Employment relations minister Pat McFadden has refused to rule out further employment legislation this year. He told HR professionals last...
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Youth jobs charity calls on employers to help get inner-city teens into work
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherA charity that helps inner-city youths into jobs – reducing their chances of getting caught up in violent crime – is calling...
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A dramatic fall in the number of private sector employees paying into workplace pension schemes has been revealed.Figures released by...
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Employment relations minister pledges to save HR £1m per day in legal fees
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEmployment relations minister Pat McFadden this morning pledged to save HR professionals across the UK £1m per day in consultancy...
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A scheme encouraging business people to change career and go into teaching has received a positive reaction from HR professionals.Many...
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Mortgage broker John Charcol is to cut its UK workforce by a quarter as a result of the credit crunch.The...
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Age discrimination victory for Heyday could resurrect 250 other cases
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMore than 250 age discrimination claims could be revived in the wake of a European Court of Justice (ECJ) hearing on...
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Four million UK employees are now covered by the skills pledge after Tube-owner Transport for London (TfL) signed up today.Almost...
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MPs have rejected claims that spending £35m to reduce the burden of regulation on employers could yield a 50-fold return.A...
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UK skills supremo Chris Humphries returns from China today (Tuesday) after a five-day trip to help the fast-growing economy with...
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Pensions Bill amendment aims to cut Pension Credit bill, not help savers
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government’s decision to ban employers from encouraging their staff to opt out of a workplace pension scheme has been...
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The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has admitted that there could be a “jobs avalanche” at the end...
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Pensions secretary commits to wider role for private sector in welfare reform
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherWork and pensions secretary James Purnell yesterday pledged to take David Freud’s welfare reform policies “to another level”.Purnell said that...
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Equality minister Harriet Harman today laid the first draft of the long-awaited Equality Bill before Parliament.The Bill would give public...
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Pensions fears eased by communications blitz at market research firm
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherTwo-thirds of workers at market research firm Information Resources are confident of earning their target retirement income after the company...