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Workers employed at four hospitals in the Midlands will be manning the picket line on Christmas Day in protest at plans to privatise their jobs. The 600 cleaners, porters and …
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An estimated 22,000 jobs will be created in the UK after plans to build a new 550-seat super jumbo aircraft were given the green light today (19 December).The decision to …
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Workers at London Luton Airport could vote to take part in a series of strikes starting on Boxing Day in a ballot being held this week on proposed wage cuts.The …
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Long-term youth unemployment would be twice as high without the Government’s New Deal for Young People programme, according to a new report.The report by the National Institute of Economic and …
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Demand for IT staff is continuing to rise, with 57 per cent of employers within the sector looking to take on new employees, according to a National Computing Centre (NCC) …
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A Ford spokesman has poured cold water on speculation that the company is planning to cut its workforce in Europe by 10 per cent a year.David Thursfield, president of Ford …
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Vauxhall has revealed details of its redundancy package following its decision last week to cease production at its Luton car plant.More than 5,000 Vauxhall employees will be offered a redundancy …
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Nurses’ union Unison branded the 3.7 per cent pay rise for its members announced by the Government yesterday an "Oliver Twist" offer.Health Secretary Alan Milburn, who outlined the new pay …
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More than 2,500 jobs are set to be created in Scotland following the announcement of four major North Sea oil and gas projects worth nearly £1 billion.A total of 1,000 …
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Manufacturers are blaming low pay deals on a prices squeeze, according to a CBI survey. Pay awards averaged 2.7 per cent in the three months to October 2000. This is …
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Managers and volunteers have stepped into the breach to minimise disruption after nearly 1,000 postal workers went on strike today. Post Office Counters’ staff at 29 post offices in south-east …
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The Government has announced a scheme to provide affordable housing for at least 10,000 nurses, teachers and police. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said the DETR plans to spend £250m …
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HR departments are failing to take on the challenge of IT with 48 per cent of HR managers still relying on manual files, according to a survey commissioned by Access …
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More than half of companies involved in business travel to dangerous regions do not have a contingency plan for getting staff out quickly, according to research by Rapid Air Support. …
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The fire service is the most credible employer in the UK, according to an EmCred survey by TMP Worldwide.Employers in the public sector scored highly, with nursing and the police …