Unions have declared the bonus culture has “no place” in either the private or public sectors.Speaking at the TUC’s annual...
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TUC Conference update: Unions predict major industrial action over pensions
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerUnions have threatened strike action ‘on a scale never seen before’ against employers who cut their workers’ pension schemes. Speaking...
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Employers are preparing for swine flu absence rates of up to 27% – more than double the government’s latest prediction...
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Unions are attempting to rally support from the wider community for major industrial disputes, including those at IBM and Fujitsu,...
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Employers have urged the government not to extend self-certification sick leave for those with swine flu to more than 10...
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HR professionals are preparing to boycott the Agency Workers Directive (AWD) by creating their own banks of temporary staff to...
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The Prime Minister has called for a “claw-back” system on bankers’ bonuses if awards are not based on long-term success.Brown...
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Employers have closed 87% of defined benefit pension schemes to new members and increasing numbers of organisations are also closing...
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MPs have called for the £22m left on the books of collapsed car maker MG Rover to be distributed to...
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Fujitsu employees have shown they are willing to strike over their employer’s decision to close the company’s final salary pension...
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Almost one in 10 applications for senior jobs in the financial sector has been withdrawn since the Financial Services Authority (FSA)...
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BT’s plans to return call-centre jobs to the UK from India could backfire as British staff are unwilling to work the...
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Portsmouth City Council has banned staff from using Facebook during office hours after they clocked up 572 hours – the...
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Swine-flu sufferers on contract and commission may refuse to stay off work
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerSuspected swine flu sufferers working on commission or in contract jobs may refuse to go home for fear of losing...
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Orange, GAP and Bedfordshire council join new learning and development forum
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerLearning and development professionals across various sectors have agreed to work together to thrash out their talent management issues. Twenty-four...