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    Internet flirting at work admitted by half of younger workers polled

    by Helen Gilbert 23 Apr 2009
    by Helen Gilbert 23 Apr 2009

    Employees are using the internet at work for flirting, affairs and sexual advances, a study has revealed. Almost half of...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    1,000 jobs promised at new Lincolnshire power plant

    by Helen Gilbert 23 Apr 2009
    by Helen Gilbert 23 Apr 2009

    Up to 1,000 jobs could be created in North Lincolnshire after a power firm announced plans to build a renewable...

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    Carphone Warehouse to create 10,000 jobs

    by Helen Gilbert 23 Apr 2009
    by Helen Gilbert 23 Apr 2009

    Carphone Warehouse looks set to create 10,000 jobs by 2013.
    The details emerged yesterday as the mobile phone giant forged...

    • Employee relations
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    Local government workers’ unions reject 0.5% pay rise offer

    by Helen Gilbert 23 Apr 2009
    by Helen Gilbert 23 Apr 2009

    Local government unions have formally rejected the 0.5% pay award for local government employees ahead of the imposed deadline, risking...

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    Meat inspector strike threatens UK Christmas turkey supply

    by Helen Gilbert 24 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 24 Nov 2008

    Turkey might well be off the Christmas list for many people across the UK as a meat inspector strike threatens...

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    • Data protection
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    Data at risk due to lack of training on dangers of working online

    by Helen Gilbert 21 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 21 Nov 2008

    Employers risk losing valuable commercial and customer data if they do not train their staff on the dangers associated with...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Multicultural respect standards to be launched

    by Helen Gilbert 21 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 21 Nov 2008

    A set of standards geared towards building respect between different cultures at work will be launched next week.
    The National...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Labour market

    Welfare to work reforms could push people into poverty

    by Helen Gilbert 21 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 21 Nov 2008

    Plans to force the long-term unemployed, single parents and disabled people to seek work should be reconsidered, according to a...

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    • Job creation and losses

    Recruitment stalls as employers remain gloomy about economy

    by Helen Gilbert 10 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 10 Nov 2008

    Employers are extremely gloomy about the economy with the creation of new jobs at a virtual standstill, the latest quarterly...

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    Sainsbury’s offers staff health and safety qualification

    by Helen Gilbert 10 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 10 Nov 2008

    Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is offering its 150,000-strong workforce the chance to gain formal qualifications in stock-control and health and safety....

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    • Data protection
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    Sloppy HR costs government £4.3m in staff fraud cases

    by Helen Gilbert 10 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 10 Nov 2008

    HR blunders were partly to blame for staff fraud and theft, costing government departments £4.3m last year.An official study out...

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    Pay hikes inevitable if UK loses opt-out from EU Working Time Directive

    by Helen Gilbert 10 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 10 Nov 2008

    Employers will face increased pay bills if people are banned from working more than 48 hours per week, senior HR...

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    • Race discrimination

    Asian worker to sue employer over Osama Bin Laden photo

    by Helen Gilbert 7 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 7 Nov 2008

    An Asian man who alleges work colleagues superimposed his face on a photograph with Osama Bin Laden is suing his...

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    HomeServe group HR director post axed

    by Helen Gilbert 7 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 7 Nov 2008

    A group HR director post has been scrapped at home emergency insurance cover firm HomeServe.
    It follows the departure of...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Muslim Tesco truck driver loses religious discrimination case

    by Helen Gilbert 7 Nov 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 7 Nov 2008

    A Muslim fork-lift truck driver who sued Tesco for religious discrimination because he was asked to handle alcoholic drinks as...

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