http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbFri, 08 Aug 2008 17:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/46973/friday-podcast-8-aug-08-mcdonalds-and-police-recruitment-and-ubs-poaching.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/46973/friday-podcast-8-aug-08-mcdonalds-and-police-recruitment-and-ubs-poaching.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: chief people officer Angela O’Connor tells Personnel Today how the Police Service should copy the Armed Forces in advertising better for the range of caFri, 08 Aug 2008 17:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47050/six-figure-pay-gaps-exist-between-boards-of-listed-and-non-listed-firms.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47050/six-figure-pay-gaps-exist-between-boards-of-listed-and-non-listed-firms.html Companies wishing to float on the Stock Exchange should first be prepared to pay an extra £100,000 per year to each member of their boards, according to research. A report by remuneration specialist Hewitt New Bridge StreetFri, 08 Aug 2008 12:34:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47049/tube-lines-launches-competition-for-staff-with-money-saving-ideas.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47049/tube-lines-launches-competition-for-staff-with-money-saving-ideas.html Tube Lines has called on its employees to help improve the way it operates after one idea stands to save the company £1.3m. Tube Lines – responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of the London Underground infrastrucFri, 08 Aug 2008 12:02:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47022/tuc-calls-for-apprentice-entitlement-to-national-minimum-wage.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47022/tuc-calls-for-apprentice-entitlement-to-national-minimum-wage.html Trade union leaders have called for all apprentices to be legally entitled to the national minimum wage. The TUC said too many people were dropping out of vocational training courses because they coulThu, 07 Aug 2008 10:11:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/47004/uk-managers-still-check-e-mails-despite-being-on-holiday.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/47004/uk-managers-still-check-e-mails-despite-being-on-holiday.html Line managers spend almost an entire working day of their holiday checking e-mails, according to a poll. The survey of 1,415 bosses, by employment law firm Peninsula, found they spend an average of six hours and 40 minutes Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/47000/pension-schemes-drop-more-than-50bn-in-value-over-the-past-year.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/47000/pension-schemes-drop-more-than-50bn-in-value-over-the-past-year.html FTSE 100 companies' pension schemes dropped more than £50bn in value over the past 12 months, a study has revealed. The 15th annual Accounting for Pensions</Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/04/46979/prospect-union-urges-treasury-to-honour-pay-settlement-dates.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/04/46979/prospect-union-urges-treasury-to-honour-pay-settlement-dates.html Civil service pay is "broken" with staff morale plummeting, a leading trade union has warned. Prospect, which represents 34,000 of the government's most qualified staff, has called on the Treasury and governmentMon, 04 Aug 2008 14:45:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/01/46971/friday-podcast-unions-warn-against-redundancies-future-labour-policies-emerge-and-workplace-health-scheme-stalls.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/01/46971/friday-podcast-unions-warn-against-redundancies-future-labour-policies-emerge-and-workplace-health-scheme-stalls.html Our weekly HR news podcast this week includes: Unions legal experts warn organisations not to use the economic downturn as a justification for redundancies We hear about potential new plans to emerge Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:56:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/01/46965/london-living-wage-no-risk-to-economy-says-mayor.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/01/46965/london-living-wage-no-risk-to-economy-says-mayor.html London mayor Boris Johnson has insisted that employers in the capital would not be putting jobs or the economy at risk by bumping up low earners' salaries. JohFri, 01 Aug 2008 09:12:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/31/46956/credit-crunch-pressures-employers-to-award-higher-pay-rises.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/31/46956/credit-crunch-pressures-employers-to-award-higher-pay-rises.html Employers are feeling pressured to give large pay rises to help staff cope with rising costs caused by the credit crunch, a survey has found. A report by <A href="http://www.croner.co.uk/croner/jsp/CThu, 31 Jul 2008 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/31/46958/tips-law-to-be-tightened-so-restaurant-staff-get-minimum-wage.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/31/46958/tips-law-to-be-tightened-so-restaurant-staff-get-minimum-wage.html Tips given to restaurant staff can no longer count towards payment of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), the government hThu, 31 Jul 2008 01:58:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/30/46940/teaching-tv-ad-banned-for-misleading-information-on-salaries.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/30/46940/teaching-tv-ad-banned-for-misleading-information-on-salaries.html A TV advert that suggested beginner teachers could earn £34,000 a year has been banned by the regulatory body. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) branded the advert misleading because it suggesWed, 30 Jul 2008 09:41:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/29/46931/labour-deal-with-unions-will-see-minimum-wage-paid-to-21-year-olds.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/29/46931/labour-deal-with-unions-will-see-minimum-wage-paid-to-21-year-olds.html Workers will qualify for the minimum wage from their 21st birthdays under a commitment reportedly agreed at the Labour Party's National Policy Forum</STRONTue, 29 Jul 2008 14:58:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/29/46924/retirement-savings-many-workers-not-using-pension-schemes.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/29/46924/retirement-savings-many-workers-not-using-pension-schemes.html Almost one in five full-time employees is not contributing to a pension fund, although they say they are saving for retirement, resTue, 29 Jul 2008 09:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/28/46914/boris-johnson-calls-for-all-capital-employers-to-pay-london-living-wage.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/28/46914/boris-johnson-calls-for-all-capital-employers-to-pay-london-living-wage.html London mayor Boris Johnson has called on all employers in the capital to pay their staff at least £7.45 an hour - but conceded he had a mountaiMon, 28 Jul 2008 14:03:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/28/46910/lose-your-job-and-you-could-be-broke-in-52-days.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/28/46910/lose-your-job-and-you-could-be-broke-in-52-days.html The average worker would run out of money within 52 days if they lost their job, according to research by Yorkshire Building Society. The survey found that while most people have monthly outgoings of about £1,44Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46898/football-union-chief-exec-salary-passes-1m-mark-in-2007.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46898/football-union-chief-exec-salary-passes-1m-mark-in-2007.html Footballers' union chief Gordon Taylor's salary topped £1m again last year, according to official figures. The annual report of the Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:11:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46894/pay-rise-and-living-costs-gap-at-widest-point-in-20-years.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46894/pay-rise-and-living-costs-gap-at-widest-point-in-20-years.html Employees are suffering from the largest gap between pay rises and increases in the cost of living in nearly 20 years, figures show. Research by pay consultants Industrial Relations Services (IRS) found the average wage inFri, 25 Jul 2008 14:28:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46884/friday-podcast-council-ceo-merry-go-round-proceeding-delay-verdict-and-rate-your-employer-online.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46884/friday-podcast-council-ceo-merry-go-round-proceeding-delay-verdict-and-rate-your-employer-online.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: news that councils are increasingly poaching chief executives from rival local authorities, avoiding having to promote from within or train private sectFri, 25 Jul 2008 12:23:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/24/46870/summer-blues-hits-majority-of-uk-workers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/24/46870/summer-blues-hits-majority-of-uk-workers.html The majority of UK workers are suffering from the summer blues, according to a survey. A poll by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) found 58% of UK workers thought they suffered from 'Summer Seasonal AffeThu, 24 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT