Boris Johnson is reported to have told ministers at an away day that they must return civil servant numbers to those of 2016, reducing overall headcount by a fifth overall.
Jo Faragher
Jo Faragher
Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. Jo is also the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022 by Clink Street Publishing, charting the relationship between effective workplace technology and productive and happy employees. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.
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One investor suggested that Blanc was “not the man for the job”, while another asked whether she should be “wearing trousers”.
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More than 10,000 UK employers have now signed up to pay the Living Wage, the voluntary rate suggested by the Living Wage Foundation.
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Queen’s Speech: Exclusivity contracts for low-paid workers to be banned
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA ban on exclusivity contracts for low-paid workers and changes to data protection rules are likely to feature in this year’s Queen’s Speech.
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Just 5% of job ads are completely gender neutral in their wording, according to a study by an employee brand...
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EasyJet plans to remove a row of seats from its planes in a bid to cope with labour shortages.
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Convenience store chain McColl’s is urgently seeking a rescue deal that would save 16,000 jobs.
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The Body Shop has announced it will invite a ‘youth collective’ to present ideas and opinions to the retailer’s executive leadership team.
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With more and more employers disclosing salaries to prospective and existing workers, how can organisations do this smoothy?
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The boss of troubled brewing company BrewDog has set out plans to give 20% of his stake in the company to staff.
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Employees are the key to unlocking organisations’ ESG goals, according to research from consulting firm Mercer.
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Unemployed workers face more job opportunities that match their skills now than they did pre-pandemic, according to labour market research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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A vet who left the Department of Agriculture and Environment in Northern Ireland has received a £1.25 million settlement.
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Asda’s parent company EG Group has announced the creation of 32,000 jobs globally over the next five years, with most positions in the UK.
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The App Drivers and Couriers Union has taken legal action against taxi hail app Uber because pensions for drivers are...