A round-up of HR-related stories in today’s newspapers.
Cutting funding to education quangos could save the government more than £500 million a year, according to the CIPD. The Telegraph reports the institute has identified savings of £520m from cutting government-funded bodies designed to support the education system.
Thousands of BBC staff, including journalists and technicians, are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over pensions, the Independent reports. Union officials claim the planned pension changes could cost younger members of staff hundreds of thousands of pounds during their retirement years.
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The Guardian reports that news agency PA has reduced its staff by as many as 30 as part of a cost-cutting drive, but has re-introduced pay rises for lower-paid employees.
Six-figure bonuses for Network Rail bosses have been approved, despite criticism from the prime minister and trade unions, according to the BBC. Members of the not-for-profit company’s ruling body voted in favour of the pay package by 37 votes to 31, with nine abstentions.
