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Recent events have turned the spotlight on the people sitting on tribunals, but it is not always clear where members’ allegiances lieIn November, Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers announced …
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The boom in employment tribunals cases is welcome news for some. It has sparked a colourful and diverse new service economy to cater for employers’ needsAt the end of last …
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This week’s guru column. Breaking news puts staff in the firing line Horror stories from a recent occupational health conference were enough to put Guru off the lunchtime cruditŽs. One …
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This week’s training round up Enlightening venture on-line for public sector Impower, an on-line provider of government services, and Epic Group, a developer of on-line interactive training, are forming a …
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Union demands for a £1,000 flat rate salary increase for local council staff could cost jobs if approved, the president of the Society of Chief Personnel Officers, Terry Gorman, has …
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A former US HR Practitioner of the Year is to lead the expansion of the on-line knowledge bank goodpractice.net in North America. Tharon Greene, previously a senior HR director with …
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UK law is generally hostile towards positive discrimination practices. There is little prospect of any positive discrimination measures being made lawful in the near future, although the Government is currently …
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Department for Business and Trade (DBT)Latest News
DTI awards £50,000 to Thames Water-trade union partnership
A partnership deal between Thames Water and trade unions has received a £50,000 award from the DTI. The company received the maximum sum allowed from the Government’s Partnership Fund and …
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A rise in the minimum wage to £5 an hour would hit businesses hard according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). In a survey of 500 ACCA members, …
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The CBI has renewed its plea for changes to the draft code of practice on company use of employees’ personal data. CBI head of legal affairs Rod Armitage said the …
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A £4m annual fund has been set up to attract the world’s top scientists to UK universities. The fund, a partnership between the DTI and charity Wolfson Foundation, could result …
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More than 600 nurses at a high security hospital in Nottingham are threatening to take industrial action over the introduction of a new shift system.Staff at Rampton High Security Hospital …
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The BBC is denying that it will operate an ethnic quota system following director-general Greg Dyke’s criticisms that the corporation is “hideously white”. A spokesperson for the BBC said, “We …
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The TD2001 Award, run by Training magazine and sponsored by Raytheon Professional Services is looking for the most business-focused training and development team in the UK.We are looking for a …
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Training magazine today launched its search for the UK’s top training function, the TD2001 Award.The award, sponsored by Raytheon Professional Services, aims to identify Britain’s most business-focused training and development …