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    BP to axe 350 management jobs following ‘dreadful’ third quarter performance

    by Gareth Vorster 25 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 25 Oct 2007

    Oil giant BP is to axe 350 jobs from the 2,100 staff at its North Sea headquarters in Aberdeen.The firm’s...

    • Absence
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    • HR practice

    Councillor who offered staff paid Christmas shopping leave to prevent ‘skiving’ sacked from cabinet post

    by Gareth Vorster 25 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 25 Oct 2007

    A councillor at Leicestershire County Council has been sacked for offering workers a fully paid afternoon off to do their...

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    • HR practice

    Financial advice should be made available at work, says National Association of Pension Fund (NAPF)

    by Gareth Vorster 24 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 24 Oct 2007

    The workplace should be used as a channel for passing on financial advice, The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF)...

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    Aslef train drivers to strike in pensions dispute with Midland Mainline and Silverlink

    by Gareth Vorster 24 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 24 Oct 2007

    Rail union Aslef said up to 600 members at the rail firms Midland Mainline and Silverlink will hold 24-hour strikes...

    • Health and safety
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    • Wellbeing

    Workers’ exercise hour suggested by health England chief to boost workforce health and fitness

    by Gareth Vorster 24 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 24 Oct 2007

    A new plan to improve the nation’s health would include a daily workplace ‘exercise hour’.Professor Julian le Grand, a former...

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    • Pensions

    Pension reform proposals include ‘statutory overide’ facility

    by Gareth Vorster 23 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 23 Oct 2007

    New government proposals on pensions reform include the introduction of a ‘statutory override’ to make it easier for scheme rules...

    • Corporate governance
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    Explosion in fraud leads to call for culture change to support whistleblowers

    by Gareth Vorster 22 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 22 Oct 2007

    Human resources (HR) experts have warned that companies must develop an anti-fraud culture in the workplace so that whistleblowers feel safe...

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    Winners of the Best Place to Work in HR Awards announced

    by Gareth Vorster 22 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 22 Oct 2007

    Broadway Homelessness and Support was crowned the overall winner at the inaugural Personnel Today Best Places to Work in HR...

    • Auto-enrolment
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    Personal pension accounts – will they meet the pension needs of an ageing population?

    by Gareth Vorster 22 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 22 Oct 2007

    The general consensus from the heavyweights in the world of pensions would have us believe that auto-enrolment and personal accounts...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Finance sector failing to improve gender balance

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Oct 2007

    Gender diversity within the finance profession is showing very little sign of progress, according to new research.
    A survey of...

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    • Holidays and holiday pay

    MPs to gain four extra days’ holiday in 2008

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Oct 2007

    Harriet Harman, the leader of the Commons, has announced a four-day increase in holiday entitlement for MPs in 2008, extending...

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    • Outsourcing

    National Outsourcing Association claims globalisation is no threat to highly skilled UK jobs

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Oct 2007

    The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) has hit back at MP claims that globalisation will threaten highly skilled jobs in the...

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    Learning and development salaries rise above human resources wages for first time in 10 years

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Oct 2007

    Learning, training and development professionals have surpassed the average earnings of human resource professionals for the first time in a...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Workers less sociable than three years ago as flexible working takes hold

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Oct 2007

    Three-quarters of UK workers do not socialise with their work colleagues outside office hours.A survey of more than 1,650 people...

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    Staff at medical supply firm Huntleigh Health Care to lobby Parliament over relocation to Poland and 300 job cuts

    by Gareth Vorster 17 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 17 Oct 2007

    Unite members at medical supply firm Huntleigh Health Care will today lobby Parliament over the relocation of its site to...

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