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Gareth Vorster

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    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law

    Aberdeen council to pay £26,000 to manager forced to quit after complaining about sex acts

    by Gareth Vorster 1 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 1 Apr 2008

    A north-east Scotland senior council manager, who was forced to quit his job after he complained about workplace sex romps,...

    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Charity calls for business leaders to take up diversity challenge

    by Gareth Vorster 1 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 1 Apr 2008

    A charity that campaigns to provide a “secure base for Britain’s minority ethnic communities” has called for effective leadership to...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Financial services sector sees drop-off in employee rate

    by Gareth Vorster 1 Apr 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 1 Apr 2008

    The number of employees in the financial services sector fell at the fastest rate for five years over the past...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    British Airways calls on volunteer staff to clear baggage backlog

    by Gareth Vorster 31 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 31 Mar 2008

    British Airways (BA) called on the services of volunteer staff as part-time baggage handlers over the weekend, in an effort...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Northgate HR wins contract for Racing Post Group

    by Gareth Vorster 31 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 31 Mar 2008

    Software provider Northgate HR has won a contract to provide a fully-managed service for Racing Post Group, including the delivery...

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

    The Fawcett Society launches Sexism and the City manifesto

    by Gareth Vorster 31 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 31 Mar 2008

    A women’s rights organisation has called for an end to strip clubs being used as venues for business meetings, after...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Salary surveys

    HR chiefs in ‘Town Hall Rich List’

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Mar 2008

    At least nine HR chiefs feature in a ‘Town Hall Rich List’, compiled by pressure group the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
    Figures...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Apprenticeship gender divide revealed in TUC survey

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Mar 2008

    Apprenticeships remain strongly divided along gender lines, new research indicates.
    A survey conducted by the TUC found that while more...

    • Personnel Today

    Bank holiday strike could cause a real stink in Leeds

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Mar 2008

    Leeds residents potentially face a rubbish bank holiday in early May after 250 workers employed by Leeds Council in the...

    • Latest News
    • Education - further and higher
    • Recruitment & retention

    £2.3bm investment in further education tied to training and eco-targets

    by Gareth Vorster 27 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 27 Mar 2008

    Government is to invest £2.3bn in a strategy to develop new low carbon colleges over the next three years, John...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Sector Skills Councils

    British Chambers of Commerce sign Leitch skills pledge

    by Gareth Vorster 27 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 27 Mar 2008

    The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has agreed to support the government’s skills pledge, despite its recent criticism of the...

    • Department for Education
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Support for skills pledge reaches 3.3 million people

    by Gareth Vorster 25 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 25 Mar 2008

    The skills bus rumbles on, despite the planned closure of the Learning and Skills Council. The government has announced that...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Labour market

    Many UK workers change careers several times, retraining as they go

    by Gareth Vorster 25 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 25 Mar 2008

    A large number of working Brits have looked to pursue a different career path at least three times, new research...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Sector Skills Councils

    Employers groups stunned by demise of Learning and Skills Council

    by Gareth Vorster 24 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 24 Mar 2008

    Employer groups have expressed “utter amazement” at the government’s decision to close the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), its chief...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development
    • Training programme design

    Industrial psychologists help Virgin Trains ensure new staff stay on right track

    by Gareth Vorster 20 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 20 Mar 2008

    Virgin Trains has brought in a team of industrial psychologists to lead ‘vision workshops’ at its new purpose-built talent academy.Launched...

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