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    • Employment law
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
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    Government red tape review turns to employment law

    by John Eccleston 3 Oct 2011
    by John Eccleston 3 Oct 2011

    The Government has called on businesses to suggest ways to reduce regulation, as it turns the focus of its red tape...

    • Agency workers
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    1 October: employment law changes come into force

    by John Eccleston 30 Sep 2011
    by John Eccleston 30 Sep 2011

    1 October 2011 sees the introduction of some key changes to employment law that organisations of all sizes need to be...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Inflation

    Pay rises lag far behind inflation in 2011

    by John Eccleston 23 Sep 2011
    by John Eccleston 23 Sep 2011

    Analysis published today highlights the extent to which pay increases have languished below the prevailing rate of inflation. XpertHR’s review...

    • Latest News
    • Executive pay
    • Pay & benefits

    Cable proposes overhaul of executive pay

    by John Eccleston 19 Sep 2011
    by John Eccleston 19 Sep 2011

    Business secretary Vince Cable has outlined plans to overhaul executive pay, and has suggested giving more power to shareholders to...

    • Employment law
    • Local authorities
    • Latest News

    Council worker unfairly dismissed to avoid pension costs

    by John Eccleston 9 Sep 2011
    by John Eccleston 9 Sep 2011

    A worker suffered age discrimination and was unfairly dismissed from his role in a leisure centre because his local authority...

    • Latest News
    • Early careers
    • Economics, government & business

    NEETs on the increase as young jobseekers’ challenges continue

    by John Eccleston 24 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 24 Aug 2011

    The proportion of 18- to 24-year-olds not in employment, education or training (NEETs) has risen to 18.4%, according to figures...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Labour market

    Fragile economy fuels demand for temporary workers

    by John Eccleston 24 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 24 Aug 2011

    Employers have stepped up their use of flexible staffing while downgrading their plans to increase their permanent workforce, as economic...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Skills shortages

    ‘Lack of skilled candidates’ restricting micro-business growth

    by John Eccleston 17 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 17 Aug 2011

    Difficulty in finding the right staff is hampering the growth ambitions of so-called “micro-businesses”, according to research published today by...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Learning & development

    Nearly half of workers unhappy with career progression

    by John Eccleston 16 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 16 Aug 2011

    Nearly half of workers feel that they have been unable to progress in their careers, with many pointing to a...

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

    Labour market recovery set to slow due to low economic confidence

    by John Eccleston 15 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 15 Aug 2011

    The recovery recently witnessed in the jobs market is set to slow sharply due to a fall in confidence in...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Businesses offered resources to help cope with riot aftermath

    by John Eccleston 11 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 11 Aug 2011

    Businesses struggling to cope with disruption caused by the riots that have taken place this week have been offered information...

    • Career paths
    • Careers in HR
    • The HR profession

    Almost half of HR professionals enter career ‘by chance’

    by John Eccleston 10 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 10 Aug 2011

    Almost half (45%) of HR practitioners entered the profession “by chance”, according to early findings from XpertHR’s 2011 research into...

    • Personnel Today
    • The HR profession

    Personnel Today Awards 2011 – shortlist announced

    by John Eccleston 9 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 9 Aug 2011

    The shortlist for this year’s Personnel Today Awards has been announced, after our panel of industry experts finished judging 2011’s...

    • Fit notes
    • HR practice

    Fit notes causing headaches for employers

    by John Eccleston 1 Aug 2011
    by John Eccleston 1 Aug 2011

    Employers have little confidence in the fit note system and do not feel that GPs effectively communicate what needs to...

    • Employment law
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Business groups call for flexible focus in employment law

    by John Eccleston 25 Jul 2011
    by John Eccleston 25 Jul 2011

    Two major employment organisations have called on the Government to rethink its approach to employment law to help organisations and...

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