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The TUC president Bill Morris has hit out at the CBI over their opposition to information and consultation rights for UK workers. Morris told the annual conference of the Fire …
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Airtours is facing claims that could mount up to £750,000 from five former senior employees sacked in March. The former employees are taking the company to an employment tribunal and …
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The Institute of Directors’ election manifesto calls on the next Government to reduce the tax burden to allow owners and managers to increase investment in their businesses. The IoD’s policy …
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The CIPD is calling on the next government to hold a review on employment legislation in the UK. There is too much, it is too detailed and it gets in …
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Employers are undermining the UK’s business competitiveness by not addressing the skills shortage through recruiting abroad, according to recruitment consultancy TMP Worldwide. Eighty per cent of the 350 European managers …
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The TUC has urged Marks and Spencer to think again about closing its French stores. Speaking today before a rally against the proposals in central London, John Monks, general secretary …
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Tens of thousands of teachers will benefit from the Teachers’ National Stakeholder Pension Scheme, which has just been launched. The scheme, set up by 15 teaching associations under the TUC’s …
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Only 20 per cent of e-recruiting sites are contributing significantly to their company’s existing recruitment processes, claims an HR consultancy survey from the US. The Cambria consulting survey of 140 …
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The latest figures reveal that unemployment has continued to fall, with the number of jobless down by 64,000 for the quarter ending March 2001. Statistics from the office of national …
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The most popular time for staff to log on to recruitment websites is between 2 and 3 o’clock in the afternoon according to the founder of one of the major …
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More judges are needed to sit at the Employment Appeals Tribunal to combat a drastic increase in the length of time it takes cases to be heard according to law …
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has launched Labour’s election manifesto Ambitions for Britain targeting the economy, society and the public services. The 44-page brochure sets out the party’s goals for the …
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Staff sickness and absence from work cost business £10.7bn last year, according to research by the CBI. A total of 192 million days were lost because of illness, family commitments …
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The cost of ensuring that child labour isn’t used in the supply chains of international companies is equivalent to 5 per cent of the profits, claims a report into corporate …
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The TUC has organised a rally against the redundancies at Marks & Spencer later this week. Thousands of the retail giant’s workers are expected to join the rally against M&S …