GPs have been accused of petulance in their stance on the government’s promise to make surgery hours more employer-friendly.Business lobby...
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What responsibility do employers have to ensure staff eat healthily in the workplace? You are what you eat – or...
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Leading employment minister Barbara Follett blasts Britain’s line managers
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherA leading employment minister has slated Britain’s “useless” line managers.Barbara Follett, parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for...
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Four out of 10 employers believe alcohol misuse is a significant cause of employee absence and lost productivity, according to...
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Agency Workers Directive: A new push on the legislation controlling temporary workers’ rights
by Ross Wighamby Ross WighamThe controversial Agency Workers Directive (AWD) has been hanging over the British workplace for almost all of the new millennium...
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The strained relationship between doctors and NHS managers is affecting patient outcomes, according to research.The study, led by professor Ian...
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The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has welcomed the government’s decision to cut public service targets. Up to 80...
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Employers that encourage their staff to play team sports have higher levels of employee satisfaction, research has shown.The link was discovered...
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With one-third of staff working non-standard hours, another survey points to the challenges faced by UK employers in dealing with...
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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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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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Work and pensions secretary John Hutton unveils Employ Ability initiative to dispel myths and highlight benefits of employing disabled people
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEmployers should make use of the skills that disabled employees have to offer, said work and pensions secretary John Hutton at...
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The unanimous agreement that climate change must be tackled has been widely acclaimed as the biggest achievement of G8 summit...
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Employers are footing a £400m annual bill for their employees to make personal calls using company mobiles, according to a...
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Almost half of working Brits eat their launch at their desks, compared with a third of their European counterparts. A...