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    • Employment law
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    • Employment tribunals

    Employment minister hints at plans to drop employer and union representatives from some employment tribunals

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Sep 2007

    New rules for dispute resolution could see employment tribunals being held without lay members on the jury, a government minister...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Labour market

    July unemployment down 28,000 on April total, Office for National Statistics figures show

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Sep 2007

    The government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving full employment after new figures showed the number of jobless in the...

    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Australian banker claims race discrimination against German bank Dresdner Kleinwort

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Sep 2007

    A City bank is being sued for a record £10m for race discrimination after an employee claimed he was sacked...

    • Employment law
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    Business secretary John Hutton claims government will only support Agency Workers Directive if it protects jobs

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Sep 2007

    Business secretary John Hutton today offered hope to employers when he said the government would only support the Agency Workers...

    • Employee relations
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    • Trade unions

    CBI director-general Richard Lambert calls for discussions between employers and unions

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007

    CBI director-general Richard Lambert today told delegates at the TUC Congress that it was time for employer groups and unions...

    • HR practice

    Guru – Perky Polish brides bounce into Britain

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007

    Perky Polish brides bounce into BritainA new wave of Polish immigration is following in the wake of the plumbers and...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Equal pay

    Managers’ gender pay gap widens for first time in decade

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007

    The gender pay gap among managers expanded last year for the first time in more than a decade, according to...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Migrant workers

    TUC appeals to HR to protect migrants living in employer accommodation

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007

    A dramatic surge in the number of migrant workers living in accommodation provided by their employer has prompted an impassioned...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Payroll

    Businesses in Dubai race to modernise HR as expat salaries soar

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007

    Businesses in Dubai are rapidly modernising their HR services as average expatriate salaries soar, according to experts.Dubai has attracted many...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Pay & benefits

    Firms offer huge pay hikes to retain skilled workers

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Sep 2007

    Employers are handing out five-figure pay rises to keep young workers as the skills shortage continues to bite, experts have...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Inflation

    Gordon Brown tells TUC Congress he will not back down to below-inflation pay rises for public sector staff

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2007

    Gordon Brown today announced a step closer to an autumn of discontent when a he told a hostile TUC Congress...

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    • Employment contracts

    CBI warns government against giving in to TUC pressure to extend temporary workers’ rights

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2007

    More than 250,000 temporary jobs could be axed if the government bows to pressure at this week’s TUC Congress to...

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    Employers in Manchester set up group seeking HR help to fight gun culture

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Sep 2007

    HR professionals have been urged to help tackle gang culture by a group of employers targeting youngsters in Manchester’s notorious...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    HR professionals called as witnesses in HSBC sexual orientation discrimination case

    by Greg Pitcher 7 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 7 Sep 2007

    Two HR professionals are expected to speak as witnesses in an employment tribunal into claims that HSBC discriminated against a...

    • Careers in HR
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    • Recruitment & retention

    Retailer Liberty appoints Sara Edwards as HR and change director

    by Greg Pitcher 6 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 6 Sep 2007

    Sara Edwards has been appointed HR and change director at world-famous London home and fashion retailer Liberty.Edwards will take up...

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