McDonald’s is to increase the pay of its 50,000 Chinese staff by up to 56%, according to reports in the...
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Final salary/defined benefit pension schemes set to return as top firms achieve pension fund surplus
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherDefined benefit pension schemes could make a comeback, it has been claimed after a report revealed the UK was emerging...
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An offshoring superpower has been created with French IT services giant Steria’s acquisition of UK outsourcing firm Xansa for £456m....
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External appointments to senior Civil Service jobs affect staff morale and Whitehall performance
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe influx of private sector managers into senior civil service positions is damaging Whitehall performance as well as morale, a...
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Electronic sicknote plan triggers doctors’ fears of misuse by workers
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherGPs fear workers will create their own sicknotes under plans for an automated certification system.The government is looking to trial...
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Environment Agency in positive discrimination row over training programme closed to white English people
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherCampaigners will this week ask the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) to freeze an Environment Agency training programme which white...
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The threat of equal pay claims across the Civil Service is looming after a report revealed huge pay differentials between...
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The first national police strike in 88 years is looming after pay talks broke down.An official ‘failure to agree’ has...
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Domino’s Pizza has denied claims that its central HR team has lost control of its franchisees after eight migrant staff...
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Police will strike over pay dispute if it is their only option, MPs warned
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe first national police strike in 88 years has become a possibility, in a dispute about pay and conditions, MPs...
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CBI calls for changes to GPs’ hours to cut millions of days lost because staff can’t book appointments outside office hours
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe CBI has called for changes to doctors’ hours after an official report showed GPs were working up to seven...
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Senior diversity and equalities jobs advertised for the Olympic Games
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherFancy a well-paid equalities job on the 2012 Games project? There is no need to fight over it, as the...
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Policy u-turn as Work and Pensions minister Peter Hain scales back plans to involve private sector in back-to-work schemes
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherGovernment funding to encourage private sector companies to develop back-to-work schemes is only likely to rise by 25%, despite the...
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Pension fund deficit increased in top 200 companies after July share price slump
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe July downturn in share prices has increased the deficit at the UK’s largest 200 pension schemes – although 30%...
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Work-life balance for City traders is aim for CMC Markets HR director Anne Stevens
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherA newly appointed HR director has pledged to bring work-life balance to the City. Anne Stevens, this month appointed global...