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This week’s guru Running the country? That’s just the day job Do you remember the Blairs’ public spat over parental leave? Well, you’ll be pleased to know that Tony has …
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A harm test has been adopted by employment tribunals when considering requests to work part-time in cases brought under the Sex Discrimination Act. The following criteria are typically taken into …
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Employment law has changed radically under Labour. Industry minister Alan Johnson defends its performance on workplace issues. Ben Willmott reports
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Air Miles could change its plans to close its Crawley call centre after an alternative proposal was put forward by its staff during consultation. The company had proposed to close …
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City University’s HR manager Daphne Bates has described how her team has pulled together after a massive fire that caused £6m damage at the university. The roof and the fifth …
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Employers’ bodies are demanding that the next government delays the implementation of the EU directive on fixed-term work to allow companies more time to meet its requirements. The consultation period …
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This week’s news in brief Dismissal claim fails A senior personnel manager at Manpower who lost his job after making an inappropriate sexual comment about a colleague has had his …
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Oxford Bus Company was unable to employ two asylum-seekers because of the red tape specified by the DVLA to grant driving licences. The asylum-seekers, who were eligible to work, completed …
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Leisure company UCI’s online recruitment of trainee managers has dramatically cut costs and speeded the process up, claims the company’s head of HR. Karen Fenton said that UCI has saved …
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Labour’s Business Manifesto commits the party to deregulating "where desirable" under the new Regulatory Reform Act. Prime Minister Tony Blair launched the manifesto last week, claiming new regulations would have …
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Training is more important than financial incentives in retaining telecoms staff, delegates were told at an HR telecoms conference in London last week. John Halladay, international consultant at Watson Wyatt, …
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One-third of London’s high earners have slept in the office or a nearby hotel during the previous week, according to a survey by property adviser GVA Grimley. The survey shows …
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Nearly half the pension schemes in the UK have seen their costs grow at a faster rate than other business overheads, according to research by business support company Capita Hartshead. …
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This week’s training news NTO improving image The e-skills NTO has unveiled a three-year strategic plan to tackle the e-skills needs of the UK. The plan takes a four-pronged approach, …
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People who commit acts of violence against public sector workers should be made to work for the organisations whose staff they assaulted as part of their punishment, claimed NHS group …