Pressure on the government to scrap anti-union laws is set to intensify following the publication of the draft agenda for...
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Boris Johnson calls for all capital employers to pay London Living Wage
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherLondon mayor Boris Johnson has called on all employers in the capital to pay their staff at least £7.45 an...
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The wave of employment legislation announced this summer could be counter-productive, a senior HR figure has warned.
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French president Nicolas Sarkozy has successfully abolished the country’s controversial 35-hour working week limit.
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Trade unions have called on MPs to give up a small part of their two-and-a-half month summer break to convince...
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London salaries are now £11,000 higher than elsewhere in the UK, according to analysis by a jobs site.Employment search engine...
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Skills training non-existent in 75% of north-east food and drink manufacturing companies
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe scale of the UK’s skills challenge has been laid bare by a regional survey showing that three in four...
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Passport staff begin three-day strike over pay offer and closure threats
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherPassport workers have begun a three-day strike in protest at a sub-inflation pay offer and plans to close offices.The action...
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Recruitment lag time lasts six weeks before new recruit replaces leaver
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThirty working days are lost on average between an employee leaving an organisation and their replacement starting, research has revealed....
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Three MEPs have backed a campaign to reduce the number of young people injured at work.Conservative MEP Chris Heaton-Harris, UK...
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Councils are increasingly poaching chief executives from rival local authorities, with little benefit to them and much cost to the...
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Tensions are mounting between employer representatives after the government announced new demands on private firms bidding for public service contracts...
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Relocating employer foots the bill for travel costs in bid to keep staff
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherRelocating software firm Strategic Thought is upgrading its employees’ home broadband and paying their travel costs in a bid to...
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McDonald’s HR chief to continue spending on staff despite economic downturn
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMcDonald’s UK HR chief David Fairhurst has pledged to continue spending to help the fast-food chain cope with the economic...
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A landmark decision in the high-profile Sharon Coleman case has paved the way for thousands of ‘discrimination by association’ claims...