A larger number of company pension schemes are under-funded than was originally thought, a government body has admitted.Pensions lifeboat the...
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Civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions will strike next week over their controversial three-year pay deal.Members of...
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HR must check senior employment contracts to avoid spending millions rewarding failure
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherHR professionals have been warned to check the employment contracts of their most senior staff to make sure they do...
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Public sector employers need to give staff more freedom to be creative
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherPublic sector workers must be given more freedom to improve the services their organisations offer, according to a leading employee...
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Employers have been urged to clamp down on office anger after a survey revealed that four in five UK workers...
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A raft of new jobs at supermarkets boosted the UK employment market last month, figures revealed this morning.Recruitment firm Adecco...
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Northern Rock staff look to main rival Newcastle Building Society for jobs
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherAxe-threatened Northern Rock employees are flooding to the troubled bank’s main rival, Personnel Today can reveal. Newcastle Building Society (NBS)...
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Specialist welfare-to-work firms could soon be providing employers with HR services for long-term unemployed people they place in jobs, according...
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Health secretary Alan Johnson’s plans for improving the health of the nation confirm that employers will have a major role...
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New-look welfare-to-work contract details revealed by work and pensions secretary James Purnell
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherWork and pensions secretary James Purnell promised a more employer-focused welfare-to-work system yesterday as he revealed how the new contracts would...
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Trade unions are understood to be close to finalising an agreement with the London Olympics delivery authorities over employment standards...
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Private sector firms carrying out equal pay audits could leave themselves open to mass claims for back-pay, according to a...
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Women having IVF can claim sex discrimination if treated less favourably
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherWomen having IVF treatment to help them conceive can claim sex discrimination if they are treated less favourably because of...
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Fears that hundreds of jobs at a London council will be moved to northern England have been expressed by an...
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Pension liabilities will rise as watchdog calls for schemes to acknowledge longer life expectancy
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEmployers’ pension liabilities are set to rocket under new mortality guidelines proposed by the Pension Regulator.The watchdog said employers had...