2006 15:47

Five City cleaners are planning to starve themselves next week outside the offices for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as part of a campaign for better pay, even though they are not employed by the bank or its cleaning contractor. The cleaners, rep  More...
08 December 2006 12:43

Half of bosses believe employment tribunals are biased towards employees, research has revealed. HR advisory company Consult GEE found that employers are so worried about employment tribunals that they no longer give full or frank references for f  More...
08 December 2006 12:37

Commons leader Jack Straw has spoken out on yet another weighty employment issue – tinsel. Having backed the right of British Airways staff to wear the Christian cross, and slammed Muslims' use of veils, Straw yesterday turned his attention to Christ  More...
08 December 2006 10:43

Walsall Council has agreed a settlement totalling £584,000 with a former council whistleblower. Peter Francis, a former head of programme management, took the council to an employment tribunal claiming he had been unfairly dismissed after querying so  More...
07 December 2006 11:02

The TUC has today launched a 'secret santa' generator to help keep the Christmas spirit alive at work. Employers organising an annual secret santa – where staff agree to buy each other presents secretly so no-one knows who their present is from  More...
07 December 2006 08:00

Relationships between employers and employees in many British workplaces resemble a marriage under stress, characterised by poor communications and low levels of trust, research has revealed. A study of 2,000 UK workers, commissioned by the Chartere  More...
04 December 2006 11:24

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of employment) regulations, known as TUPE , govern the transfer of an undertaking (that’s a business or part of one) to a new employer.   The TUPE regulations also cover changes in service provision  More...
01 December 2006 14:00

The Transport and General Workers' Union (T&G) is to hold talks with the management of troubled UK car manufacturer TVR on 20 November, following the surprise closure of the company's car plant in Blackpool last week. More than 150 workers were   More...
17 November 2006 08:30

Workers at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have been told their desks must be clutter-free to promote "efficient business processing". The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), which represents staff, said the moves were "dehumanising" for staff an  More...
15 November 2006 09:27

GMB union has successfully delayed the closure of fashion retailer Burberry's clothing factory in Rhondda, Wales. The factory was due to close in January 2007 with a loss of 309 jobs, but this date has now been put back to the 31 March 2007, accordin  More...
10 November 2006 10:20

More than 900 North Sea divers and support staff who have been on strike since 1 November are to consider a new pay offer. Employers made the offer after eight hours of talks held with conciliation service Acas. The strike will continue while mem  More...
08 November 2006 11:07

More than 100 cleaners working for support services firm OCS on its Eurostar contract are to be balloted on industrial action in a row over pay. Members of the RMT union are to be asked to vote to strike and for action short of a walkout  More...
03 November 2006 09:01

Office gossip and banter is costing employers £43bn a year, research from More Than Business revealed. The small business insurer found more than 18 million working hours a day are lost when employees discuss the previous evening’s premiership game o  More...
18 October 2006 15:40

Controversial moves to impose new terms and conditions on Nestlé Rowntree workers have been suspended by the company. The decision, agreed during a meeting in Switzerland between management and unions, was hailed as a "major breakthrough for both si  More...
13 October 2006 08:09

Public sector union Unison has dropped its application for a judicial review of the government's decision to outsource the NHS's supply and delivery work to parcel firm DHL. Workers at NHS Logistics have already staged a 24-hour strike over the  More...
22 September 2006 15:33

A new organisation is being set up to represent the 250,000 British servicemen and women in the Armed Forces. According to its founder, the British Armed Forces Federation (Baff) is not a union but will promote the interests of those serving,  More...
18 September 2006 16:32

An attempt by coffee giant Starbucks to give staff free coffee has back-fired after a woman lodged a multimillion-pound claim when she was refused her free beverage. The company originally sent the offer to its employees in the south-east of the US a  More...
14 September 2006 14:30

Union demands being made at this year's Trades Union Congress would harm UK competitiveness and turn the clock back on improved workplace relations, according to the CBI. One of the biggest concerns arising out of the TUC agenda is the call for the ext  More...
11 September 2006 09:09

Devon and Cornwall police has lost its second boss in just over a month after ongoing pay disputes  More...
01 September 2006 16:02

Whatever happened to this summer's threatened rail chaos?   More...
01 August 2006 08:00

Kent tribunal to hear redundancy pay claims of former Morrisons distribution staff.  More...
27 July 2006 10:47

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is on a collision course with its main trade union after imposing a raft of HR policy changes without its agreement.  More...
05 July 2006 08:00

Post Office could face industrial action as union rejects pay offer.  More...
30 June 2006 09:02

Health service workers are the gloomiest in the public sector, new research has found  More...
28 June 2006 12:54

Strike action draws nearer after imposition of pay deal on Royal Mail workforce.  More...
28 June 2006 09:34

Poor working relationships continue to dog the UK workplace, according to the IRS survey. The two most common problems giving rise to formal complaints by employees were breakdowns in the relationship with their line manager, and breakdowns in r  More...
27 June 2006 00:00

An independent complaints body is to be set up for military personnel and their relatives.  More...
15 June 2006 09:04

Employers are anticipating a possible union backlash over efforts to restructure their business and change working practices in the coming year, according to research  More...
07 June 2006 09:27

Talks aimed at resolving the bitter lecturers' pay dispute have reached "the end of the road", university employers have said  More...
02 June 2006 11:31

Crystal Palace football club could be fall guys in manager-go-round saga.  More...
01 June 2006 14:33

More than 160 workers from Asda stores and depots across the UK will be flying out to Arkansas, US, to represent the company at this year's Wal-Mart shareholders' meeting.   More...
30 May 2006 10:25

The supermarket chain has offerred all its employees the chance to take extra, unpaid leave during the World Cup in a move to cut absenteeism  More...
24 April 2006 09:49

Union condemns LSC for lack of skill in handling job cuts  More...
24 March 2006 09:01

Unions threaten first national rail strike in more than a decade over pensions dispute.  More...
06 March 2006 08:33

Supermarket chain claims local support for deal with union.  More...
23 February 2006 14:42

The GMB union is hoping to rescue collective agreement after supermarket giant's threat to 'terminate' deal at depot.  More...
23 February 2006 09:54

Viewpoint from Andy Cook, managing director, Marshall-James.net  More...
21 February 2006 08:00

The Tough Love survey of 800 HR professionals reveals that 96% of respondents have issues with poor performance, with 29% admitting that it is a major problem.  More...
15 February 2006 09:15

The Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) has won a battle with budget airline EasyJet to become the recognised union at its Luton call centre  More...
07 February 2006 09:42

More than 4,000 Tube station staff are to vote on a new proposal aimed at settling the dispute over safe staffing levels at London Underground stations  More...
17 January 2006 15:20

New research shows partnership working continues to be successful. Alex Blyth reports  More...
10 January 2006 00:00

Unions have warned Coventry City Council that they will pursue their fight for a fair grading system for staff under a controversial new pay deal  More...
09 December 2005 12:46

Unions urged to be more co-operative or face extinction.  More...
08 December 2005 09:09

Much has changed in the 30 years since the formation of conciliation service Acas.  More...
07 December 2005 13:00

Alex Blyth finds out why the DTI is so optimistic about the latest national agreement in the printing industry.  More...
06 December 2005 09:44

Print industry working conditions agreement unveiled by minister.  More...
18 November 2005 12:00

Union talks tough over 'sexist' redundancy deals at Morrisons.  More...
08 November 2005 15:50

Supermarket Asda has been accused of planning a "strategic assault" on the working conditions of its staff.  More...
17 October 2005 11:39

A broadcaster has apologised after employees received a note telling them to limit their toilet breaks to eight minutes a day.  More...
20 September 2005 00:00

UK unions have written to the minister for work and pensions demanding more rights for workers.  More...
09 September 2005 17:13

End in sight as BA catering dispute nears resolution.  More...
09 September 2005 16:55

Are your staff struggling to get on the property ladder? And is this causing you recruitment and retention problems? Why not build them a home yourself? It may sound radical, but one employer in the village of Lazonby in Cumbria has helped to bui  More...
07 September 2005 00:00

Trade union Amicus is preparing to ballot nearly 800 members at the Rolls Royce plant in Bristol as the dispute in support of a sacked union convenor