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The International Labour Office has become the first United Nations agency to recognise a trade union as part of a collective bargaining agreement. The ILO, which is responsible for drafting …
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The CBI has launched an HR benchmarking tool it will sell to British companies to help them catch up with the productivity levels of their French, German and American competitors. …
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The decision by Stephen Byers to delay the implementation of Part-Time Work rules should be welcomed without question. A quick fix of forcing through the legislation without proper notice for …
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DTI chief Stephen Byers has promised to put back the implementation date for the Part-Time Work regulations by almost two months in a major concession to employers. The eight-week delay …
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Government policies to get disabled people into work are failing to tackle the biggest barriers, a disability charity has claimed. The comments were made following the Budget announcement that the …
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An agreement has been struck between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers over the extension of EU Working Time rules to junior doctors, non-mobile transport workers and sea-fishermen, …
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Managers should look back to the 1970s to prepare for negotiations with unions over pay and conditions, lawyers have warned. Employment law firm Eversheds says few managers have the experience …
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Re-training and re-deploying skills are becoming the focus in Birmingham as the area steels itself for mass redundancies at Rover’s Longbridge plant. About 8,500 jobs are at risk at the …
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Rights to protect striking employees from losing their jobs are to take effect from 24 April, the Government has announced. From that date any employer who dismisses a member of …
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Some female academics are earning as much as £8,000 less than their male counterparts for the same job, according to research. League tables published by the university and college lecturers …
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An HR director has called on legal firms to adopt family-friendly policies to avoid losing expensively trained female lawyers. Warren Green, director of human resources at recruitment consultancy EJ Legal, …
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Half of all ethnic minority staff in the NHS experience racial harassment at the hands of their colleagues, according to research. Focus groups working across UK health trusts found it …
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The Government has released further advice on the Working Time directive. In the guidance, the DTI covers topics such as night working, rest breaks, paid annual leave and frequently asked …
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A lack of childcare is holding students with children back and preventing many from studying or taking up training opportunities, according to a study by Daycare Trust. Learning for Life …
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Personnel Today is supporting a major salary survey in conjunction with the HW Group, part of TMP Worldwide Human Resources, and is looking for HR professionals to take part. It …