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An employee planted a fake bomb in the pub where she was employed so she did not have to go to work, Bournemouth Crown Court heard yesterday. Catherine Matchett, from …
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Nearly a third of employees plan to cancel their tickets home when they take their next vacation or quit their jobs immediately after they return to work, according to a …
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An estimated 40 per cent of people working in the IT, telecommunications and manufacturing sectors feel insecure in their jobs, research released today reveals. The survey, carried out on behalf …
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More than half of female employees in the technology sector believe that they will not reach higher levels of management in their company because male colleagues are arrogant sexists, claims …
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Employers have been forced to pay out nearly £5 million in salary arrears to workers receiving less than the national minimum wage, according to figures released by the Department of …
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Young Co-op shop workers will receive the new National Minimum Wage youth rate after an agreement between their union and employers. The Co-operative Employers Association has reached an agreement with …
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Industrial gases group BOC is to make 1,500 job cuts worldwide, due to difficulties in the semi-conductor industry. The company confirmed that at least forty per cent of those job …
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Boxer Lennox Lewis is spearheading a new police recruitment drive amid concerns that some forces are failing to hire enough black and Asian officers. The choice of the former heavyweight …
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Many employers do not have adequate procedures for assessing the causes of workplace accidents according to new research from the Health and Safety Executive. It shows that there is no …
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Personnel Today‘s survey into alcohol and drugs in the workplace caused a media stir yesterday. Editor Noel O’Reilly and representatives from Alcohol Concern and Drugscope – who were also behind …
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More than one hundred P & O oil tanker drivers are being asked to vote on whether to strike in a row over new employment contracts. Oil tanker drivers working …
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A growing number of businesses are having problems recruiting people with the management skills they need according to research by the Institute of Management. The survey reveals two out of …
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The CBI estimates that 29,000 UK manufacturing jobs will have been lost between July and September this year. According to the CBI’s The Regional Trends Survey, 36 per cent of …
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Nine out of ten employers claim that the Government has introduced too much red tape. The survey of 1,320 employers by lawyers Peninsula shows that 91 per cent claim they …
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The first phase of a £250 million scheme designed to assist the recruitment of public sector workers, particularly in the south-east, will be unveiled by the government in September. The …