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The brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle has announced it will axe 1,300 jobs as it reorganises its UK business. The reorganisations within its UK business, which comprises Scottish Courage and …
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The GMB union is defying the law by drawing up ethnic minority shortlists for jobs in the organisation. It hopes the move will trigger a debate about the legality of …
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A 3 per cent pay offer for 30,000 police support staff will be referred to Acas tomorrow for binding arbitration. Unison, the UK’s largest union has claimed a 6 per …
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Many more employers will be able to run staff checks with the Criminal Records Bureau from summer 2001. While some checks are already made, they are limited to a tightly …
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A fifth of employers may be breaking the law by monitoring staff e-mails without their consent or knowledge. A survey by law firm KLegal revealed many firms were risking legal …
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Pay settlements in the engineering sector have remained at historically low levels from October to December 2000, according to the latest figures released by the Employers Engineering Federation (EEF). The …
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The Metropolitan Police artificially boosted the number of non-white officers serving on the force in figures submitted to the Home Office. Figures for visible ethnic minority recruitment were increased after …
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Ford has suspended three workers at its Dagenham plant in Essex after they were discovered accessing pornographic material on the net. The company has launched an investigation after managers became …
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Barclays is to lose 750 jobs following the announcement that it is to close its life insurance division. Existing insurance and pensions policies will be honoured but new business will …
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A third of small businesses would rather pay a £50,000 fine than introduce a stakeholder pension scheme for their employees when it becomes compulsory to do so in October.A study …
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The Equal Opportunities Commission has urged employers to review pay systems for gender bias, reward results rather than long hours, introduce flexible working policies and perform open and transparent recruitment. …
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The flexible working practices being offered by IT employers are proving more attractive than salaries and bonuses in recruiting and retaining staff, claim consultancy NCC Group.NCC has produced a top …
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Hopes are growing that a £40 million aid package for Nissan’s factory in Sunderland will be given the green light by the European Commission following top level talks. The aid …
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Customs & Excise has launched a new appointment and appraisal system to speed recruitment and improve management efficiency. Department heads will now take responsibility for recruitment and the bureaucracy of …
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New guidance on how employers handle personal information about staff could force companies to destroy files vital to many tribunal cases.The warning came as personnel professionals and employers angrily lobbied …