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    Internet company AOL to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide in a bid to refocus on online advertising

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

    US-based internet company AOL is to axe 2,000 jobs worldwide in an attempt to refocus on online advertising.About 1,200 jobs...

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    Liberal Democrats’ Sir Menzies Campbell slams Labour and Tories for scandalous state of armed forces accommodation

    by Gareth Vorster 16 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 16 Oct 2007

    Just before his surprise resignation, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell blasted both the Labour and Conservative parties for failing...

    • Military
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Royal Navy personnel threaten to resign over lifting of homosexual ban

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Oct 2007

    A number of lower-ranking officers in the Royal Navy have threatened protest resignations following a lift on the banning of...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Department for Work and Pensions

    More than half of employees would opt in to government’s personal accounts scheme

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Oct 2007

    More than half of UK employees would choose to remain opted in to personal accounts when they are introduced in...

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
    • Latest News

    Unions vote today on Royal Mail deal

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Oct 2007

    The long-running dispute between the Communications Workers Union (CWU) and the Royal Mail is close to an end as unions...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Unions threaten action after BAA closes final salary pension scheme

    by Gareth Vorster 12 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 12 Oct 2007

    Unions have again hit out at airport operator BAA’s decision to close its final salary pension scheme to new members...

    • Employee relations
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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union resume negotiations to settle dispute

    by Gareth Vorster 12 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 12 Oct 2007

    Talks between union leaders and the Royal Mail have resumed today in an effort to avert further strikes next week.The...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Skills shortages

    Ken Livingstone challenges employers to improve skills of London’s workforce

    by Gareth Vorster 12 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 12 Oct 2007

    A report by London mayor Ken Livingstone points to a lack of skills in the capital.The London Story report examines...

    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    First major age discrimination case falls at first hurdle as court rejects £4.5m claim against law firm

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Oct 2007

    Peter Bloxham, former head of insolvency at law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has lost his £4.5m age discrimination claim.Bloxham accused...

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    Health of workers is not a priority for employers, survey shows

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Oct 2007

    UK employers don’t care about the wellbeing of their staff, which in turn is reducing the country’s productivity, research has...

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    • Outsourcing

    Outsourcing opportunities increase as UK’s northern councils look for services

    by Gareth Vorster 11 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 11 Oct 2007

    Robert Gogel, CEO of outsourcing provider Liberata, has coined the term “north-shoring” to describe a possible geographical shift in the...

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    • HR practice

    60% of young people won’t talk to the boss about career plans

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Oct 2007

    More than half of UK workers are cagey about their career plans, new research has found.A survey conducted by global...

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    • Job creation and losses

    2,800 jobs under threat as BBC embarks on second round of cost-cutting

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Oct 2007

    The BBC is believed to be on the verge of announcing up to 2,800 job losses as a part of...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Migrant workers

    Migrant workers more flexible than UK workers and have a better work ethic, Sainsbury’s tells immigration inquiry

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Oct 2007

    Sainsbury’s has praised the “superior” work ethic of immigrant workers in comparison to UK employees.In a submission to a House...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Education - further and higher

    Confederation of British Industry calls for action on science teaching and cash for students

    by Gareth Vorster 9 Oct 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 9 Oct 2007

    The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged action on the UK’s science skills base, following Lord Sainsbury’s review of...

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