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    • Military
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    Ministry of Defence denies problems with payroll system

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Dec 2007

    The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has denied major fault with its computerised payroll system, despite thousands of military personnel...

    • Auto-enrolment
    • Age discrimination
    • Employment law

    Pensions Bill set to hit employers with £50,000 fines for failing to pay into personal pension accounts

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Dec 2007

    Employers that fail to make payments into new personal pension accounts could be hit by fines of up to £50,000.The...

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

    GMB union highlights gender pay divide in human resources, training and industrial relations

    by Gareth Vorster 7 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 7 Dec 2007

    A new study has again pointed to a gross gender pay divide between human resources, training and industrial relations managers....

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Pay & benefits

    Stalling jobs and salary growth in November may point to impending credit crunch

    by Gareth Vorster 7 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 7 Dec 2007

    A continued weakening of jobs growth and salary inflation in November has hinted at an impending credit crunch on the...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Household work prevents women from gaining senior positions

    by Gareth Vorster 7 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 7 Dec 2007

    Household duties are still preventing women from furthering their careers and getting into senior management roles, new reasearch has found....

    • Apprenticeships
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    • Economics, government & business

    Government and Federation of Master Builders set up task force to organise construction industry apprenticeships

    by Gareth Vorster 6 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 6 Dec 2007

    The government has set up a task force to find apprenticeship places for 10,000 young people on construction courses who...

    • Auto-enrolment
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Auto-enrolment for pensions a step closer as Bill receives first reading in Parliament

    by Gareth Vorster 6 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 6 Dec 2007

    The Pensions Bill received its first reading in Parliament yesterday and proposes automatic enrolment into a qualifying workplace scheme from...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Skills shortages

    Skills funding for higher education employers to rise to at least £50m by 2010

    by Gareth Vorster 5 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 5 Dec 2007

    The government has announced new funding, rising to at least £50m a year by 2010-11, for the skills needs of...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Education - school

    CBI director-general Richard Lambert calls for urgent action to tackle ‘average’ literacy and numeracy skills

    by Gareth Vorster 5 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 5 Dec 2007

    Richard Lambert, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), has called for “urgency” in tackling the UK’s underperformance in...

    • Latest News
    • e-learning
    • Learning & development

    Most senior managers spend half an hour or less online at work, survey reveals

    by Gareth Vorster 5 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 5 Dec 2007

    Senior managers are missing a trick when it comes to using online research as a tool in their work.A survey...

    • Employee relations
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    • Executive pay

    GMB union calls for minimum wage hike as survey reveals executives earn seven times the average wage

    by Gareth Vorster 4 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 4 Dec 2007

    Directors and chief executives of major organisations earn an average of £214,000 annually, 714% of the UK average wage of...

    • Employee relations
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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Virgin Atlantic cabin crew set to strike over pay dispute

    by Gareth Vorster 3 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 3 Dec 2007

    Up to 3,000 cabin crew at Virgin Atlantic could go on strike in the new year because of a dispute...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Salary surveys

    Survey shows one in five men earn less than their female partner

    by Gareth Vorster 3 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 3 Dec 2007

    The number of men in the UK who bring home a smaller pay packet than their female partners has doubled...

    • Assessment
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Half of employees think their boss does not take appraisals seriously

    by Gareth Vorster 3 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 3 Dec 2007

    Nearly half of UK employees believe that their boss is not honest with them in an appraisal, new research has...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    TUC launches campaign to combat AIDS discrimination

    by Gareth Vorster 3 Dec 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 3 Dec 2007

    In the wake of World AIDS Day on Saturday, the Trades Union Congress has launched a campaign to combat the...

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