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    EquaTerra claims acquisition of Morgan Chambers makes it world’s largest outsourcing advice firm

    by Greg Pitcher 4 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 4 Sep 2007

    Outsourcing advisory firm EquaTerra has bought rival Morgan Chambers and claimed it has become the world’s largest firm in the...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Pension law firm Sacker & Partners recruits new HR director

    by Greg Pitcher 4 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 4 Sep 2007

    Pension law firm Sacker & Partners has appointed Julia Perrin as HR director. Perrin, who joins from fellow law firm...

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    Employee postcodes set to play bigger role in deciding company pension scheme payouts

    by Greg Pitcher 4 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 4 Sep 2007

    Employees’ postcodes will play an increasing role in determining the health of a company’s pension scheme, according to experts.Private pensions...

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    TUC claims employers are panicking over mandatory time off for union rep training

    by Greg Pitcher 4 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 4 Sep 2007

    Employers have been accused of “panicking” over union rep training as speculation mounts that the government will cave in to...

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    Director-general Richard Lambert sees employment issues as central to the CBI

    by Greg Pitcher 3 Sep 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 3 Sep 2007

    Despite having no interest in journalism when he fell into a junior role at the Financial Times (FT) after leaving...

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    • Economics, government & business

    CBI chief Richard Lambert condemns government’s slow response to Leitch review of skills

    by Greg Pitcher 31 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 31 Aug 2007

    CBI director-general Richard Lambert has branded the government’s attempts to tackle the skills crisis as “lame”.He told Personnel Today that...

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    Joint public service strikes unlikely to take place during original target of the Labour Party conference

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Aug 2007

    A date for joint public service strikes is unlikely to be set in time for the original target of the...

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    TUC claims CBI director-general Richard Lambert is “easier to deal with” than predecessor Digby Jones

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Aug 2007

    CBI director-general Richard Lambert is “easier to deal with” than predecessor Digby Jones, according to arch-rival the TUC. Sarah Veale,...

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    Expert claims UK employers are missing out on skilled workers due to migration system

    by Greg Pitcher 24 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 24 Aug 2007

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    NHS claims generous pension arrangements are the reason for £80m redundancy costs

    by Greg Pitcher 24 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 24 Aug 2007

    The NHS has blamed generous pension arrangements for the £80m cost of making less than 800 people redundant in last...

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    Auditor General for Wales Jeremy Colman calls for tougher targets for GP bonuses

    by Greg Pitcher 23 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 23 Aug 2007

    GPs should be subjected to tougher targets to earn their bonuses, the Auditor General for Wales has insisted. Jeremy Colman...

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    Trade unions may agree to qualifying period for equal employment rights for temporary workers

    by Greg Pitcher 23 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 23 Aug 2007

    Trade unions have conceded that they might accept a qualifying period for temporary workers to gain full employment rights. Attempts...

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    Metronet workers vote in favour of strike action over job losses caused by bankruptcy

    by Greg Pitcher 21 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 21 Aug 2007

    London Underground services look set for major disruption after workers at Tube maintenance firm Metronet voted overwhelmingly for strike action...

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    Obsession with Level 2 by skills brokers stalls Train to Gain scheme claims CBI

    by Greg Pitcher 21 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 21 Aug 2007

    The multi-million pound Train to Gain scheme is being held back by the way its much-vaunted ‘skills brokers’ are selling...

    • Careers in HR
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    CBI director-general Richard Lambert sees HR professionals as key to the future of business

    by Greg Pitcher 20 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 20 Aug 2007

    CBI director-general Richard Lambert has insisted that HR professionals hold the key to businesses’ future fortunes.“We are in a world...

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