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British workers put in £23 billion a year in unpaid overtime according to the TUC. The TUC claims that the cost to employers of administering legislation on employee rights is …
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Motorola is cutting 4,000 more jobs on top of the 22,000 staff reductions it has already announced. The US electronics manufacturer says the jobs will be lost across its three …
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Road users could be put at risk unless the Government reconsiders legislation regulating drivers’ hours, the T&G union has warned.  At the T & G’s regional transport sector meeting in …
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The TGWU has accused Whitbread of selling its 3,000 pubs without consulting its workers over changes to their redundancy package. Whitbread sold the pubs to venture capital firm Morgan Grenfell …
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More than one-third of HR directors would only re-hire half their workforce, according to new research. A report by the National Human Resources Director Survey 2000 found that HR directors …
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Local government pay talks have been adjourned after trade unions rejected proposals that would have added £400m to local authorities’ wage bills. The Employers Organisation for Local Government (EOfLG) this …
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Most mergers don’t live up to their full potential because senior managers often lack a clear strategy and frequently mismanage the people issues, according to research by Roffey Park. The …
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The Post Office is to shed 5,000 jobs in order to turn last year’s net loss of £264 million into a profit of £300 million within three years according to …
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Local government pay talks were adjourned this week after trade unions rejected proposals that would have added £400m to local authorities’ wage bill. The Employers Organisation for Local Government this …
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Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers has urged Rolls Royce not to cut jobs from a Coventry factory employing more than 2,000 people. Byers met with the firm’s chief executive …
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The Health and Safety Executive has failed to make the working conditions in the UK safe, claims a leading occupational medicine consultant in this month’s issue of the Journal of …
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The Government has launched a website to recognise businesses it considers to be socially responsible. The site was part of a package of initiatives launched by the minister for corporate …
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The European Aeronautic Defence and Space company, which has a 80 per cent stake in Airbus, is to cut 1,500 jobs through restructuring. Four new divisions are being created, covering …
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US computer firm Insight Enterprises is creating 1,700 jobs in South Yorkshire by investing £67m in the region. The Arizona-based firm opted to build its new European headquarters in Sheffield …
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The next generation of employees are computer literate but lack good interpersonal skills a KPMG survey has revealed. The Future Generation Internet Survey, published by business advisors KPMG, reveals that …