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    Foreign language skills get boost with Fabio Capello’s appointment as England soccer manager

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

    TALKING IN TONGUES… It seems Fabio Capello’s appointment as England manager may have unexpected benefits. One in four UK employers...

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    • Recruitment & retention
    • Migrant workers

    Immigration minister’s plans for migrant worker fee hike slammed by campaign group Highly Skilled Migrant Programme Forum

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

    The government has been accused of treating migrant workers “like cash machines” after it hiked up the costs of hiring...

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    • Early careers
    • Department for Work and Pensions

    Whole families to get ’employability audits’ in bid to get long-term unemployed back to work

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

    Entire families on benefits could be hauled in for employability ‘makeovers’ by private firms as the UK welfare reforms kick...

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    Workers’ rights under the spotlight as union lobbyists meet with EU employment ministers

    by Greg Pitcher 1 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 1 Feb 2008

    Trade union lobbyists met European employment ministers yesterday to press for stronger working rights across the EU.Leaders of the European...

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    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Pension liabilities shake-up will be “dagger in the side” of many final salary schemes

    by Greg Pitcher 1 Feb 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 1 Feb 2008

    Radical plans to change the way pension liabilities are calculated has been described as a “dagger in the side” of...

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    • Recruitment & retention
    • Migrant workers

    Visa fees proposal for migrant staff could cost employers up to £1,170 per worker

    by Greg Pitcher 31 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 31 Jan 2008

    Employers could face a 580% increase in the cost of hiring migrant workers under the new points-based system, it has...

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    Public service staff to protest at Westminster over low pay

    by Greg Pitcher 30 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 30 Jan 2008

    Public service workers are to protest in Westminster on 11 March over pay levels.
    The Public and Commercial Services union...

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    Employers unprepared for corporate manslaughter laws

    by Greg Pitcher 30 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 30 Jan 2008

    Eight in 10 bosses are unprepared for the new workplace killing law which comes into force in just over two...

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    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Most final salary pension schemes will change in the next five years

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Jan 2008

    Only four in 10 private sector companies with final salary schemes believe they will keep their pension arrangements unchanged for...

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

    Welfare reforms on track under James Purnell despite Peter Hain’s departure from DWP post

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Jan 2008

    New work and pensions secretary James Purnell has been backed to drive through the welfare reforms led by Peter Hain...

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    Police unrest over pay highlighted by NPIA chief people officer Angela O’Connor

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Jan 2008

    Policing improvements chief Angela O’Connor has spoken about the “strength of feeling” among officers about their pay award.More than 20,000...

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    • HR practice

    BA human resources director Tony McCarthy faces issues over Open Skies subsidiary

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Jan 2008

    British Airways’ (BA) new human resources director Tony McCarthy has been warned he will face “long-term problems” if he cannot...

    • Business performance
    • Economics, government & business

    Public sector managers attack their own sector’s performance

    by Greg Pitcher 28 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 28 Jan 2008

    Public sector bashing has become widespread, now even its managers are joining in.

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Backlash against human resources business partner model as managers question results

    by Greg Pitcher 28 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 28 Jan 2008

    A backlash against the much-feted human resources (HR) business partner model appears to have begun after research revealed that more...

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    • HR practice
    • Sickness absence

    Advocate-general claims staff on long-term sick leave should accrue holiday pay

    by Greg Pitcher 25 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 25 Jan 2008

    Staff on long-term sick leave could be entitled to holiday pay after an important development in Brussels last night.
    The...

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