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    • Employment law
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    Employment legislation threat still hangs over UK

    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jul 2008

    Employment relations minister Pat McFadden has refused to rule out further employment legislation this year. He told HR professionals last...

    • Latest News
    • ESG
    • HR strategy

    Youth jobs charity calls on employers to help get inner-city teens into work

    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jul 2008

    A charity that helps inner-city youths into jobs â€“ reducing their chances of getting caught up in violent crime â€“ is calling...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Occupational pensions in sharp decline

    by Greg Pitcher 3 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 3 Jul 2008

    A dramatic fall in the number of private sector employees paying into workplace pension schemes has been revealed.Figures released by...

    • Employment law
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    Employment relations minister pledges to save HR £1m per day in legal fees

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2008

    Employment relations minister Pat McFadden this morning pledged to save HR professionals across the UK £1m per day in consultancy...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Learning & development

    Teaching transition plan given warm welcome by HR

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2008

    A scheme encouraging business people to change career and go into teaching has received a positive reaction from HR professionals.Many...

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

    Mortgage jobs cull as broker John Charcol axes quarter of its staff

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2008

    Mortgage broker John Charcol is to cut its UK workforce by a quarter as a result of the credit crunch.The...

    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Age discrimination victory for Heyday could resurrect 250 other cases

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jul 2008

    More than 250 age discrimination claims could be revived in the wake of a European Court of Justice (ECJ) hearing on...

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

    Transport for London signs skills pledge

    by Greg Pitcher 1 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 1 Jul 2008

    Four million UK employees are now covered by the skills pledge after Tube-owner Transport for London (TfL) signed up today.Almost...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Benefits of cutting regulation over-estimated, MPs warn

    by Greg Pitcher 1 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 1 Jul 2008

    MPs have rejected claims that spending £35m to reduce the burden of regulation on employers could yield a 50-fold return.A...

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

    Skills supremo meets the rivals in whirlwind China trip

    by Greg Pitcher 1 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 1 Jul 2008

    UK skills supremo Chris Humphries returns from China today (Tuesday) after a five-day trip to help the fast-growing economy with...

    • Latest News
    • Department for Work and Pensions
    • Economics, government & business

    Pensions Bill amendment aims to cut Pension Credit bill, not help savers

    by Greg Pitcher 30 Jun 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 30 Jun 2008

    The government’s decision to ban employers from encouraging their staff to opt out of a workplace pension scheme has been...

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

    CIPD admits potential for ‘jobs avalanche’ at end of 2008

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Jun 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Jun 2008

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has admitted that there could be a “jobs avalanche” at the end...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Labour market

    Pensions secretary commits to wider role for private sector in welfare reform

    by Greg Pitcher 26 Jun 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 26 Jun 2008

    Work and pensions secretary James Purnell yesterday pledged to take David Freud’s welfare reform policies “to another level”.Purnell said that...

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

    Equality Bill first draft laid before Parliament

    by Greg Pitcher 26 Jun 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 26 Jun 2008

    Equality minister Harriet Harman today laid the first draft of the long-awaited Equality Bill before Parliament.The Bill would give public...

    • Employee relations
    • Employee engagement
    • Employee communications

    Pensions fears eased by communications blitz at market research firm

    by Greg Pitcher 26 Jun 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 26 Jun 2008

    Two-thirds of workers at market research firm Information Resources are confident of earning their target retirement income after the company...

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