‘Canoe’ wife Anne Darwin has made a plea for employment as she flew back to the UK to be arrested...
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European Union deadlock over Agency Workers Directive raises threat of UK temps getting full employment rights
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherFears that domestic legislation will be passed giving temporary workers full employment rights have grown after EU ministers failed to...
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development shuns Chinese human resources deal over cash concerns
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) shunned the chance to provide official human resources (HR) qualifications for China – a...
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Welfare reforms will not include benefit freeze after two years out of work
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherWork and pensions secretary Peter Hain has ruled out a Bill Clinton-style welfare system that stops people’s benefits after two...
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Equalities commission says government changes to skilled migrants programme did not comply with race rules
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherFurther weight has been added to the case against the government’s controversial changes to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP)...
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Husbands and wives of work visa applicants will have to prove their English language skills under plans unveiled by the...
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GMB union wants 7% pay rise and two extra days’ holiday for local government staff
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherLocal government workers should receive a 7% pay rise as well as two extra days’ holiday, union members have insisted.The...
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Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain calls on employers to hire long-term unemployed
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherWork and pensions secretary Peter Hain spelled out the benefits of hiring the long-term unemployed as eight more firms signed...
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Anne McGuire, minister for disabled people, begins consultation on plans to integrate employment services for disabled people
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherA personalised service to help disabled people get into work has been proposed by the government.Minister for disabled people Anne...
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Employers’ lobby group EEF appoints Deloitte’s European consulting chief Gilbert Toppin to new chief executive post
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEmployers’ lobbying body the EEF has appointed consultant Gilbert Toppin to its new chief executive role.Toppin joins the manufacturers’ organisation...
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CBI slams government record on data protection and other employment law breaches
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherBusiness leaders have told the government to get its own house in order before subjecting firms to dawn raids and...
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Cameron will give employers more independence in developing skills training
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherDavid Cameron has promised employers they would have more say in shaping training schemes to meet the Leitch vision under...
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Legal right to training to Level 2 should not cost employers a penny
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government has assured employers they will not be hit in the pocket or lose staff despite plans to give...
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High Court judge backs skilled migrants’ claim for full visa hearing
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherSkilled migrants won a significant victory in the High Court on Friday when a judge backed their claim for a...
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High Court to rule on changes to visa regulations for highly skilled migrants
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThousands of skilled foreign workers and their employers were holding their breath last Friday as a judicial review of controversial...