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    • Age discrimination
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Age discrimination claims by retired staff to be decided on by Employment Tribunal Service president

    by Greg Pitcher 23 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 23 Jul 2007

    Lawyers representing Heyday will this week ask the president of the Employment Tribunal Service to allow retired people to lodge age...

    • Civil Service
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Budget cuts force civil servants to reskill

    by Greg Pitcher 23 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 23 Jul 2007

    A huge training project is necessary to prepare central government line managers to do their jobs with a reduced budget,...

    • Ethics
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Mandatory training for 16,000 BBC employees to rebuild public trust in integrity of BBC brand

    by Greg Pitcher 20 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 20 Jul 2007

    More than 16,000 BBC employees will undergo mandatory training in editorial integrity as a result of the crisis at the corporation.The...

    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News
    • The HR profession

    EEF seeks chief executive after shake-up of organisation

    by Greg Pitcher 19 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 19 Jul 2007

    Manufacturing employers’ organisation the EEF is looking for a chief executive following a major management restructure.The current director-general, Martin Temple,...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Labour market

    Unemployment down by 35,000 in second quarter of 2007, Office for National Statistics figures show

    by Greg Pitcher 19 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 19 Jul 2007

    A fall in unemployment has been welcomed as evidence of a labour market recovery.Office for National Statistics figures showed that...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pay structures

    New GP NHS contract delivered more than £250,000 salaries to more than 150 doctors

    by Greg Pitcher 18 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 18 Jul 2007

    More than 150 GPs earned in excess of £250,000 in the year ending April 2005, official figures have revealed. The ...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Department for Work and Pensions

    Institute for Public Policy Research calls for flat rate ‘working age’ replacement for unemployment benefits

    by Greg Pitcher 18 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 18 Jul 2007

    The government should abolish all existing unemployment benefits in favour of a flat-rate payment, according to an independent thinktank.The Institute for...

    • Age discrimination
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    65 -year-old’s age discrimination case struck out, despite application to await Heyday test case verdict

    by Greg Pitcher 17 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 17 Jul 2007

    A woman claiming unlawful age discrimination because she was forced to retire at 65 has been denied the right to...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Offshoring

    Atos Origin, IT supplier for London’s 2012 Olympic Games, confirms some jobs will be in Barcelona

    by Greg Pitcher 17 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 17 Jul 2007

    Some IT jobs at London’s 2012 Olympics will be based offshore, it has emerged.Atos Origin confirmed it would provide technological support for...

    • Employee relations
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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Union chief warns summer of battles with Gordon Brown will harm the movement

    by Greg Pitcher 17 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 17 Jul 2007

    The trade union movement could be irrevocably damaged by the battle with prime minister Gordon Brown over public sector pay, a...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Family-friendly working

    Childcare voucher scheme sees low take-up

    by Greg Pitcher 16 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 16 Jul 2007

    Only one in 50 working parents entitled to childcare vouchers has signed up for the tax-saving scheme, according to research.
    Voucher provider...

    • Early careers
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    • Graduates

    One-third of doctors starting training posts are foreign graduates, according to the Department of Health

    by Greg Pitcher 13 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 13 Jul 2007

    Almost one-third of doctors starting training posts on 1 August are from overseas, the Department of Health has confirmed. It...

    • Ethics
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    • HR strategy

    Jobsite.co.uk launches website dedicated to environmental roles

    by Greg Pitcher 13 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 13 Jul 2007

    Jobsite.co.uk has launched what is thought to be the first job site dedicated to environmental positions.
    The online recruitment giant...

    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Ending retirement at 65 makes profitable sense if performance management is up to scratch claims Employers Forum on Age report

    by Greg Pitcher 13 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 13 Jul 2007

    Allowing people to work beyond the age of 65 lifts a weight off employers’ shoulders and forces line managers to...

    • Employee relations
    • Ethics
    • Latest News

    Employees’ trust in managers’ decisions declines the further up the management structure the boss sits

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Jul 2007

    The further removed you are from your employees, the less likely they will trust you, according to research.A survey by...

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