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Gareth Vorster

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    Royal Mail delivers operating loss for the first time in six years

    by Gareth Vorster 16 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 16 Aug 2007

    New financial figures show that Royal Mail has delivered an operating loss for the first time in six years.The worse-than-expected...

    • Compensation
    • Latest News
    • Health and safety

    Tesco staff awarded £11,000 compensation following workplace accidents

    by Gareth Vorster 16 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 16 Aug 2007

    Two Tesco employees have been compensated after suing the supermarket chain for negligence. One employee at the supermarket giant received...

    • Annual hours
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Income Data Services report finds UK staff will still have least holidays in EU despite entitlement increase

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007

    The UK is set to remain at the bottom of the European Union league for paid holiday entitlement, despite the...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Akzo Nobel’s £8bn takeover of ICI means 3,500 jobs will be lost

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007

    Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel has agreed an £8bn takeover of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), the maker of Dulux paint....

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Pay & benefits

    Asda checks out expense management software from GlobalExpense

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007

    UK supermarket giant Asda has appointed expense management provider GlobalExpense to manage its employee expense processes.
    Now owned by the...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Recruitment & retention

    Sky appoints Deborah Baker as director for people

    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 15 Aug 2007

    British Sky Broadcasting (Sky) has appointed Deborah Baker as director for people, replacing Beryl Cook.

    Baker is currently senior vice-president...

    • Age discrimination
    • Police
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Thames Valley police recruits two 16-year-olds as community support officers

    by Gareth Vorster 13 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 13 Aug 2007

    Thames Valley Police have recruited the services of two 16-year-olds to work as community support officers (PCSOs), saying: “If you...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Gay equality group Stonewall calls on private sector employers to showcase their gay and lesbian credentials

    by Gareth Vorster 10 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 10 Aug 2007

    Gay equality group Stonewall is encouraging employers in the private sector to enter its annual Workplace Equality Index for 2008,...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Royal & Sun Alliance to axe 700 jobs to save £70m in costs

    by Gareth Vorster 9 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 9 Aug 2007

    Royal & Sun Alliance (R&SA) is to axe 700 jobs, including up to 500 posts in the UK, in a...

    • Change management
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    315 jobs to go as C&G plans to close 15% of branches

    by Gareth Vorster 9 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 9 Aug 2007

    Finance firm C&G, formerly Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society, is to close 31 of its 195 branches in November, with...

    • Employment law
    • Ethics
    • Latest News

    Argos sacks employee for derogatory Facebook entry as directory enquiries firm 118 118 asks Facebook to remove abusive page

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Aug 2007

    An Argos employee has been sacked following his antics on social networking site Facebook.According to an article in The Sun,...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Mergers and acquisitions

    Outsourcing firm Mouchel Parkman buys local government BPO specialist HBS for £46m

    by Gareth Vorster 8 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 8 Aug 2007

    Support services group Mouchel Parkman has acquired business processing outsourcing (BPO) firm HBS for £46m, extending its presence in the...

    • Bonuses
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    • Pay & benefits

    Fewer companies offer financial-related bonuses to senior executives

    by Gareth Vorster 7 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 7 Aug 2007

    Bonuses that are purely financial for UK company executives are on the wane, with companies moving towards a combination of...

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

    Pay: One in four women to be the main breadwinner in homes by 2030

    by Gareth Vorster 7 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 7 Aug 2007

    Women are set to rule the roost in the UK, with one-quarter expected to be the household’s breadwinner by 2030,...

    • Change management
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Jobs in firing line as Sainsbury’s plans to centralise its HR function

    by Gareth Vorster 7 Aug 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 7 Aug 2007

    HR jobs at Sainsbury’s are under threat following a radical shake-up of its HR function affecting up to 1,800 employees.The...

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