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Ninety-nine HR jobs are be axed this year at the BBC in a cost-cutting exercise. There will be a 22 per cent reduction in the 450 HR staff over the …

A family has won the right to bring the first posthumous employment tribunal on behalf of their son who they claim killed himself because of racial abuse at work.Postal worker …

An appropriate bargaining unit is the first step to company unionisation. A recent CAC ruling gives useful guidelinesUnder the provisions allowing independent trade unions to claim compulsory recognition, one of …

HR professionals in the NHS have welcomed plans for a new national body to provide a fast-track response to concerns about doctors’ performance.The National Clinical Assessment Authority (NCAA) will begin …

The strength of the influences on motivation differs according to the type of organisation, the department within an organisation and the state the organisation is in.There is really no substitute …

The rapidly growing UK motorsport industry could have the brakes put on it by EU legislation limiting the working hours of its workforce, according to a Government-backed study.Research undertaken jointly …

Graduates starting in the HR profession this year can expect the smallest salary increase of any professional role, according to a new report by the Association of Graduate Recruiters. Graduate …

The union AEEU has appealed to the Central Arbitration Committee after airline Virgin refused to grant cabin crews union recognition.A spokesman for Virgin claimed the company was surprised by the …

So far all the publicity surrounding the problems of data protection in the workplace have focused on whether or not employers will be permitted to monitor their employees’ e-mails. This …

The BBC’s team responsible for diversity has hit back after the director-general last week accused the corporation of being “hideously white”. In a radio interview in Scotland, Greg Dyke attacked …

A personnel manager has won nearly £18,000 in compensation after enduring sexist comments from male colleagues for two years.Linda Moran told an employment tribunal she became sick with stress as …

The TUC will this week launch its first consultancy service to promote employers’ partnerships with their staff. Twenty-six consultants and trainers have been recruited to work for the TUC’s Partnership …

Employers have been urged to overhaul their recruitment, retention and promotion procedures ahead of the EU anti-discrimination directive on age becoming law in 2006.The head of HR at airline Easyjet, …

This week’s news in brief. E-mail staff reinstated Most of the staff suspended from Royal and Sun Alliance’s Liverpool offices for sending a smutty picture of cartoon character Bart Simpson …

Health authorities will receive cash to implement the Government’s Improving Working Lives standard, which promotes flexible working and employee-friendly practices in the NHS.Only NHS trusts are currently eligible to receive …