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The Government’s decision last week to include casual and agency staff under the Part-Time Work law could dramatically push up labour costs. The long-awaited regulations, which give part-time workers comparable …
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Are employment tribunal claims getting out of hand? Judging by a slew of recent evidence some organisations certainly seem to think so. The latest figures from Acas show not only …
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Consultant William Mercer has blasted government proposals to raise early retirement age, saying they will do little to affect company employment policy and could end up costing firms more. The …
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The past 12 months have seen dramatic changes in the profession and the next 12 are likely to be just as eventful. This year’s profiles of HR’s most powerful players …
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At a recent conference for HR professionals a survey of delegates showed that a massive 86 per cent work for a company which provides Internet access to its staff. Of …
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British Airways has appointed Rod Eddington, executive chairman of Australia’s number two airline Ansett and a leading executive in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, as its new chief executive, filling the …
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The EAT has clarified the remit of tribunals in judging the reasonableness of adjustments under the DDA What is the role of an employment tribunal in judging whether an employer …
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Effa v Alexandra Healthcare NHS Trust, IRLB 636, Court of Appeal • Effa, a Nigerian in his late 50s, was appointed as a locum senior house officer and was summarily …
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Equal pay is not an issue which comes up every day for HR practitioners. When it does, however, it has the potential to cause more substantial ramifications for an employer …
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When it comes to selling in flexibility to the board, warm soft benefits do not figure – directors want bottom-line bonus. In order to establish whether flexible working is right …
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A pilot project to recruit people with caring responsibilities by utility group Centrica has led to 40 of the 50 trainees gaining permanent jobs. The success of the Manchester-based scheme …
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Britain must wake up to the fact that the basic skills of its employees are simply not good enough, the annual Institute of Directors conference was told. Jan Leschly, outgoing …
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Involving employees and pursuing a strategy of innovation has reaped spectacular growth for British firms, industrialist Nigel Crouch told the conference. Crouch, head of the DTI’s Innovation Unit and a …
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On-line management training will be offered to Institute of Directors members through its new iod.com enterprise, launched at the conference. Training modules and live training courses can be e-mailed or …
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Employers used to dealing with mobile graduate trainees are having to cater for a growing number who cannot afford to leave home. Many graduates struggling to repay student loans still …