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    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Age regulations to the rescue as 70-year-old fitness instructor wins back job

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

    A 70-year-old woman has won a case against her former local council employer, after she was released from her job...

    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News
    • The HR profession

    M&S appoints new HR chief

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

    High street retailer, Marks & Spencer has appointed Tanith Dodge as its new HR director. Dodge will replace outgoing HR...

    • Corporate governance
    • Ethics
    • Latest News

    Actions speak louder than pay for HR high-fliers

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

    A better reputation for HR is more important than increased training and higher pay in attracting new talent to the...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Coaching moves up the agenda for UK employers

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

    UK employers are increasingly offering coaching to employees to boost performance, research has revealed. A survey conducted by the Chartered Institute...

    • Ethics
    • Latest News
    • ESG

    Green workplace training failing to make it on to business agenda

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008

    Eight in 10 employees bemoan the fact there is no training in place to teach them how to reduce their...

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

    UK employment level rises to new record high of 29.46 million people in work

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008

    The number of people in employment has again increased to a new record high of 29.46 million, new figures out...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Migrant workers

    Ministry of Defence says no to Polish immigrants joining Armed Forces

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ruled out a change to its recruitment rules to enable Polish immigrants to join...

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

    Looks could kill job opportunities for ugly mugs

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Mar 2008

    UK employers admit to selecting candidates based on their looks rather than their skills and experience, new research reveals.A survey...

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

    Vodafone cuts one in five senior management jobs in bid to simplify operating model

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008

    Mobile phone giant Vodafone UK has announced plans to shed a number of senior management positions, and HR roles as part...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • HR Technology

    NHS electronic staff record system passes the one-million user mark

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008

    More than one million health workers are now being paid through the £300m NHS electronic staff record project, claimed to...

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

    Woman forced to retire at 70 to hear result of age discrimination appeal against Worthing council

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008

    A 70-year-old woman will hear today whether her appeal against her former employer, a local council was successful, after she...

    • Ethics
    • Latest News
    • ESG

    Government creates pension fund for public sector volunteers

    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 18 Mar 2008

    The government has set up a new £13m fund which will enable public sector employees, including doctors, nurses, police and...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    Learning and Skills Council to be closed down

    by Gareth Vorster 17 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 17 Mar 2008

    The Learning and Skills Council (LSC), with an annual budget exceeding £11bn to improve UK skills, is to be closed...

    • Employment law
    • Corporate manslaughter
    • Latest News

    Corporate manslaughter fines more appropriate for work-related injury

    by Gareth Vorster 17 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 17 Mar 2008

    The fines being handed down to companies, following work-related deaths, is only a fraction of their total annual turnover, new...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Violence at work

    State school teachers struggle with aggressive pupils

    by Gareth Vorster 17 Mar 2008
    by Gareth Vorster 17 Mar 2008

    Teachers at state schools in the UK have experienced “physical aggression” from pupils with some being injured, a union has...

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