Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+

Personnel Today

Register
Log in
Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+

Author

Greg Pitcher

Greg Pitcher

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    CIPD pensions shortfall makes £5m dent in cash pile

    by Greg Pitcher 3 Nov 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 3 Nov 2008

    A steep increase in pension liabilities has wiped £5m off the value of the CIPD in 12 months, its annual...

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

    Muslim twins’ discrimination case could lead to record payout

    by Greg Pitcher 30 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 30 Oct 2008

    A major test of the UK’s religious discrimination laws next week could see a record compensation payout, according to reports....

    • Health and safety
    • Latest News
    • Health & Safety Executive

    Workplace death toll still too high warns HSE

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Oct 2008

    More than 200 people were killed at work in the 12 months to April 2008, official figures revealed today.The Health...

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
    • Latest News

    Dispute resolution revolution could lead to big rise in tribunals

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Oct 2008

    Tribunal hearings could increase rather than decrease when the UK’s new workplace dispute resolution system is introduced, an influential figure...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Employers shape new government service to get people into work

    by Greg Pitcher 29 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 29 Oct 2008

    Skills secretary John Denham will today reveal how employers are helping shape a radical new government service to get more...

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution

    Unison hoping to secure local government pay deal before Christmas

    by Greg Pitcher 28 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 28 Oct 2008

    Public sector union Unison is hoping to secure an end to the long-running local government pay dispute before Christmas.Unions met...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pay structures

    NHS unions call for renegotiations on pay deal

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Oct 2008

    NHS trade unions today called for the government to renegotiate health service pay.
    Unison, Unite and the Royal College of...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Working Time Regulations

    Working time opt-out may be under threat from MEPs

    by Greg Pitcher 27 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 27 Oct 2008

    Fears have grown for the UK’s cherished opt-out from the Working Time Directive, with claims that even Labour MEPs will...

    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    HR role in City meltdown sparks debate on HR Space

    by Greg Pitcher 24 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 24 Oct 2008

    The debate over HR’s role in the banking crisis raged on last week.HR practitioners rushed to Personnel Today’s community site...

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

    Healthy pay rises predicted for 2009 despite recession fears

    by Greg Pitcher 24 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 24 Oct 2008

    Firms are predicting healthy pay rises next year despite the threat of recession, according to research published today.The poll of...

    • Agency workers
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Agency workers all-clear gives UK temps same rights as permanent staff

    by Greg Pitcher 22 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 22 Oct 2008

    The Agency Workers Directive has been passed by the European Parliament â€“ giving temporary workers in the UK equal rights to...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Hewlett-Packard chief on course for collision with unions over jobs cull

    by Greg Pitcher 22 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 22 Oct 2008

    Union members are protesting at Ascot race course this morning against Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) decision to axe 3,400 UK jobs.Members of...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Working Time Regulations

    Working Time Directive opt-out under threat

    by Greg Pitcher 21 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 21 Oct 2008

    The UK is struggling to keep the Working Time Directive opt-out clause it thought it had secured with concessions on...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Employment law changes may be postponed due to economic crisis

    by Greg Pitcher 20 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 20 Oct 2008

    A raft of employment law changes could be put on hold due to the economic crisis, according to reports. New...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Wellbeing

    New law introduces harsher penalties for health and safety failings

    by Greg Pitcher 20 Oct 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 20 Oct 2008

    Managers and directors across the UK have been warned that they risk imprisonment for health and safety failings, after a...

Newer Posts
Older Posts

  • Empowering working parents and productivity during the summer holidays SPONSORED | Businesses play a...Read more
  • AI is here. Your workforce should be ready. SPONSORED | From content creation...Read more

Personnel Today Jobs
 

Search Jobs

PERSONNEL TODAY

About us
Contact us
Browse all HR topics
Email newsletters
Content feeds
Cookies policy
Privacy policy
Terms and conditions

JOBS

Personnel Today Jobs
Post a job
Why advertise with us?

EVENTS & PRODUCTS

The Personnel Today Awards
The RAD Awards
Employee Benefits
Forum for Expatriate Management
OHW+
Whatmedia

ADVERTISING & PR

Advertising opportunities
Features list 2025

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin


© 2011 - 2025 DVV Media International Ltd

Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • Brightmine
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Free trial
    • Request a quote
  • Webinars
  • Advertise
  • OHW+