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    • Employment law
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    • TUPE

    EC considers issue of TUPE and cross-border transfers

    by Emma Ann Hughes 15 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 15 Nov 2006

    Rules to protect workers’ employment rights when their company is bought by a foreign business are being reviewed by the...

    • Employment law
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    • Employment tribunals

    Experts fear outbreak of red tape could strangle employment tribunal system

    by Emma Ann Hughes 15 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 15 Nov 2006

    The government has a fight on its hands if it plans to lengthen rather than shorten the route to employment...

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    • Pay & benefits

    British Transport Police signs £655,000 payroll solution deal with MidlandHR

    by Emma Ann Hughes 13 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 13 Nov 2006

    British Transport Police has signed a contract worth £655,000 for a hosted, flexible, auditable payroll solution from MidlandHR. Using MidlandHR’s...

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    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention

    British bank squeezes into list of top firms to work for in India

    by Emma Ann Hughes 10 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 10 Nov 2006

    One British-based company and four US-owned organisations appear in a ranking of the top 10 best companies to work for...

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    • Family-friendly working

    UK carers gain the right to request flexible working

    by Emma Ann Hughes 9 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 9 Nov 2006

    Carers across the UK are set to benefit from the right to request flexible working.
    Employment relations minister Jim Fitzpatrick...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Recruitment & retention

    Shorter commute would tempt half UK’s workers to change job

    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006

    Almost half (49%) the nation’s workforce would ditch their current job for a shorter commute, according to a survey by...

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    • Staff turnover

    New employees more likely to jump ship

    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006

    Employees with less than two years’ service are twice as likely to leave their organisations as those with more than...

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
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    North Sea divers consider fresh pay offer

    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006

    More than 900 North Sea divers and support staff who have been on strike since 1 November are to consider...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Skills shortages

    A third of businesses believe skills gap is their biggest threat

    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006

    A third of firms feel a shortage of quality staff is the biggest threat to their business, a Lloyds TSB...

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    • Learning & development

    Skills chief urges organisations to pool training cash to avoid falling way behind China and India

    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 8 Nov 2006

    Commercial rivalry must be put aside and training bud­gets pooled in the national skills academies if the UK wants to...

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    BBC news coverage of state opening of Parliament under threat as production staff vote for 24-hour walkout on 14 November

    by Emma Ann Hughes 7 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 7 Nov 2006

    The state opening of Parliament is unlikely to be screened by the BBC after production staff voted to walkout on...

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    • Wellbeing

    Office staff waste too much time on office DIY

    by Emma Ann Hughes 7 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 7 Nov 2006

    British office staff spend more than 32 million hours a year on DIY jobs around their workplace, research reveals.
    Everyone...

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    • Pay & benefits

    Staff in small firms may miss out on pension help

    by Emma Ann Hughes 7 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 7 Nov 2006

    Pension reforms must be made to work for smaller firms that cannot afford HR departments, the government has warned.
    James...

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    • HR practice
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    Staff just want to be thanked

    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006

    More than a third of workers are thanked by their employers less than twice a year, a survey by performance...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Manufacturing Institute invites scholarship applications for MSc in Manufacturing Leadership

    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006

    Tomorrow’s manufacturing industry bosses are being given the opportunity to apply for a Masters of Science scholarship in manufacturing leadership....

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