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    Profile: Simon Charles, HR director, Flybe

    by Gareth Vorster 4 Jun 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 4 Jun 2008

    Simon Charles landed at budget airline Flybe after a long HR career at various multinationals. So how has he dealt with the challenges of managing a regional workforce in an industry dogged by problems? Gareth Vorster finds out.

    • Employee relations
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    Prison officers end suspension walk-out

    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008

    Prison officers have returned to work at six jails in Yorkshire, following a walk-out over the suspension of two colleagues...

    • Police
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Postie redirected by police after getting short shrift over trouser blunder

    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008

    A postman was forced home by his employer, the Royal Mail, after he failed to follow the dress code and pitched up...

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

    Experts claim credit crunch should be used to boost employee engagement

    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008

    Employee engagement experts have called on organisations to use the current economic climate to their benefit when trying to increase...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Northern Rock begins consultations with union over plans to cut 2,000 jobs

    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008

    Northern Rock, the nationalised mortgage lender has begun consultations with unions and staff over plans to shed 2,000 jobs.Up to...

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    • Pay & benefits

    Mervyn King told to keep nose out of City bonus debate

    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008

    City recruitment experts have slammed Bank of England governor Mervyn King’s criticism of the Square Mile’s bonus culture, accusing him...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Equal pay

    HR offers to come clean on salaries in bid to promote pay parity

    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 2 May 2008

    HR professionals are prepared to reveal their own salaries in a bid to eradicate pay inequality, new research has indicated.A...

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    Company cars lose allure as more employers switch to cash allowances

    by Gareth Vorster 1 May 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 1 May 2008

    UK companies are moving away from company cars, choosing to provide a cash allowance, instead, new research has revealed.A survey...

    • Bonuses
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    • Pay & benefits

    Bank of England governor criticises City bonus culture

    by Gareth Vorster 30 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 30 Apr 2008

    Bank of England governor Mervyn King has warned that the high bonuses awarded to staff in the finance industry was...

    • Career development
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    Birmingham Chamber of Commerce calls for workforce development

    by Gareth Vorster 29 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 29 Apr 2008

    Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the government to develop the future and current workforce, instead of using...

    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Blackburn & Darwen Council in last ditch talks over equal pay dispute

    by Gareth Vorster 29 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 29 Apr 2008

    Unions will hold last ditch talks tomorrow with Blackburn & Darwen Council to prevent strike action by council workers in...

    • Careers in HR
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    • The HR profession

    FirstGroup appoints John Evans as new group HR director

    by Gareth Vorster 29 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 29 Apr 2008

    Transport giant FirstGroup has appointed of John Evans in the new role of group HR director. Evans has moved to FirstGroup from his...

    • Health and safety
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    • Wellbeing

    TUC calls for better occupational health assistance from employers

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Apr 2008

    The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on UK employers to provide better occupational health assistance, after it found that...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    Skills Pledge sign-up low as only 13% of UK employers take an interest

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Apr 2008

    Only 13% of UK employers have signed the Skills Pledge more than a year after its launch, new research has...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Oil workers at Ineos’ Grangemouth refinery start 48-hour strike

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Apr 2008

    Hundreds of oil workers at Ineos’ Grangemouth refinery began a 48-hour strike yesterday, following a dispute over pensions.The strike forced...

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