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Greg Pitcher
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Gordon Brown dragged the Leitch vision firmly back to the top of the political agenda last week with a speech...
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Government provokes union fury by rubber-stamping Remploy factory closure plan
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government has approved Remploy management’s modernisation plan, which confirms the closure of 28 factories employing disabled people.Work and pensions...
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Silly season survey from Chartered Management Institute starts bauble rolling on Xmas-rated festive ‘fact’ madness
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherChristmas parties are being binned like week-old turkey, according to the first of what will surely be a stockingful of...
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Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain outlines plans to get people off benefits and into employment
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherWork and pensions secretary Peter Hain has outlined changes to the way the government will try to get people from...
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Tory leader David Cameron commits a future Conservative government to cutting red tape to make recruitment easier
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherA Conservative government would make hiring staff easier every year it is in power, David Cameron claimed today.The Opposition leader...
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Manufacturing employers body EEF claims rights for temporary workers pose real threat to jobs
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe threat to tens of thousands of British jobs through the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover illustrates the risks...
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The increased use of private sector firms to get unemployed people back into work has been backed by a senior...
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Private equity chief Stephen Schwarzman says “we are force for good”
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherA leading private equity figure has insisted that the much-maligned business model is good for employees.Stephen Schwarzman, chief executive of...
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Lazy human resources invites offshoring as FTSE firms seek a better way
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe UK’s 100 biggest companies are all considering outsourcing their human resources work, with many of the jobs likely to end up...
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Temporary workers could gain full employment rights after just six weeks
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherTemporary workers could get full employment rights after just six weeks with a company, as the battle over the Agency...
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Brown confirms more private companies will get unemployed ready for work
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherGordon Brown has confirmed that more private companies will be brought in to get unemployed people ready for work.The prime...
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Home Office’s immigration policy confirms employers face £10,000 fine for unwittingly hiring an illegal worker
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherCompanies face being hit with a £10,000 fine for each illegal worker they unwittingly hire after the government confirmed that...
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Temps will become second-class workers if Agency Workers Directive doesn’t guarantee training, warns TUC
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherTemporary workers are losing out on training offered to permanent staff and so becoming ever less likely to secure a...
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The number of IT vacancies in the UK is at its highest for five years, a study has revealed.A survey...