The UK’s new, all-powerful, equality and diversity watchdog is set for an early test of its powers after a complaint...
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Experts have backed employers taking ‘pension holidays’ in the wake of Royal Dutch Shell’s controversial decision to stop paying into...
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Zero tolerance to accidents in the workplace is target for EDF human resources chief
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherOffice workers at the UK division of power company EDF Energy are being taught how to walk up and down...
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Female staff at Staffordshire County Council to claim up to £1.5m in equal pay row
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherAlmost 100 female workers are claiming up to £1.5m from Staffordshire County Council in an equal pay row.The 88 women...
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust pays temporary consultant £100,000 for three months’ work
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherAn NHS trust has been criticised for paying a consultant £100,000 for three months’ work.
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Tory leader David Cameron makes flexible working key element of bid to be prime minister
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherTory leader David Cameron has made flexible working central to his campaign to become prime minister.Cameron told delegates at the...
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Primary care shake-up as government promises to get half of all GPs to deliver out-of-hours service
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherAt least half of GP practices will open outside working hours, the government promised today.Health secretary Alan Johnson said he...
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Employers brace themselves for a series of decisions as the government gears up for a general election
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEmployers are bracing themselves for a run of announcements in the next few days as the government clears the decks...
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Specialist workers from France needed to provide skills to boost UK’s nuclear power industry
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherForeign workers will be needed to provide the skills to increase the UK’s nuclear power capacity, an expert has conceded.EDF...
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FDA survey findings show civil servants want fixed retirement age to be abolished
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government has been urged to abolish fixed retirement ages for civil servants. Public sector union FDA revealed research showing...
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The international credit crunch is placing increasing risk on UK pension schemes, an expert has warned.Pensions are becoming less secure...
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The HR profession stands ready and willing to help prime minister Gordon Brown fight a successful election campaign, the Chartered...
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More than 1,850 people across 30 countries logged onto their computers last Thursday to take part in a virtual industrial...
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Human resources failings lead to race discrimination claims from Commission for Racial Equality staff
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherHR failings at the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) meant the race watchdog faced a series of damaging race discrimination...
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Anti-age discrimination legislation has not reduced incidents of ageism in the workplace
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe amount of ageism in the workplace has barely decreased in the 12 months since it became unlawful, according to...