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    • Employment law
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    Laptops containing protected data banned from leaving public sector offices

    by Gareth Vorster 22 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 22 Jan 2008

    Laptops containing sensitive information may no longer be reomoved from any public sector offices.Sir Gus O’Donnell, cabinet secretary, e-mailed civil...

    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News
    • The HR profession

    Woolworths HR director to take over at Compass Group

    by Gareth Vorster 22 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 22 Jan 2008

    Mike Burton is to leave his role as executive HR director at foodservice company Compass Group UK & Ireland.Current Woolworths...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Lloyds TSB to axe a third of its human resources positions

    by Gareth Vorster 21 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 21 Jan 2008

    A transformation of Lloyds TSB’s Human Resources services delivery will see the loss of nearly a third of HR postions...

    • Employee relations
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    • Industrial action / strikes

    RMT union suspends further bus driver strike action

    by Gareth Vorster 21 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 21 Jan 2008

    The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ Union (RMT) has suspended further strike action by 375 of its bus drivers at...

    • Career development
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Royal & SunAlliance launches career management intranet site

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008

    Insurer Royal & SunAlliance has launched an intranet site to help employees with their career management. The ‘Career Innovation Zone’...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Hospitality sector employers condemn attack on UK workers

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008

    The hospitality industry’s largest employers have hit back at the chief executive of the British Hospitality Association after he claimed...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Unite seeks consultation over Capita closure job losses

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008

    Unions have demanded ‘meaningful consultation’ after outsourcing provider Capita confirmed it is to close its site in Wythall, Birmingham, with...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    CBeebies’ Night Garden actor loses unfair dismissal case against Ragdoll Productions

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Jan 2008

    The actor who played a character in the children’s television show In the Night Garden, on CBeebies, has lost his...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Sector Skills Councils

    Financial Services Skills Council appoints Roy Leighton as new chairman

    by Gareth Vorster 17 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 17 Jan 2008

    The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC), the sector skills council for the financial services sector, has appointed Roy Leighton as...

    • Latest News
    • e-learning
    • Learning & development

    Institute of Leadership & Management sets up virtual training centre for managers

    by Gareth Vorster 17 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 17 Jan 2008

    The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) has teamed up with JBE Training & Development to launch a virtual training...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    P&O Ferries plans jobs cull at Dover Eastern Docks operation

    by Gareth Vorster 17 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 17 Jan 2008

    P&O Ferries has begun consultation with its staff over plans to implement a new rostering system and potential job cuts at...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • e-learning

    Sunderland takes online route to deliver diversity and equality training

    by Gareth Vorster 17 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 17 Jan 2008

    Sunderland City Council has launched an online training course to ensure that its 14,500 staff are up to speed with...

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

    Jobs boost for West Midlands as Ryanair chooses to operate from Birmingham Airport

    by Gareth Vorster 16 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 16 Jan 2008

    Budget airline Ryanair has announced Birmingham International Airport as its 25th European base, a move that is expected to create...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Mergers and acquisitions

    Human resources consultancy Chiumento acquires Aon’s Talent Solutions division for undisclosed sum

    by Gareth Vorster 16 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 16 Jan 2008

    Chiumento has acquired fellow HR consultancy Aon’s Talent Solutions business in the UK for an undisclosed sum.Chiumento has appointed Aon’s...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Incentives

    Company pension rated as top benefits perk by employers

    by Gareth Vorster 16 Jan 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 16 Jan 2008

    More than nine in 10 employers rate a company pension as their top benefits perk, followed by death in service...

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