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Gareth Vorster

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    Tick-box mentality explains poor take up of appraisals in UK

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Feb 2008

    Management experts believe a tick-box mentality about appraisals exists in the UK workplace and that many employers are simply ignoring...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    160 UK jobs axed as Morgan Stanley closes Advantage Home Loans subsidiary

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Feb 2008

    US investment bank Morgan Stanley has announced the “immediate” closure of its UK mortgage lending subsidiary Advantage Home Loans with...

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    Asda staff to pocket share of £21m bonus

    by Gareth Vorster 14 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 14 Feb 2008

    Supermarket giant Asda’s 127,000 employees will share a record £21m bonus this month.Employees with more than six months’ service working...

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    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Dartford becomes first UK council to outsource complete HR function

    by Gareth Vorster 14 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 14 Feb 2008

    Dartford Borough Council has become the first in the UK to outsource its entire HR and payroll function.The council aims...

    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Age discrimination still rife in UK workplaces

    by Gareth Vorster 13 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 13 Feb 2008

    Age discrimination is still “rife” in the UK workplace, as employees are being pressured into early retirement, new research as...

    • Health and safety
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Nurses under physical attack on mental health wards

    by Gareth Vorster 13 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 13 Feb 2008

    More than half of nurses on mental health wards have been physically assaulted, new research as found. A study of...

    • Employee relations
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    • Trade unions

    Union-busting consultants used to scare workers away from unions, TUC warns

    by Gareth Vorster 12 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 12 Feb 2008

    UK employers are increasingly hiring “union-busting” consultants to persuade workers not to join trade unions, the TUC has warned.The trade...

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    Pilots in strike vote over BA plans to set up ‘Trojan horse’ subsidiary

    by Gareth Vorster 12 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 12 Feb 2008

    The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has attacked British Airways’ new subsidiary, OpenSkies, describing it as a “Trojan horse” aimed...

    • Employee relations
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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Treasury redundancies cost taxpayer over £430m

    by Gareth Vorster 12 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 12 Feb 2008

    More than £430m has been handed out in redundancy payments to civil servants as a result of the Gershon Review.The...

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    • Recruitment & retention
    • Migrant workers

    Number of migrant workers in UK hits 2 million mark for first time

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008

    The number of foreign workers entering the UK has reached two million for the first time, according to new research....

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    • HR practice

    Most workers don’t mind Mondays

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008

    Monday blues might be a thing of the past, following a new survey which found that only one in 10...

    • Compensation
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Church of England pays out more than £47,000 after gay Christian wins discrimination case

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008

    A gay Christian man who won his case for unlawful discrimination against the Church of England has been awarded more...

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    • Wellbeing

    Fire Brigades Union seeks more staff protection as attacks increase

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008

    The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has demanded more protection for staff after a new report revealed there are 40 attacks...

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    • HR strategy

    Human resources talent in short supply in the City, directors warn

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008

    Senior human resources (HR) opinion is divided within the financial services sector about claims there is a shallow talent pool...

    • Police
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    • Pay & benefits

    Police sickness absence rates cost Kent £1.6m a year

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Feb 2008

    Kent Police has defended its absence rate following a report revealing that almost 10% of officers take more than 28...

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