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Sun Life Financial of Canada is cutting 1,700 jobs in a restructuring of its UK direct sales force. The financial company currently employees around 2,000 in the UK and aims …

Armed forces minister John Spellar is facing criticism from unions after allegations that more than 1,000 jobs will go at the Rosyth naval base. TGWU national officer Jack Dromey claims …

Employers are advised to check their contracts of employment and pension scheme documentation in the light of last week’s House of Lords ruling on part-time workers and pensions. Writing in …

The House of Lords’ decision in Preston v Wolverhampton Healthcare NHS Trust has helped to clarify some very difficult issues for employers on sex discrimination and pension schemes. However, HR …

The TUC’s campaign to name and shame call centre managers has been called “regressive” by the chairwoman of the Call Centre Management Association. “The fact that the TUC  has asked …

Performance appraisals systems are failing both employers and staff and having little impact on business performance, according to a report by the Institute for Employment Studies. Many systems were conceived …

The National Training Organisation has called on the Government to provide a productivity fund to provide cash to train unskilled workers. The announcement came as the Government announced its new …

The Government is to offer staff from ethnic minorities the chance to work alongside ministers as part of a drive to improve the diversity of its workforce. The move, which …

More than 7,000 jobs have been safeguarded after the Government invested £250 million in Rolls Royce to help the firm develop two new aero engines. The investment will be used …

A survey of 300 employers revealed that more than 50 per cent of employees would prefer flexible benefits to a pay rise or promotion. The research conducted by Office Angels …

The T&G union has requested a face-to-face meeting with the American president of General Motors to discuss the proposed 2,000 job losses at Vauxhall’s Luton plant. A spokesman for the …

A telecoms firm has joined forces with the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union to offer a lifeline to 4000 Corus workers set to be made redundant. EXi telecoms in conjunction …

Older workers face tough futures because of mergers and the growth of technology in traditional financial services firms. Research by the Open University Business School has revealed that industry consolidation …

Companies using automatic psychometric testing to look for potential employees could fall foul of regulations in the Data Protection Act. Margaret Manwaring, compliance manager at the Information Commission, told Personnel …