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    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    President Chirac announces scrapping of controversial employment law

    by dan thomas 10 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 10 Apr 2006

    After weeks of angry demonstrations the French prime minister is forced to withdraw a law allowing employes aged under 26 to be sacked at will.

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News

    Union responds sharply to threat to BBC final salary pension scheme

    by dan thomas 10 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 10 Apr 2006

    If the BBC closes its final salary pension scheme to new members, as broadcasting union Bectu fears, strikes are likely to follow

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Up top 1,200 UK IT jobs to go as company expands in Asia

    by dan thomas 10 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 10 Apr 2006

    Unions have condemned the decision by IT services company CSC to double the number of its employees in India while cutting UK jobs

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Equal pay

    Scottish council gives equal pay cash to the wrong people

    by dan thomas 10 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 10 Apr 2006

    Council pays up to £9,000 to some people who are not entitled to it and fails to pay others who are

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    DTI changes regulations to ban rolled-up holiday pay

    by dan thomas 7 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 7 Apr 2006

    The Department of Trade and Industry has amended its regulatory guidance on rolled-up holiday pay officially outlawing the practice

    • Age discrimination
    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    French PM stands by controversial First Employment Contact despite threat of more riots

    by dan thomas 6 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 6 Apr 2006

    Dominique de Villepin digs in heels over youth employment law that allows companies to sack staff within two years.

    • Ethics
    • ESG
    • Latest News

    BT backs ‘who cares wins’ research that shows supporting carers has beneficial impact on bottom line

    by dan thomas 6 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 6 Apr 2006

    Research from ACE National shows that caring for carers has positive impact on productivity, morale and profits.

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Flexible working

    Culture change needed as prejudice against parents dominates UK workplace

    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006

    Parents returning to work continue to get a raw deal as employers cling to outdated work practices.

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News

    BA pilots call on unions to reject changes to pension scheme

    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006

    British Airways (BA) pilots have urged their union to reject changes proposed by the airline to stem the company's huge retirement fund deficit

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Chancellor may not scrap Home Computing Initiative

    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006

    The chancellor is considering a u-turn on his Budget decision to scrap tax breaks for workers to buy home computers

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News

    Public sector strikes fuel heated conference debate

    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006

    The local government pensions strike provided the perfect backdrop for a fiery debate at the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA) annual conference in Brighton last week.

    • Employment law
    • Human rights

    Time to care for the UK’s carers

    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 4 Apr 2006

    Campaigners have called on the government to offer help to the UK's six million unpaid carers struggling alone.

    • Bonuses
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Cash bonus for Marks & Spencer staff

    by dan thomas 3 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 3 Apr 2006

    The benefits of a good year will be shared with the 63,000 workforce, retailer's chief executive says

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • HR Technology

    Boots signs £16m seven-year HR outsourcing deal

    by dan thomas 3 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 3 Apr 2006

    High street health and beauty retailer Boots has signed a £16m seven-year payroll and HR outsourcing contract with supplier Northgate HR

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Former City banker loses appeal against Merrill Lynch

    by dan thomas 3 Apr 2006
    by dan thomas 3 Apr 2006

    The former City banker who brought a high-profile £7.5m sex-discrimination claim against Merrill Lynch has lost her appeal against the tribunal decision to throw her case out

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