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    Gate Gourmet workers lose unfair dismissal appeals

    by John Charlton 20 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 20 Jul 2009

    Six former Gate Gourmet workers, sacked after taking part in a 2005 dispute at Heathrow airport, lost their appeals against...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Scrap MPs’ final salary scheme urges CIPD

    by John Charlton 20 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 20 Jul 2009

    MPs’ final salary scheme should be scrapped, the CIPD has told a review body.In a submission to the Senior Salaries...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Whistleblowing details to be passed on to regulators under government plans

    by John Charlton 15 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 15 Jul 2009

    Under plans set out by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS), employment tribunal will have to pass on...

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    • Learning & development
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    Attitude and motivation training needed say line managers

    by John Charlton 14 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 14 Jul 2009

    When line managers were asked recently what skills their teams needed training in the most, attitude and motivation came top.This...

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    • e-learning

    Swine flu: supplier offers free online training

    by John Charlton 14 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 14 Jul 2009

    E-learning specialist SkillSoft is offering free access to online courses related to swine flue which, it says, will help L&D...

    • Latest News
    • e-learning
    • Learning & development

    Mobile learning paper is 10,000th item on OU database

    by John Charlton 14 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 14 Jul 2009

    A paper on mobile learning was the 10,000th item to be deposited on the Open University’s (OU) research repository when...

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    AXA PPP axes Christmas allowance and free fruit perks

    by John Charlton 13 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 13 Jul 2009

    Private medical insurance provider AXA PPP has, after consulting its circa 1,800 employees on cost saving options, decided to scrap...

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    Almost one in four bosses would cut all benefits

    by John Charlton 13 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 13 Jul 2009

    When asked which staff benefit they would like to remove if they could, almost a quarter of company directors opted...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    M&S whistleblower tribunal appeal considered by GMB

    by John Charlton 13 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 13 Jul 2009

    The GMB union is considering an appeal after Marks & Spencer (M&S) whistleblower Tony Goode lost his tribunal case for...

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    • Pay & benefits
    • Salary Sacrifice

    Childcare vouchers and salary sacrifice during maternity leave: The true cost of childcare vouchers

    by John Charlton 9 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 9 Jul 2009

    Employers are facing up to far higher childcare voucher costs than they anticipated, but lack of government clarification means confusion...

    • Childcare
    • Pay & benefits
    • Salary Sacrifice

    Salary sacrifice and childcare benefits: legal Q&A

    by John Charlton 9 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 9 Jul 2009

    Employers remain confused about whether they are required pick up the bill for childcare voucher schemes when their employees go...

    • Employment law
    • HR practice

    Blacklisting of union members set to be outlawed by autumn

    by John Charlton 8 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 8 Jul 2009

    Business secretary Lord Mandelson has outlined details of legislation that will outlaw the blacklisting of union members.He proposes: To make it...

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    • Movers and shakers

    Interview with…Nicola Swann, HR director, Speechly Bircham

    by John Charlton 7 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 7 Jul 2009

    How did you get to where you are now?I was very fortunate in finding great mentors throughout my education and...

    • Employment law
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    • Pensions

    Defined contribution schemes must bear scrutiny

    by John Charlton 7 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 7 Jul 2009

    You’d need a heart of stone to be unmoved by the plight of many pensioners in the UK â€“ other than...

    • Childcare
    • Pay & benefits

    Childcare vouchers: High price to pay

    by John Charlton 6 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 6 Jul 2009

    Employers are facing up to far higher childcare voucher costs than they anticipated - but just where do they stand on this contentious issue? John Charlton reports.

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