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The Disability Rights Commission has defended its rights to force employers to comply with disability discrimination laws despite the public believing education is the best way forward.In a National Opinion …
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A European Court of Justice ruling means female employees who cannot work due to occupational injury will not receive a social security allowance. The ECJ has overturned a claim of …
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The Government is pulling together the strands of its lifelong learning strategy after training experts criticised it for producing an incoherent muddle of bodies and schemes.The remit of Nick Stuart, …
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The market for HR outsourcing is hotting up with two big players announcing their move into the sector last week.BT and Andersen Consulting said they were forming a company to …
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Three out of four personnel staff fail to take their full holiday entitlement and four out of five admit to working while they should be relaxing on days off.Norman Hodges, …
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Claims that the IT revolution has caused Britain to become the hardest-working nation in Europe have been disputed by a senior HR professional.Robert Ingram, HR director at Cap Gemini, hit …
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Paul Robertson-Marriott, HR director of Quebecor UK, claims personnel will have opportunities to implement a culture change in the industry, which he says has not changed since Rupert Murdoch took …
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The CBI warned unions against a return to confrontational relationships with employers last week following the news that strike ballots have more than doubled in the past year.Susan Anderson, the …
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The measures, which come into force on Saturday (1 July), are designed to protect Britain’s 6 million part-time workers. It applies to people such as homeworkers, agency workers and contract …
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The Central Arbitration Committee has released guidance to help employers unravel the complex union recognition laws. The CAC will act as a mediator if there are disputes between workforces and …
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• A merger between airline BA and Dutch carrier KLM could lead to 16,200 job losses, according to the first in-depth analysis of the proposed deal. The study, by transport …
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Findings from a major piece of research on the use of computers in personnel have been delayed because not enough people in HR used their computers to respond.The results of …
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Employers are calling for a tenfold increase in the maximum costs that can be awarded against people who take hopeless cases to employment tribunals.The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry, …
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Discrimination is alive and well in the workplace with one in five adults saying they have suffered from it in some form.Ageism is the most common, with a third of …
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European companies used to attracting the cream of science and engineering graduates are losing out to so-called new economy employers.A survey by recruitment and consulting specialist Universum found that graduates …