Workers at music retailer Fopp anxiously await news on whether they will receive their pay packets and keep their jobs ...
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Fawcett Society challenges prime minister Gordon Brown to close the gender pay gap within 15 years
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryNew prime minister Gordon Brown should commit to closing the gender pay gap within 15 years, a leading campaign group...
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Alan Johnson has been appointed health secretary by prime minister Gordon Brown, following the resignation of Patricia Hewitt.The former postman...
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A rise in interest rates has heightened fears over job security, research has found.A survey conducted by Lloyds TSB, questioning...
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Junior doctor lobby group Remedy UK claims 4,000 post will remain unfilled in August hitting patient care
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMore than 4,000 junior doctor training posts remain unfilled just weeks before the jobs start on 1 August, a leaked...
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Housing minister Yvette Cooper announces the government is to change the law to ensure Armed Forces personnel are on equal footing when applying for social housing
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryService personnel leaving the Armed Forces should soon find it easier to get a council house following changes to the...
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Everyone admits the UK has a skills crisis, as demonstrated by the reams of print dedicated to the subject. But...
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Cabinet Office launches strategy to cut bureaucracy for front-line workers and improve public services efficiency
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA government strategy to cut red-tape for front-line workers so public services can work more efficiently has been launched by...
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The inaugural meeting of the Women’s Enterprise Ambassadors Network took place today (Monday 25 June).The network consists of 1,000 female...
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TUC slams Tony Blair’s farewell opt-out of European Union charter of human and social rights in EU treaty
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe UK’s opt-out on a charter of human and social rights, negotiated by Tony Blair at the European Council meeting which ended...
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Unions have branded private equity chiefs as “arrogant” and “evasive” following their appearance before the Treasury Select Committee last week.
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Super-union Unite is fizzing with anger at a below-inflation pay offer to workers at the Coca-Cola Enterprises distribution plant in Wakefield, Yorkshire....
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High street camera retailer Jesssops has announced the closure of 81 stores at a cost of 550 jobs in a...
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Late-sleeping Brits are causing the UK economy up to £619m in lost productivity, new research has found.
A survey conducted...
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Managers will look to Eastern European workers to soothe the UKÂ skills crisis, new research has found. A quarter of...