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    • Asylum seekers
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Immigration survey finds migrants earn on average £1,500 a year more than UK-born workers

    by Greg Pitcher 17 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 17 Oct 2007

    Migrants earn higher wages than UK-born workers, a government report has revealed.The Economic and Fiscal Impact of Immigration found that...

    • Employee relations
    • Assessment
    • Latest News

    BBC staff to be told to reapply for their jobs

    by Greg Pitcher 16 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 16 Oct 2007

    Hundreds of BBC workers could be forced to reapply for their jobs as the corporation tries to shed up to...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    European Court of Justice signals UK’s mandatory retirement age will survive Heyday challenge

    by Greg Pitcher 16 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 16 Oct 2007

    The European Court of Justice today signalled that the UK’s mandatory retirement age will survive the legal challenge against it.It...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    European Trade Union Confederation calls for higher quality jobs and training

    by Greg Pitcher 16 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 16 Oct 2007

    Employers must offer higher quality jobs as well as helping workers increase their skills, the European Trade Union Confederation has...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Skills minister David Lammy says employers block women’s training

    by Greg Pitcher 16 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 16 Oct 2007

    Skills minister David Lammy has blamed employer apathy for the government’s failure to boost women’s skill levels.He said the biggest...

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

    Personnel Today interviews: Pat McFadden, minister for employment relations and postal affairs

    by Greg Pitcher 15 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 15 Oct 2007

    Much has been said about the whirlwind first 100 days Gordon Brown endured as prime minister. Just around the corner...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Family-friendly working

    Caring discrimination case heard by European Court of Justice

    by Greg Pitcher 15 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 15 Oct 2007

    Caring could become the seventh equalities strand after a European court case this week.
    Sharon Coleman’s claim that she was...

    • Careers in HR
    • CIPD
    • HR strategy

    Jackie Orme sees chief executive’s job at CIPD as great honour

    by Greg Pitcher 15 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 15 Oct 2007

    Jackie Orme said it was a “great honour” to be appointed the new chief executive of the Chartered Institute of...

    • Police
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Victimised Asian police officer warns ethnic minorities to steer clear of careers in the Met

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Oct 2007

    An Asian police officer who was victimised by his employers at the Metropolitan Police has warned other people from ethnic...

    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Council strike likely in Birmingham as city plans salary cuts for 5,000 in bid to equalise pay

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Oct 2007

    Council workers in Birmingham have threatened strike action over plans to impose pay cuts on 5,000 employees to solve an...

    • CIPD
    • Latest News
    • The HR profession

    Reaction to appointment of Jackie Orme as next chief executive of the CIPD

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Oct 2007

    Jackie Orme said it was a “great honour” to be appointed the new chief executive of the Chartered Institute of...

    • Employee relations
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    • Economics, government & business

    Prebudget statement spending squeeze delivers blow to hopes for full employment

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Oct 2007

    Chancellor Alistair Darling has been accused of damaging employment in both the public and private sector with his long-awaited comprehensive...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Skills minister David Lammy will force government departments to use their buying power to help women into better jobs

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Oct 2007

    Skills minister David Lammy has warned government departments that he will hound them into helping women into better jobs.Lammy told...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Employment relations minister Pat McFadden rejects union calls for government to intervene in Royal Mail dispute

    by Greg Pitcher 9 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 9 Oct 2007

    Employment relations minister Pat McFadden has rejected trade union calls for the government to play a bigger role in solving...

    • Latest News
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Fewer UK graduates expect to benefit from flexible working than in China or the US

    by Greg Pitcher 9 Oct 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 9 Oct 2007

    UK graduates expect less flexibility from their working lives than those starting careers in China and the US, a global...

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