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Greg Pitcher

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    Scottish & Newcastle to close Reading brewery, losing 362 jobs

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008

    Troubled drinks firm Scottish & Newcastle today announced plans to close its Reading brewery with the loss of up to...

    • Employee relations
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    • Industrial action / strikes

    PCS union calls for MPs’ support in public sector pay battle

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008

    Civil servants are urging MPs to support a lobby of Parliament next month as they renew hostilities in the ongoing...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    2012 Olympics IT supplier defends human resources employee’s unfair dismissal claim

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008

    The human resources chief at 2012 Olympic IT supplier Atos Origin has given evidence to an employment tribunal hearing an...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Zeda’s collapse sparks fears for Midland HR’s future

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008

    Fears over the future of personnel services firm Midland HR grew last week after sister company Zeda was put into...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Incentive pay

    Performance-related pay imposed at Yahoo

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2008

    Human resources (HR) staff at Yahoo have been told to reduce employee pay expectations as the internet search engine giant...

    • Military
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Ministry of Defence hits back at criticism over people management blunders

    by Greg Pitcher 8 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 8 Feb 2008

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has defended its people management record on the day it announced a 2.6% pay rise...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Health insurance

    Private health costs to soar in 2008

    by Greg Pitcher 8 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 8 Feb 2008

    Employers’ private medical costs will soar by 8% this year, according to a poll of worldwide insurance firms.The survey of...

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    • Pay & benefits

    Honda Formula 1 HR chief hopes to lose pounds by cleaning up at the races

    by Greg Pitcher 7 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 7 Feb 2008

    Cleaners at the Honda Formula 1 motor racing division will receive £1,000 bonuses every time the team wins a race...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Labour market

    UK-based skilled migrants face points-based visa scrutiny from end of month

    by Greg Pitcher 7 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 7 Feb 2008

    UK-based highly skilled migrant workers will have to apply for visa extensions under new rules from 29 February, the government...

    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Birmingham City Council workers strike over pay restructuring plans to eliminate equal pay claims

    by Greg Pitcher 5 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 5 Feb 2008

    About 100 schools in Birmingham have closed today because city council workers are striking over pay restructuring plans.Thousands of trade...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Early careers
    • Latest News

    Potential council house tenants to be assessed on commitment to improve employability

    by Greg Pitcher 5 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 5 Feb 2008

    Council houses could be allocated on the basis of applicants’ commitment to make themselves more employable, the new housing minister...

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    • Sickness absence

    Health secretary asks GPs to increase out-of-hours service to cut sickness absence

    by Greg Pitcher 5 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 5 Feb 2008

    Health secretary Alan Johnson has written to every GP in England asking them to see patients at evenings and weekends...

    • Careers in HR
    • Change management
    • Latest News

    HP and G4S Security Services fill top human resources jobs

    by Greg Pitcher 5 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 5 Feb 2008

    Two high-profile human resources (HR) posts were filled last week, with computer manufacturer HP and security firm G4S appointing senior people.Jane Keith,...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Temporary employment

    Recruitment agencies defend £1.18bn NHS temporary nurse bill

    by Greg Pitcher 4 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 4 Feb 2008

    Recruitment agencies have hit back at claims the government is wasting taxpayers’ money by paying up to £121 per hour...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    Human resources departments expect bigger budgets in 2008

    by Greg Pitcher 4 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 4 Feb 2008

    More human resources (HR) leaders expect their budgets to rise in 2008 than expect it to fall – flying in...

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