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Moves to discriminate recreational drugs could make it harder for employers to force anti-drugs policies on their employees, legal experts have claimed. Last week the Police Foundation released a report …
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The Department of Health is forging ahead with a service-wide HR and payroll computer system despite growing doubts about the project’s feasibility and cost. The Shared Services initiative will create …
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Tough targets for the number of over-50s employed by both private and public sector organisations look set to form part of a major government report. The Cabinet Office has confirmed …
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Employers could face a barrage of unfair dismissal claims from trainers or IT consultants after the IR35 tax regulations take effect later this week, employment lawyers are warning. According to …
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Like it or loathe it the Institute of Personnel and Development is a big part of your life. For the vast majority of the profession it provides the training which …
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A council is to appeal a finding that it acted illegally by issuing dismissal notices to 345 white-collar staff without consultation. Middlesbrough borough council gave out dismissal notices the day …
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The Government has come under fire from its backbenchers for botching the consultation on the draft Part-time Work regulations. The House of Commons Education and Employment Committee, which has been …
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The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into whether a reduction in social contributions paid by workers based in northern Sweden breaks EU state aid rules. Stockholm allows companies …
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BT is expanding the counselling services available to its 120,000 UK employees by outsourcing the bulk of counselling to employee assistance company PPC. All counselling for personal, family and work-related …
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Employer and employee organisations in the EU air transport sector have agreed a working time package for its 100,000 pilots and cabin crew. The agreement limits annual working time to …
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The UK’s immigration procedures are putting off overseas investors, according to a business immigration lawyer. At a recent seminar on global immigration at the US embassy, Chris Magrath of Magrath …
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A ruling in the Court of Appeal that put up awards for personal injury will mean more employers paying out in high-profile stress cases unless they tighten their policies, lawyers …
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Staff off sick with back problems should return to work even if they are still in pain, according to occupational health doctors. The call for employers to be proactive in …
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An Internet childcare service is to be rolled out nationwide after a local service in Cambridgeshire proved successful. Opportunity Links puts working parents in touch with a childminder, and offers …
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The special European Union summit in Lisbon has committed member states to wide-ranging action to promote employment, focusing on boosting the IT sector. Heads of government pledged to raise the …