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    • Police
    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    HR risks being cut out if it fails to drive organisational change, warns Met Police HR chief

    by Kat Baker 20 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 20 Jan 2010

    HR risks being “budgeted out” of business unless it shows more muscle and ensures it is driving organisational change, the...

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes

    BA staff retraining to cover cabin crew strikers ‘could cause resentment’

    by Kat Baker 19 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 19 Jan 2010

    A British Airways (BA) plea for workers to retrain as cabin crew to cover potential strikers is legal, but could...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Equality Bill guidance documents put out to consultation

    by Kat Baker 19 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 19 Jan 2010

    The equality watchdog is set to launch public consultations on three guidance documents to accompany the Equality Bill, aimed at helping employers and education...

    • Civil Service
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Judicial review of Civil Service redundancy pay cuts expected in March

    by Kat Baker 18 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 18 Jan 2010

    A judicial review of the government’s proposed cuts to Whitehall redundancy packages is on track to reach the High Court...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Equality Bill rejection of discrimination by association amendment could lead to more tribunal claims

    by Kat Baker 18 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 18 Jan 2010

    The decision by the House of Lords to reject an Equality Bill amendment aimed at clarifying the law on discrimination...

    • HR strategy
    • The HR profession

    UK HR outperforms the world in recession

    by Kat Baker 18 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 18 Jan 2010

    UK HR functions have added more value to their businesses during the recession than their international counterparts, a survey suggests.The...

    • Age discrimination
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Default retirement age could be ditched in the Equality Bill

    by Kat Baker 15 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 15 Jan 2010

    Pressure is mounting on the government to use the Equality Bill to ditch the default retirement age (DRA).Personnel Today has...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Pension schemes could be devalued to meet new regulations

    by Kat Baker 15 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 15 Jan 2010

    Pinsent Masons partner Jacqui Timmins explains why employers will be tempted to “level down” their pension contributions.
    Employers could slash...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Equality Bill amendment on discrimination by association rejected

    by Kat Baker 13 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 13 Jan 2010

    An Equality Bill amendment to clarify the law on protection from discrimination by association has been rejected by the House...

    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    UK graduate jobs market lags behind global competition but employers remain unfazed

    by Kat Baker 12 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 12 Jan 2010

    Top graduate employers are not perturbed by news that the UK graduate jobs market is lagging behind that of other...

    • Absence
    • Business performance
    • Latest News

    Snow and wintry conditions keep people off work as absences cost £2.2bn

    by Kat Baker 12 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 12 Jan 2010

    Employers have been warned to expect another week of high absence rates as the snow and extreme weather conditions cause...

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

    HR job vacancies increase faster than any other sector

    by Kat Baker 12 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 12 Jan 2010

    The growth in the number of HR jobs available has outstripped that of any other sector as employers begin to...

    • HR practice

    Snow problem for HR as cold snap continues

    by Kat Baker 7 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 7 Jan 2010

    Reports of the coldest winter in 30 years did not stop some HR professionals from doing all they could to...

    • Absence
    • HR practice
    • Severe weather

    Snow absence rates in UK reach almost 14% and cost economy £0.5bn a day

    by Kat Baker 6 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 6 Jan 2010

    Staff absence rates due to the hazardous weather conditions are thought to be as high as 14% of the UK...

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
    • Industrial action / strikes

    British Airways and Unite to hold talks in bid to prevent cabin crew strikes

    by Kat Baker 6 Jan 2010
    by Kat Baker 6 Jan 2010

    British Airways (BA) and Unite union have agreed to hold talks over the next few days in an attempt to...

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