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Unison is consulting members this week on a 3 per cent pay rise offer made by local authority employers in what is the biggest single pay negotiation in the country. …

The construction industry is cracking down on workers whose health and safety knowledge is not up to scratch in a bid to improve its absenteeism record. From April, newly trained …

The TUC is calling for higher compensation awards for workplace illness and injuries. A report by the TUC urges employers to recognise that poor health and safety costs the British …

Hospital HR departments could be required to complain formally about dangerous doctors after a damning report into the death of a boy under anaesthetic. Since the child’s death, it has …

Further education colleges have begun lobbying to keep their say in the new training infrastructure due to replace Training and Enterprise Councils. The Association of Colleges has called for at …

Proposed changes to the way pension scheme costs are accounted for on company balance sheets could drive a wedge between HR departments and finance directors within the same company. The …

• Leeds and Holbeck Building Society has appointed Alison Webster as personnel manager. She will lead a five-strong team, taking responsibility for recruitment and selection, staff retention and employee relations. …

With the would-be presidents of the United States currently on the campaign trail, the battle is on to be the top man in the White House. But the winner will …

Trainers have backed the decision of a group of training experts to set up their own institute. Last week Personnel Today reported on the creation of the Institute of Training …

The Government will leave employers in the dark about which staff will be covered by the incoming Part-Time Work regulations until the last minute. Draft regulations on the law – …

Investing in people has played a major role in the success of train operator GNER, according to the firm’s HR director Mike Gooddie. Speaking at a conference last week, Gooddie …

• The vast majority of employees questioned in a survey have little trust in their employers to look after their interests. Replies differed only in the case of employees who …

• Figures showing settlements for manufacturing and service firms show the latter continue to rise steadily. The CBI’s Pay Data Bank survey found manufacturing pay settlements are the lowest since …

• People who live in London and the South East earn the highest average wages in Great Britain. At £520 per week, people living in the capital earn the most …

This month Elaine Code Trainer at Primary International Age "In spirit, 30-something." How long have you been in training? About 10 years. How long have you been with your company? …