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    • Skills shortages

    Skills shortages will hinder government’s £36bn plan to build new nuclear power stations

    by Greg Pitcher 15 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 15 Jan 2008

    Massive skills shortages could thwart the government’s £36bn nuclear new-build plan, unions warned.More than half of Britain’s already dwindling nuclear...

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    • HR practice

    Taxi reimbursements will cost employers more under rule changes

    by Greg Pitcher 14 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 14 Jan 2008

    Workers claiming taxi journeys back as expenses will often cost their employers more in tax under planned rule changes.HM Revenue...

    • Careers in HR
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    Martin Sawkins joins Homeserve as group HR director

    by Greg Pitcher 14 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 14 Jan 2008

    Martin Sawkins – the senior human resources figure who left the AA in September – has been appointed group HR...

    • Employment law
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    • Redundancy

    EMI looks set to announce up to 2,000 job losses

    by Greg Pitcher 14 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 14 Jan 2008

    Music label EMI is widely expected to axe more than a third of its 5,500 workers tomorrow as its new...

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    • Pensions

    Government plans Pensions Bill amendment to prevent pensions discrimination at job interviews

    by Greg Pitcher 14 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 14 Jan 2008

    Asking applicants about their pensions at job interviews could lead to heavy fines for employers, it emerged as the Pensions...

    • Stress
    • Ethics
    • Health and safety

    BMA survey finds one-third of doctors attacked physically or verbally in 2007

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Jan 2008

    One in three doctors has been a victim of physical or verbal attack in the past year, research has revealed.A...

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    • Sickness absence

    Sickness absence grips the UK as 3.6 million staff call in sick

    by Greg Pitcher 9 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 9 Jan 2008

    The UK is suffering its worst ever week for sickness absence, according to reports.Absence management firm FirstCare claims that more...

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    Crime reduction charity tops league of most gay-friendly places to work in Britain

    by Greg Pitcher 9 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 9 Jan 2008

    The public sector dominates the top spots in a table out today of the most gay-friendly employers in Britain.National crime...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Outsourcing human resources: Personnel Today interviews Wayne Story, managing director, Capita HR Solutions

    by Greg Pitcher 8 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 8 Jan 2008

    With 2008 set to be a big year for the profession, outsourcing will be high on every human resources director’s...

    • Employment law
    • Ethics
    • Latest News

    Migrants working under points-based system will be warned they ‘cannot stay forever’

    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jan 2008

    ExclusiveAll migrant workers coming to the UK under the new points-based system will be told that the rules allowing them...

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    Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development warns 2008 will be worst year for employment since 1997 as the number of redundancies rise

    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 7 Jan 2008

    A grim warning that 2008 will be the worst year for employment since Labour came to power in 1997 has...

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    • Department for Work and Pensions

    Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain defends Jobcentre Plus in employment push

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jan 2008

    Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain has insisted that Jobcentre Plus is at the centre of a flagship scheme to get...

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    Skills secretary John Denham calls for training push in 2008

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jan 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Jan 2008

    Skills secretary John Denham has used Personnel Today to urge employers to make 2008 the year of employee training.Denham, secretary...

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    Public Sector People Managers’ Association president Phil Badley resigns

    by Greg Pitcher 21 Dec 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 21 Dec 2007

    Phil Badley has resigned as president of the Public Sector People Managers’ Association (PPMA).
    Badley said he wanted to concentrate...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Family-friendly working

    Working mothers want flexible working options for Christmas period

    by Greg Pitcher 21 Dec 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 21 Dec 2007

    Four in five working mums are dreaming of a more flexible Christmas, according to a survey.The poll of 500 working...

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