Cumbria County Council is considering massive cuts in services and increased charges to meet an equal pay claim from 3,000...
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Poor people management and inadequate HR provision are at the heart of failings in Whitehall, according to detailed scrutiny of...
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Plans to privatise NHS logistics division leads to vote for strike action by staff
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryStaff to strike over privatisation plans at NHS Logistics.
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We all need someone we can lean on - and if you are in the training game, that someone could be a Sector Skills Council.
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The CSA is to be replaced with a smaller body as part of a radical reform of the child maintenance system
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To take advantage of the booming market in trade with China schools and universities must be encouraged to add Chinese language and cultural studies to the curriculum, employers warn
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Home Office promises to immediately cut a quarter of its directors following a damning review of its capability have not been met, Personnel Today can reveal.
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Employers must do more to engage with young people about the world of work, a survey of 14 and 15-year-olds has suggested
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A petition signed by 50,000 civil servants, demanding better pay, will be presented to Cabinet office minister Hilary Armstrong later today
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The UK construction industry can expect a boost in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics as the Construction Industry Training Board prepares an integrated package for overseas workers
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Manufacturing HR bosses slam skills agencies for failing to deliver the goods
by dan thomasby dan thomasSkills agencies branded a 'waste of time' by HR chiefs.
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Anglo-Polish accord puts end to tax double-whammy for Poles working in the UK.
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A government-backed initiative, under which people sell their labour by the hour, could save the taxpayer up to £400m a year and keep workers out of the black economy, experts have predicted.
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UK companies remain committed to providing pensions for staff despite the continuing high costs, according to a major new survey published today by the CBI and Mercer Human Resource Consulting
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The long-running pay dispute between universities and their employees has ended with support and admin staff accepting a 15.5% pay rise, following last month's settlement of the acrimonious dispute with lecturers