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IT company Fujitsu is laying off 10 per cent of its workforce. It announced its decision to cut 16,400 jobs worldwide this morning. The cuts are being made as part …
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Nearly three-quarters of City workers claimed they would look for another job if their company relocated to a business park outside the M25. Research by property consultants GVA Grimley shows …
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The Government is planning to make all migrants learn English so that they can compete more effectively in the jobs market. Home Secretary David Blunkett called for a debate over …
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Skills development of manufacturing staff in the West Midlands is needed if 40,000 job losses are to be avoided, claims research by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It predicts that a 5 per cent …
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The Government is launching a worldwide advertising campaign in a bid to recruit thousands of overseas doctors to work in the National Health Service. The NHS plan last year set …
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Scottish and Grampian Television has increased a woman camera operator’s salary by £5,000 per year following an equal pay claim. Alison Parry started an equal pay claim after finding out …
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Pay rises in the service sector are still much higher than those in the manufacturing sector, according to CBI figures. Manufacturing pay settlements stayed at 2.9 per cent in the …
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Up to 3,000 civil servants in the newly formed Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are going on strike next Monday over differences in pay. Sixty eight per cent …
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London Underground is consulting with its lawyers to see if it is legally possible to ban passengers who attack staff. It hopes to be able to ban passengers who verbally …
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Millions of workers could see the value of their pensions halved unless they double contributions, a report warns today. The report by pensions expert William M Mercer covers the stock …
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Despite tightening trading conditions there is still a demand for – and a shortage of – good quality HR professionals, according to recruitment consultancy Beament Leslie Thomas (BLT). In July …
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Employment tribunals should come under the control of the Lord Chancellor’s Department, a review of the tribunal system has recommended. Currently the DTI has administrative control of employment tribunals but …
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Camelot has ended its experiment of e-mail-free Fridays because some parts of the business found it impractical. The three-month trial, which finished in June, was designed to encourage staff to …
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Emma Grace, partner in the employment department at Nelson & Co. in Leeds, highlights the importance of getting disciplinary procedures right and ensuring that employees receive a fair hearing. Most …
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The Government’s maternity leave proposals are a major disappointment, according to the CBI. The CBI claims that firms need at least six weeks’ notice when new mothers return to work …