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Volcano disruption: Asda will pay stranded staff

As the dust (or should that be ash?) finally settles on the huge travel disruption caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, it's good to see one of the UK's largest employers adopting a policy that puts the concerns of... Read More...

Published 23 Apr 2010 9:27 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Human Resources, business, absence, rights, staff, volcano, asda
EHRC plans on gender reporting will have little effect

The proposals on gender pay reporting by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) received a decidedly mixed welcome from some HR directors and employers' groups. The commission's promise of two-year immunity from investigation for those...

Published 22 Jan 2010 4:33 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Equality, women, ehrc, equalitybill, genderpaygap
Cold snap continues for HR and national minimum wage

The big freeze continues to dominate the headlines, with snow and ice causing havoc for employers and their staff across the UK.Our story on the Personnel Today website gives a snapshot of how some HR directors in the worst affected... Read More...

Published 8 Jan 2010 4:35 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: reward, employers, hr, business, nationalminimumwage, snow, freeze
Retirement age on its last legs

Despite the recent High Court decision in the Heyday challenge to the default retirement age, which ruled that it is legal for employers to force workers to retire at 65, its days are surely numbered.Pressure is growing on the government... Read More...

Published 5 Oct 2009 4:33 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Equality, Diversity, pensions, retirementage, heyday, camapign
New guidance on child employment

Dickens' novel Oliver Twist brought to life the grim picture of Victorian workhouses, with harsh and terrible working conditions for the children housed there. Breaches of working time regulations, minimum wage laws, health and safety laws, discrimination...

Published 3 Sep 2009 7:11 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Recruitment, children, work
Retirement age debate hots up

Personnel Today and the Employers Forum on Age hosted a debate on the default retirement age (DRA) of 65 in London yesterday. The debate was chaired by FT columnist Stefan Stern, who has reported it on his blog, and featured... Read More...

Published 29 Jul 2009 7:42 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Equality, retirementage, dra
Consultation on simplifying the skills system (yes, another one)

What's that sound we can all hear? Oh, it's just the sound of deckchairs being reshuffled as yet another consultation into the UK's skills system is launched.The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is inviting everyone with an...

Published 21 Jul 2009 5:50 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Skills, ukces
Heyday retirement age case reaches final stage

Today marks what is hopefully the final stage of a three-year legal challenge against the default retirement age of 65.The so-called Heyday case begins at the High Court where the government will attempt to make the case why its social... Read More.....

Published 15 Jul 2009 10:06 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Human Resources, Equality, retirementage, heyday, dra
'Nameless CV' proposal comes back to haunt HR

Just as you thought you'd heard the last of the 'nameless CV' proposal, it is rearing its ugly head again. Angry HR professionals opposing the idea wrote to us back in May slamming the proposal for job applications to be... Read More...

Published 6 Jul 2009 7:10 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Human Resources, Recruitment, discrimination, equalitybill, cvs
Support for scrapping the retirement age grows

The Government Equalities Office has launched a consultation on banning age discrimination in accessing goods and services.The measures are included in the Equality Bill and cover how the legislation will enable things that are beneficial to continue...

Published 30 Jun 2009 8:09 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Equality, equalitybill, retirementage, agediscrimination
Political positioning begins for election road ahead

So the countdown has begun. We are now no more than a year away from a general election and the main political parties are beginning to position themselves for the long campaign ahead.MPs of all political persuasions are still under... Read More...

Published 29 May 2009 3:40 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Politics, employers, mps, generalelection, politicalparties, workplacehr
Anonymous CVs won't put an end to job discrimination

What should we make of the proposed amendment to the Equality Bill which would allow candidates to omit their name when submitting job applications?Lib Dem equalities spokeswoman Lynne Featherstone said the move would prevent 'subliminal' discrimination...

Published 15 May 2009 4:16 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Recruitment, equalitybill, names, candidates, cvs, jobapplicants
Equality Bill fails to scrap retirement age rules

Age campaigners - and Personnel Today - are disappointed that the Equality Bill didn't include any measures to committing to scrapping the default retirement age before the current review date of 2011. EFA chief Catharine Pusey said: "Today,...

Published 28 Apr 2009 5:28 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, Equality, equalitybill, retirementage, efa
Budget 2009 | It'll leave you gasping for air

Lots of questions about what the 2009 Budget will entail, and at the moment, your guess is as good as mine. Actually, probably not as good, but not far off. Sunday will likely see a few leaks from Wednesday's Budget, but nothing that will blow employers...

Published 17 Apr 2009 8:51 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: Politics, employers, Economics, business, Recruitment, Training, CBI, tuc, cipd, gordonbrown, prebudgetreport, alistairdarling, budget
A dangerous precedent to be set?

As I write, former Visteon employees across the UK have their fingers tightly crossed as they await the outcome of a second meeting today between Unite union representatives and Ford. Despite meetings between Unite and the 'powers that be' at...

Published 16 Apr 2009 2:49 AM by Editors Blog

Filed under: employers, employees, hr, visteon, protests, jobcuts, redundancy, unite, union, demonstrations, workers, ford

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