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1,200 jobs to go at Nissan’s Sunderland plant

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:57:00 GMT

Nissan is to cut about 1,200 jobs in response to falling customer demand for new cars during the recession. The car manufacturer said it was taking the action "to protect the long-term viability of its manufacturing operat

Metropolitan Police sued by two WPCs for sexual harassment

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:13:00 GMT

Two women police officers are each suing the Metropolitan Police for £1m over alleged sexual harassment by three policemen at stations in the Romford area. WPC Paula Church accused senior management of a cover-

400 jobs to go as Barclays axes global IT roles

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:54:00 GMT

Barclays Bank is to cut 400 IT jobs from its Global Infrastructure Delivery Unit, made up of 150 in-house jobs and 250 contractors. The company said some jobs had become obsolete and others were duplications. Most of the jo

Healthy UK workers are Europe’s least sickly

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:49:00 GMT

UK employees take about two days less sick leave per year than their European counterparts, according a major study of absence levels. The Pan-European Health and Ben

Gay-friendly workplace league table topped by Lloyds TSB

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:30:00 GMT

Lloyds TSB has been named the most gay-friendly employer in the UK. Campaign group Stonewall's Top 100 Employers 2009, ranks the best employers in the

Marriott to run graduate management development scheme despite downturn

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:40:00 GMT

Marriott is to run its graduate management development programme again for 2009, despite the global economic downturn. The international hotel chain will run the 24-month programme in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Afric

McDonald’s staff offered hospitality apprenticeships

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:18:00 GMT

Apprenticeships will be made available to all employees at McDonald's, the fast food chain has announced. Following the completion of a successful 80 restaurant trial, the firm will now offer employees across its 1,200 UK r

Race lobby group calls for radical action to boost minority managers

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:56:00 GMT

Urgent action is required to boost the number of ethnic minority managers in UK workplaces, according to an equality lobbying group. A study by Race for Opportunity - part of the Business

£26.5bn in free labour as unpaid overtime hits record levels

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT

More than five million people worked unpaid overtime in 2008, according to an analysis of official statistics. The TUC today revealed that the total value of unpaid after-hours work across the UK hit a record £26.9bn last y

Loan company Cattles to cut 1,000 jobs

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:02:00 GMT

Loan firm Cattles has announced that it is cutting around 1,000 jobs, including 400 jobs with the closure of its operations in Hull. Cattles is in refinancing talks with banks and la

NHS director jailed for lying about professional qualifications

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:55:00 GMT

An NHS director has been jailed after lying on his CV about his prof

Bugging accusation adds to woes as M&S plans 1,100 job cuts

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:49:00 GMT

The GMB union has accused Marks Spencer of systematically bugging private conversations of its workers. The news comes as the trade union is preparing to take the retailer to tribunal over the

Muslim bank worker sues HBOS for £16.7m for alleged discrimination

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:57:00 GMT

Muslim bank worker Mona Awad is suing her former employer Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) for £16.7m for alleged sexual, racial and religious

Woolworths staff offered training by City and Islington College

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:24:00 GMT

A London college is offering hundreds of Woolworths employees access to training following the closing of the last remaining stores on Tuesday. City and Islington College sent a rapid response team to several stores across

UK job vacancies falling at record speed

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:07:00 GMT

The number of job vacancies in the UK is falling at record speed, according to a comprehensive report out today. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs found that demand for sta

Christian registrar Ladele plans appeal in gay partnerships case

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:59:00 GMT

Christian registrar Lillian Ladele’s lawyer has asked permission to appeal a recent ruling by an Employment Appeal Tribunal that her employer, Islington Council, did not discriminate against her on religious

Equality Bill amended to force private sector employers to disclose gender pay differences

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:55:00 GMT

The draft Equality Bill is being amended to force private sector employers to publish gender pay statistics, according to reports this morning. The bill had only required public sector employers and those private firms bid

Marks and Spencer set to announce 1,100 job cuts

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:52:00 GMT

High street retailer Marks Spencer (MS) is expected announce more than 1,100 job cuts following poor Christmas trading results. More than 1,000 shop floor staff and several hundred more employees from