Workers should be legally protected from being disciplined for discussing their pay with colleagues, Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) chairwoman Jenny...
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Increasing numbers of HR professionals are working more than 40-hours a week, research has revealed.A survey of more than 6,000...
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Liberal Democrats vote to increase cost of work permits needed by businesses to employ migrant workers
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherPlans to increase the cost of work permits needed by businesses to employ migrant workers were passed at the Liberal Democrat party...
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Commission for Racial Equality starts legal proceedings against 15 government departments for failing to comply with race laws
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government has received 15 lawyers’ letters after the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) lost its patience over promises to...
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Lammy fails to lead by example by snubbing Leitch skills pledge event
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherSkills minister David Lammy failed to turn up to deliver the keynote speech at a skills event in London yesterday.Lammy...
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British Airways lands in another dress code and religion row as Eurest sacks VIP airport lounge attendant for wearing a nose pin
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherBritish Airways (BA) is embroiled in another row about uniform and religion after an airport worker was sacked for wearing...
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Crash victims’ family denied compensation as ALA Rail’s insurance did not cover employee lunch breaks
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherManufacturing employer ALA Rail is refusing to pay compensation to a widow whose husband and son were killed in a...
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Police human resources staff told to take risks with people management
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherPolice HR professionals have been ordered to take risks in their people management as the force bids to overcome the...
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Working mothers taking advantage of their full 12-months’ maternity leave could be about to become more expensive for employers. The...
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Dismissal procedures: Polkey principle may stay in redrafted dispute rules
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherControversial regulations meaning dismissals are automatically rendered unlawful by a failure to follow set procedures – the Polkey principle –...
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Trades Union Congress motions: flights of fancy or soaring successes?
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe annual TUC Congress in Brighton last week was a mine of information as speakers from unions debated topics as...
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Newham Council defends decision to ask employees whether they are gay
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherNewham Council’s head of Human Resources has defended its decision to ask employees whether they are gay.
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Whitehall HR failings over unfair dismissals cost £628,632 in 2006-07
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherBasic HR failings cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds last year as one in four civil servant sackings...
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CBI backs Manchester Employers Alliance gun crime initiative to boost employment opportunities for disaffected youth
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe CBI has backed calls for employers to help tackle gang culture by targeting young people in disaffected areas for...
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Equal pay crisis could lead more councils to threaten mass sackings in bid to address equal pay crisis
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherMore councils are likely to take the “drastic” step of threatening mass sackings as they reach desperation point on equal...