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The GMB union plans to launch a major campaign in the autumn to bring pay for staff in private sector care homes up to the same level as council-run homes
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Equality, diversity and inclusionDisabilityLatest News
New standards set to aid compliance with disability discrimination laws
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA new independent body is set to establish business-wide standards aimed at helping employers cope with disability discrimination laws, according to newspaper reports
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Employment lawLatest NewsUnfair dismissal
Former Aslef chief fails to get job back despite winning unfair dismissal case
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe former leader of the train drivers’ union Aslef has lost his bid to win his job back, despite winning a claim of unfair dismissal
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Latest NewsContinuous professional developmentLearning & development
Fire service people management development strategy launched
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Chief Fire Officers’ Association (CFOA) has launched its strategy for the development of people management in the UK fire service
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Latest NewsEconomics, government & businessSector Skills Councils
Manufacturing HR bosses slam skills agencies for failing to deliver the goods
by dan thomasby dan thomasSkills agencies branded a ‘waste of time’ by HR chiefs.
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Corporate manslaughterEmployment lawLatest News
Corporate Manslaughter Bill introduced to Parliament
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government finally submits Manslaughter Bill for parliamentary consideration.
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ExpatriatesLatest NewsEconomics, government & businessRecruitment & retentionSkills shortagesGlobal HR
UK and Poland sign treaty to put end to unfair ‘Pole tax’
by dan thomasby dan thomasAnglo-Polish accord puts end to tax double-whammy for Poles working in the UK.
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Latest NewsPay & benefitsPay structures
Hotel manager wins case for on-call payment at Employment Appeal Tribunal
Employers face the prospect of being prosecuted for failing to pay staff who sleep on the job, after a hotel manager won a tribunal appeal this week.
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Latest NewsPay & benefitsPensions
Pensions warning as a third of defined benefit scheme members plan to rely on house sales to fund retirement
by dan thomasby dan thomasHR consultancy warns that relying on home sales to fund retirement will not be viable for most
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The Home Office has come bottom of the pile in the first round of the government’s new departmental capability reviews and minister John Reid has already announced a redeployment of a quarter of his top officials.
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Latest NewsRecruitment & retentionPre-employment screening
Employers see applicants’ CVs as full of exaggerations
Most employers have serious doubts about the reliability of CVs and academic qualifications, according to research.
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Inflation on corporate health plan costs fell to its lowest level in more than 20 years, but employers are still paying up to three times as much as they should, according to research.
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Latest NewsRecruitment & retentionTemporary employment
Recruitment agencies will not be forced to offer temporary staff full employment rights, says REC
by dan thomasby dan thomasThe Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has cast doubt on union claims that recruitment agencies may be forced to offer full employment rights to temporary workers, following a ruling by an employment tribunal.
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Employee relationsDispute resolutionIndustrial action / strikesLatest News
Good news and bad on railways as RMT recommends deal for signal staff while Aslef members opt to walk out in dispute with South West Trains
by dan thomasby dan thomasTrain drivers union strikes on South West Trains still on track while RMT signals end to dispute and recommends Network Rail offer.
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Employee relationsDispute resolutionIndustrial action / strikesLatest NewsInformation & consultationPay & benefitsPay structures
University and College Union warns employers that deal is not the end of pay dispute
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThree-year pay deal is just the start, warns college lecturers union.