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Employment lawLatest News
Hays under investigation by Office of Fair Trading for price fixing
by dan thomasby dan thomasRecruitment giant Hays is at the centre of an investigation into a price-fixing cartel in the construction sector, it emerged today
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Age discriminationEquality, diversity and inclusionCoaching and mentoringLatest NewsLearning & development
HR expects most over-50s not to care about training
Despite the ageing workforce two thirds of HR workers think older employees are less willing to learn than young people
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Report blames ineffective government policies for continuing pay gap.
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Equality, diversity and inclusionDisabilityLatest News
Government urges Remploy and its unions to engage in meaningful dialogue about the organisation’s future direction
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryRemploy to consider rethink on use of resources.
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Latest NewsHR practice
Unions warn that failure to speed up NHS reform could lead to complete collapse of staff morale
Health unions have warned the government of a “complete collapse of morale” in the health service, should the speed of NHS reform remained unchecked
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Equality, diversity and inclusionLatest NewsEqual paySexual orientation discriminationSexual orientation
Gay men paid much lower salaries than their heterosexual colleagues
by dan thomasby dan thomasGay men face considerably lower wages than their heterosexual colleagues and are less likely to be in work, research reveals
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Employee relationsEmployment lawData protectionLatest NewsInformation & consultation
Jail threat for senior executives who flout data protection laws
by dan thomasby dan thomasImprisonment and unlimited fines added to arsenal of weapons available in data protection cases.
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The number of attacks by animal rights activists on staff working in the pharmaceutical industry has fallen sharply, according to new figures
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Employee relationsIndustrial action / strikesLatest News
Landmark pay agreement averts strike at Royal Mail
by dan thomasby dan thomasStrike action at the Royal Mail has been “narrowly avoided” after the organisation brokered a landmark agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU)
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Latest NewsEconomics, government & businessJob creation and lossesRecruitment & retention
Firms anticipate shortage of skilled accountants in rush to recruit top talent
Accountancy jobs market look buoyant as firms predict year of recruitment activity.
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Apparently nearly half of workers do just that to while away the time in boring meetings
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Latest NewsGraduatesRecruitment & retention
Universities wake up to the world of work and making students employable
Survey shows universities responding to needs of employers.
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Latest NewsPay & benefitsPensions
Seven million employees in the dark over tax benefits of saving into pension schemes
Tax benefits of pension savings unknown to bulk of younger employees.
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Employee relationsIndustrial action / strikesLatest NewsEmployment tribunals
Former Kent distribution staff take legal action against Morrisons supermarket over redundancy pay
by dan thomasby dan thomasKent tribunal to hear redundancy pay claims of former Morrisons distribution staff.