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Three Sky call centres in the north of England are to be closed and another two reduced in size, with around 2,000 job cuts.
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Retail
Asda increases hourly pay and enhances family-friendly policies
by Zoe Wickensby Zoe WickensSupermarket Asda is to increase hourly pay rates for its store-based employees in three phases as part of an £80 million investment.
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Retail
WH Smith confirms sale of high street shops but no word on jobs
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherWH Smith as a brand is set to disappear after it agreed to sell its 480 high street shops to private equity firm Modella Capital.
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Broken down, the full-time equivalent job losses consisted of 197 academic roles, 119 school-based professional services posts in schools, and 316 directorate roles.
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Children as young as 14 would be allowed to work overnight shifts under new laws being passed in the US state of Florida.
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Pay has grown at a faster rate for HR directors over the past year when compared with most other roles in HR, according to a new study.
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The University of Sussex has accused higher regulation regulator the Office for Students of mounting a ‘vindictive and unreasonable campaign’ against it.
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Unite’s Sharon Graham said British Steel was guilty of trying to hold the government to ransom, while using its workforce as ‘pawns’
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It is unlikely that Trump has any legal authority to move against the agency because the agency’s funding and programmes are authorised and funded by Congress.
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Employee relations
Redefining employee relations for the future of work (webinar)
by Rob Mossby Rob MossON-DEMAND | Watch our webinar examining key themes driving the evolution in employee relations, treating staff as individuals with their own specific needs.
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Economics, government & business
Spring Statement: no relief on employers’ tax hikes
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThere were no further surprises for employers in today’s Spring Statement as they prepare for next week’s minimum wage and national insurance increases.
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Equal pay
Barnet Council to face equal pay claim worth ‘tens of millions’
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherAround 400 women are to join an equal pay claim against Barnet Council in London, according to the GMB union.
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Economics, government & business
HR and businesses respond to Spring Statement
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherToday’s Spring statement did much to add cost and regulation to employers, and not enough to support growth and skills, observers say.
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The Personnel Today Awards 2025 open for entries as we launch the annual celebration of the very best in HR and L&D.
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Equal pay claims in major employers such as Next, Sainsbury’s and Asda continue to make headlines. What impact have these major groups claims had on the gender pay equality cause?