Money is far from the most important factor in choosing a job for UK workers, according to two surveys published...
Employee relations
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Roger Gale, MP for North Thanet, calls for protection for postal delivery workers
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherPostmen should work in teams and have alarmed vans, a politician has claimed.Roger Gale, MP for North Thanet in Kent,...
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Twas the week before Christmas and all through the town the workers decided it was time to slow down
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherComputers are decked in tinsel, Christmas cards are displayed on desks and – according to a survey – Britain’s workers...
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A transgender P&O Ferries crew member has been awarded £65,000 in compensation after a tribunal ruled that she has been driven out...
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How should you go about recovering costs from former staff? Kathleen Healy explains how to ensure your repayment clauses are...
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Budget cuts at Acas could hit plans for fixed conciliation periods in dispute resolution
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryBudget cuts at the arbitration service Acas will hamper any plans to introduce fixed conciliation periods into the dispute resolution...
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Stewart v Moray Council is the first reported case from the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) on the Information and Consultation...
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A Bradford restaurant chain has been ordered to pay a waiter £12,000 compensation after an employment tribunal ruled that he...
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Death rates fall
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Employers could face discrimination claims from staff who have left the organisation years earlier, following a ruling in the Court...
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Department of Trade and Industry plans to allow trade unions to use e-mail for strike ballots
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryTrade unions could be allowed to ballot for industrial action using e-mail instead of the post, making strikes easier and...
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From positive discrimination to HR's image problem, Mike Berry takes a look back at some of the important news stories that made the headlines in Personnel Today during the past 12 months.
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Combative union leader Bob Crow re-elected to keep RMT union on track until 2012
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherUnion heavyweight Bob Crow has been re-elected unopposed to serve as general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime...
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Industrial relations between Whitehall employers and trade unions are in need of a dramatic overhaul, the head of the senior...
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Five City cleaners are planning to starve themselves next week outside the offices for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)...