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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Education - school

    Male teacher role models shortage damaging for boys

    by Greg Pitcher 30 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 30 Sep 2008

    A shortage of male primary school teachers is leaving boys without vital role models for life, research has found.Almost half...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Tesco bucks economic downturn with announcement of 30,000 jobs

    by Greg Pitcher 30 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 30 Sep 2008

    Tesco is set to create 30,000 jobs this year – including 6,000 in the UK – it revealed in a...

    • Health and safety
    • Latest News
    • Wellbeing

    Public sector shoulders blame for asbestos-related illness

    by Greg Pitcher 30 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 30 Sep 2008

    Public sector organisations are increasingly shouldering the blame for asbestos-related illnesses caused at private firms, according to a legal expert.Peter...

    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    David Fairhurst crowned Personnel Today Power Player

    by Greg Pitcher 30 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 30 Sep 2008

    David Fairhurst has been crowned Personnel Today’s number one Power Player for the second year running.Fairhurst, senior vice-president and chief...

    • Age discrimination
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Heyday age discrimination case: Where next for retirement law?

    by Greg Pitcher 26 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 26 Sep 2008

    Has the advocate-general’s decision called time on Heyday’s retirement age challenge?The UK’s controversial mandatory retirement age was back in the...

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution

    Local government jobs risk warning as Acas considers long-running pay dispute

    by Greg Pitcher 26 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 26 Sep 2008

    Council jobs have been put at risk by a joint union decision to refer the local government pay dispute to...

    • Latest News
    • Wellbeing
    • Occupational Health

    Lorry drivers are big winners in league table of fattest workers

    by Greg Pitcher 26 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 26 Sep 2008

    Truckers have been unveiled as the UK’s fattest male occupation.More than 42% of male lorry drivers have a waist band...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Pensions buyout relief for West Ferry Printers

    by Greg Pitcher 25 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 25 Sep 2008

    National newspaper printing firm West Ferry Printers has secured a buyout of its pension scheme.Insurer Norwich Union has taken on...

    • Bonuses
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    City bonuses compensate for modest salaries

    by Greg Pitcher 24 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 24 Sep 2008

    An employment lawyer has slammed chancellor Alistair Darling’s plans to crack down on City bonuses.Darling told the Labour Party conference...

    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News
    • Movers and shakers

    HR director at Linpac Packaging adds health, safety, hygiene and environment to his brief

    by Greg Pitcher 23 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 23 Sep 2008

    Multinational food and drink sector supplier Linpac Packaging has given HR director John Jones the new – if less than...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Unions meet minister to salvage Lloyds TSB and HBOS jobs

    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008

    Trade union leaders are set to meet Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond today (Monday) in a bid to salvage thousands...

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

    Staff and skills shortages damage maternity care

    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008

    Nursing representatives have warned that staffing problems threaten the quality of maternity care in the UK.
    The Royal College of...

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Latest News

    Council pay dispute goes to Acas

    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008

    The council pay dispute that has seen hundreds of thousands of local authority workers strike this summer will go to...

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

    Lehman Brothers meltdown will benefit future investment bankers

    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008

    The UK’s future investment bankers will benefit from the tumultuous events of last week, according to a financial educational charity.Rod...

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

    HR leaders brace themsleves to tackle City crisis head on

    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 22 Sep 2008

    City HR chiefs are rallying their troops to fight the biggest crisis to hit the financial sector in 79 years....

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