http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbTue, 16 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/16/54845/job-security-tops-employee-wish-lists-during-recession.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/16/54845/job-security-tops-employee-wish-lists-during-recession.html Staff have returned to basics during the recession, citing stability and security as the most important aspects of employment, research has revealed. <IMG style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="../assets/getAsset.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54572/kraft-faces-cadbury-jobs-pledge-investigation.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54572/kraft-faces-cadbury-jobs-pledge-investigation.html Kraft Foods is to be investigated by UK regulators into whether it misled Cadbury's employees during its takeover bid. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers is looking into statements made by Kraft executives about the futureTue, 09 Mar 2010 08:22:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54558/top-jobs-for-women-strategies-must-be-published.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54558/top-jobs-for-women-strategies-must-be-published.html The government is to announce proposals today to force companies to make public what they are doing to increase the number of women in senior roles. Ministers have asked the Financial Reporting Council to consider adding aMon, 08 Mar 2010 09:32:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54550/christine-pratt-back-in-the-spotlight-over-conflict-of-interest-concerns.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54550/christine-pratt-back-in-the-spotlight-over-conflict-of-interest-concerns.html EXCLUSIVE Further questions have been raised about <STRONMon, 08 Mar 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54556/asda-tackles-discrimination-against-migrant-workers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54556/asda-tackles-discrimination-against-migrant-workers.html Asda today announced plans to work with Unite the union to tackle discrimination against migrant workers</STRMon, 08 Mar 2010 08:47:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54508/one-third-of-executives-fear-low-employee-engagement-will-lead-to-a-loss-of-talent.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54508/one-third-of-executives-fear-low-employee-engagement-will-lead-to-a-loss-of-talent.html Almost one-third of executives fears low levels of employee engagement and trust could lead to the loss of key talent when the economy recovers, new research has revealed. In the <A href="http://goto.stepstonesolutions.coThu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/02/54490/unilevers-hr-chief-confirms-plans-to-introduce-nutritional-food-labelling-in-its-canteens.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/02/54490/unilevers-hr-chief-confirms-plans-to-introduce-nutritional-food-labelling-in-its-canteens.html Unilever's HR director has confirmed plans to introduce nutritional food labelling in all of its canteens by the end of the year in a bid to help employees eat healthily and lose more weight. It follows a successful year-Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:33:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/02/54489/marks-and-spencer-to-insulate-homes-of-all-staff-as-part-of-its-ethical-agenda.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/02/54489/marks-and-spencer-to-insulate-homes-of-all-staff-as-part-of-its-ethical-agenda.html Marks and Spencer (MS) has pledged to insulate the homes of every employee for free asTue, 02 Mar 2010 16:14:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/02/54475/orange-and-t-mobile-merger-puts-2000-jobs-at-risk.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/02/54475/orange-and-t-mobile-merger-puts-2000-jobs-at-risk.html A merger between telecoms companies Orange and T-Mobile will create the UK's largest mobile phone operator, but analysts estimate that up to 2,000 jobs may be at risk, reports <A href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/busineTue, 02 Mar 2010 08:16:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/01/54444/help-the-aged-and-age-concern-scotland-merger-leads-to-job-cuts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/01/54444/help-the-aged-and-age-concern-scotland-merger-leads-to-job-cuts.html Help the Aged's Scottish arm and Age Concern Scotland are to merge, with the loss of 25% of their staff - most of whom are over 50. The two main charities for elderly people north of the border will be relaunched in April aMon, 01 Mar 2010 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/23/54391/ceo-survey-shows-people-management-changes-will-follow-recession.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/23/54391/ceo-survey-shows-people-management-changes-will-follow-recession.html Employers are planning on overhauling the way their organisations manage people post-recession, which could spell significant changes to HR models over the next decade, according to new research. A study of about 70 UK CETue, 23 Feb 2010 15:39:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/23/54383/recession-has-not-stopped-managers-changing-jobs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/23/54383/recession-has-not-stopped-managers-changing-jobs.html More managers left their jobs voluntarily in the past year than in the preceding 12 months, despite the recession, latest research from XpertHR salary survey reveals. The research, carried out jointly by XpertTue, 23 Feb 2010 08:37:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/22/54312/ms-ceo-bolland-banned-from-poaching-former-morrisons-colleagues.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/22/54312/ms-ceo-bolland-banned-from-poaching-former-morrisons-colleagues.html Incoming Marks Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland will be prevented from poaching execMon, 22 Feb 2010 08:38:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/16/54119/rmt-leaders-at-virgin-west-coast-main-line-trains-mull-strike-ballot.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/16/54119/rmt-leaders-at-virgin-west-coast-main-line-trains-mull-strike-ballot.html Virgin Trains' West Coast Main Line services could face further disruption in the spring as union leaders refuse to back down in a dispute about new working arrangements. According to the <A href="http://business.timesonTue, 16 Feb 2010 08:36:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/16/54118/death-at-work-penalties-toughened.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/16/54118/death-at-work-penalties-toughened.html Companies convicted of corporate manslaughter will face fines of upwards of £500,000 from this week, reports the Financial TiTue, 16 Feb 2010 08:21:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/15/54113/conservatives-repeat-co-operatives-pledge-for-public-sector-workers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/15/54113/conservatives-repeat-co-operatives-pledge-for-public-sector-workers.html The Conservatives have reiterated a pledge to create public sector worker co-operatives to enable staff to decide how the services they provide are run....Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:27:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/15/54111/nspcc-restructure-will-lead-to-some-frontline-job-losses.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/15/54111/nspcc-restructure-will-lead-to-some-frontline-job-losses.html Hundreds of jobs are at risk after Britain's biggest children's charity announced it would close dozens of offices. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) said as part of a radical three-yeaMon, 15 Feb 2010 08:53:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/15/54109/mps-to-quiz-kraft-directors-on-future-of-cadbury.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/15/54109/mps-to-quiz-kraft-directors-on-future-of-cadbury.html Kraft directors could face questions from a Commons business select committee about their plans for Cadbury and its workers. <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2010/02/10/54074/kraft-confirms-closure-of-cadbuMon, 15 Feb 2010 08:37:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/15/54108/21-hour-working-week-could-cut-unemployment-and-boost-productivity-says-nef.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/15/54108/21-hour-working-week-could-cut-unemployment-and-boost-productivity-says-nef.html The working week should be cut to 21 hours to boost employment and the economy, a think-tank has suggested. The New Economics Foundation said the reduction in hours would help to ease unemployment and overwork, while helpinMon, 15 Feb 2010 08:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/12/53099/friday-podcast-fit-notes-default-retirement-age.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/12/53099/friday-podcast-fit-notes-default-retirement-age.html HR news and analysis including: Comment on the new fit note from Dame Carol Black and shadow welfare reform minister David Freud The latest developments in the default retirement age saga. PresentFri, 12 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT