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    • Childcare
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    Employers concerned about childcare voucher costs

    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009

    Employers are getting cold feet about providing childcare vouchers for all 52 weeks of maternity leave, according to the British...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Salary Sacrifice

    Salary sacrifice for pensions ignored by many employers

    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009

    Many UK employers either don’t consider using salary sacrifice in pension plans or ignore it, claims actuarial consultancy Punter Southall,...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Directors drive posh German company cars

    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009

    Directors are given company cars worth, on average, £37,746; meanwhile those for whom a company car is essential get vehicles...

    • Latest News
    • Expenses
    • Pay & benefits

    Paper still most used expenses medium

    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009

    Paper-based expenses systems are still commonplace, according to an exclusive Reward & Benefits Today poll. The survey, carried out online...

    • Employment law
    • Compensation
    • Latest News

    No-win no-fee tribunal claim controls edge closer

    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009

    Further details of the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) plans to curb and control no-win no-fee arrangements in employment tribunal claims...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Training budgets stay firm despite recession pressures

    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 3 Jul 2009

    Most employers are maintaining training budgets or even increasing them despite the recession pressures they face, according to an Institute...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Race discrimination

    DWP sends out bogus job applications to test for discrimination

    by John Charlton 1 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 1 Jul 2009

    Thousands of bogus job applications have been sent out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to test whether employers...

    • Employment law
    • France
    • Latest News

    Euro countries see employment boost

    by John Charlton 1 Jul 2009
    by John Charlton 1 Jul 2009

    Unemployment in the 16 countries using the euro increased in April to its highest level in nearly 10 years, official...

    • Latest News
    • Flexible benefits
    • Pay & benefits

    Younger staff less likely to take up flexible benefits

    by John Charlton 26 Jun 2009
    by John Charlton 26 Jun 2009

    Employees in their 20s are less likely to use flexible benefits schemes than older workers.
    According to HR and management...

    • Recruitment & retention

    Intra-company transfers come under fire

    by John Charlton 26 Jun 2009
    by John Charlton 26 Jun 2009

    An IT contractors’ lobby group is calling for major reform of the intra-company transfer (ICT) system and is presenting evidence...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Lloyds slashes jobs in Channel Islands

    by John Charlton 26 Jun 2009
    by John Charlton 26 Jun 2009

    Some 200 jobs are to be axed by Lloyds Bank in the Channel islands and Isle of Man following a...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Equal pay

    Male workers win landmark equal pay case

    by John Charlton 25 Jun 2009
    by John Charlton 25 Jun 2009

    Thousands of male claimants pursuing equal pay claims will be able to take them forward following a ruling yesterday by...

    • Employment law
    • Maternity
    • Paternity

    Unpaid parental leave up to four months under EU rule

    by John Charlton 22 Jun 2009
    by John Charlton 22 Jun 2009

    Parental leave could rise to four months if an EU framework agreement is applied in the UK.The agreement to increase...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Racial abuse lie leaves claimant facing costs bill after ‘monumental’ ruling

    by John Charlton 26 May 2009
    by John Charlton 26 May 2009

    A tribunal claimant faces a bill for costs after the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found recently that she had lied...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Part-timers must specify ‘appropriate’ full-time comparators when alleging unfavourable treatment

    by John Charlton 21 May 2009
    by John Charlton 21 May 2009

    Part-time employees pursuing damages for alleged unfavourable treatment against them because of their status must identify an appropriate full-time comparator,...

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