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A change in the law is needed to force employers to review their pay systems to ensure they don’t discriminate against women according to the Equal Opportunities Commission. The EOC …
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The CBI has hit back at comments made by Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers last week that the impact of red tape is being exaggerated by employers. At an …
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Pay awards have hit a two-year high, according to research by independent analyst the Industrial Relations Services. Latest figures from the IRS show that pay settlements increased dramatically to 3.4 …
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Implementing an e-HR system will help HR directors become more strategic but it can also throw up a number of paradoxes along the way. Here are some you may have …
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UK companies can not be expected to behave decently without strong leadership from Government, argues Will Hutton. Corporate UK has had a salutary six months. Railtrack and Corus may have …
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Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers has stressed his determination to force business to embrace family-friendly working, and told employers that “no change is not an option”. Byers was speaking …
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Martin Beijneveld of Dutch law firm Van Harmelen Beijneveld Tubbergen Van Houten, looks at the options for executing lawful dismissal under the labour law of the Netherlands and how the …
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This week Sarah Lamont of law firm Bevan Ashford looks at the highly problematic legislation on staff transfers and the continuing confusion over what actually constitutes a transfer of staff …
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Draft regulations will alter the conditions for agencies charging a firm which offers a temp a permanent post. Organisations frequently engage workers through an employment agency and then decide to …
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A mother of two has won £14,500 damages from Yellow Pages after being forced to change from working from home part-time to commuting to a full-time position at the firm’s …
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Cable & Wireless will cut its HR costs by a third in three years as a result of its e-HR programme, which has been rolled out in the US, the …
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Merrill Lynch Investment Managers is set to introduce flexible working to cut its staff turnover to below 10 per cent. Head of HR, Karen Hoggard, told delegates at a conference …
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Motorola’s HR team is creating a consultation forum with unions and staff to discuss efficiency savings and possible job cuts at its Swindon plant. HR manager Dyfed Evans told Personnel …
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The BBC estimates that the creation of a single HR division will help the corporation save £60m within three years. Speaking at an internal briefing to staff earlier this month, …
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BNFL’s efforts to improve work culture and safety at Sellafield nuclear plant over the past year have been acknowledged in an HSE report released last week. Sellafield’s HR team have …