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Careers in HRLatest NewsHR practiceEmployee opinion surveysThe HR professionOccupational psychologyJob evaluation
Boredom index puts HR just behind accountancy as exciting graduate career option
Good news for HR as it gets labelled one of five least boring job options for graduates.
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Employee relationsLatest NewsEconomics, government & businessEmployment tribunalsJob creation and losses
Breakthrough on railways as employers and unions find common ground
RMT agrees to suspend Central Trains strike.
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Latest NewsEconomics, government & businessJob creation and lossesPay & benefitsPensions
Cumbrian Newspapers faces walkout over threat to axe final salary pension scheme
North West newspaper group is latest in long list of final salary scheme deserters.
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Employee relationsIndustrial action / strikesLatest News
BMIBaby pilots to vote on strike action over pay
Pilots at low-cost airline BMIBaby are to be balloted on strike action in a row over pay, threatening travel chaos at airports around the August bank holiday
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Companies are turning their backs on the concept of ‘dress-down Fridays’, opting instead to ditch smart business-wear every day of the week
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Employment lawEquality, diversity and inclusionLatest NewsEmployment tribunalsSexual orientationUnfair dismissal
Gay care worker wins unfair dismissal case
A gay care worker has won an employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal because of his sexual orientation.
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Business performanceLatest NewsEconomics, government & businessHR strategySkills shortages
Investors in People status delivers bottom line benefits
London’s Investors in People support agency defends the organisation against suggestions that it does not deliver commercial benefit
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AcasEmployee relationsEmployment lawLatest NewsEmployment tribunals
Acas confirms rise in number of workplace disputes
The Acas annual report shows that more than 900,000 callers turned to it for help last year
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Employment lawDepartment for Business and Trade (DBT)Latest NewsEconomics, government & businessRedundancy
MPs criticise government handling of Rover collapse
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been criticised for its handling of the collapse of car manufacturer MG Rover last year.
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Bullying and harassmentEquality, diversity and inclusionLatest News
Unacceptable levels of harassment blights healthcare in Scotland as one in five nurses reports being bullied at work
Bullying outbreak affecting a fifth of nursing staff in Scotland.
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Employee relationsIndustrial action / strikesLatest NewsHR practiceWorkforce planning
Monday walkout planned at Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs after PCS union accuses management of failing to act on work practices agreement
PCS on warpath after Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs reneges on deal.
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Public sector IT roles grow by 28% following massive cash injection since 2001
IT in public sector shows huge growth in past four years.
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Latest NewsEconomics, government & businessPay settlements
HE institutions leave pay deal to last minute
More than two-thirds of the UK’s higher education institutions are yet to implement a new pay modernisation agreement, despite the deadline being just one week away.The latest figures from the …
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Latest NewsEconomics, government & businessPay settlements
Council pay freezes and service cuts likely after equal pay cases
Cumbria County Council is considering massive cuts in services and increased charges to meet an equal pay claim from 3,000 of its female employees.The council estimates it needs to find …
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Poor people management and inadequate HR provision are at the heart of failings in Whitehall, according to detailed scrutiny of four main government departments.The Home Office, the Department for Constitutional …