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A recent ruling has clarified the extent of employers’ duties when giving references about ex-employees Employers are often unclear about the terms on which they are required to provide references …
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Most employers realise that the recruitment process can be fraught with legal difficulties and have well established procedures and routines to best protect themselves. But it is worth considering instituting …
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This week’s case roundup Euro-Die (UK) v (1) Skidmore, (2) Genesis Diesinking, IDS Brief, 655 EAT • Skidmore started employment with Genesis in June 1986. On Friday 9 January 1998 …
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Trainers’ body is meeting a need • I can understand why Jeffrey Brooks has set up an institute specially for training (News, 29 February). I have been training in the …
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Prospects brighten in the retail sector The tide may be about to turn for the UK retail sector. Last week, potential bidders approached no fewer than three British retailers. Storehouse, …
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The English Cricket Board is the latest sporting body to appear to ignore family-friendly law in its treatment of players. Last week it excluded Graham Thorpe from its new central …
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Staff from ethnic minorities are not being treated fairly in the disciplinary process, research by the Institute of Employment Studies has found. Ethnic background was found to be "a powerful …
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Secret Service agents bring race bias claims • Three black Secret Service agents have filed a formal discrimination complaint against the US Secret Services Agency, saying they were slighted in …
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Strong pound could hit BMW investment plan • BMW could be forced to scrap its plans to build a new medium-sized car at Rover’s Longbridge plant, near Birmingham, because of …
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The Home Office is working on a package to tackle the Metropolitan Police’s recruitment crisis. Officials say one possibility would be London weighting. Starting salaries of £16,000 and low morale …
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Major public-sector employers could follow the lead of the police and use covert surveillance to check up on staff believed to be exploiting sick pay. With spiralling ill-health and early …
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A tranche of part-qualified IPD members will see their subscriptions rise by 25 per cent from July after failing to become fully qualified within the institute’s proscribed time limit. Under …
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Campaigners for age diversity at work have upped the pressure on companies to recognise the issue by calling on them to make a board-level commitment to fight ageism. The Employers …
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High staff turn-over among policy officials at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is adding to the problems of developing and implementing employment legislation, experts have warned. Commentators from …
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More local-level negotiating and an extension of legal services to members are planned for Unison, the union’s newly-elected general secretary has told Personnel Today. Dave Prentis, who was elected head …