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    • Apprenticeships
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    Broadcast industry training cuts ‘have not led to drop in standards’

    by Kat Baker 13 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 13 Aug 2009

    Cuts in training budgets across the broadcast industry have not led to a drop in standards, according to a new...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    McDonald’s urges employers to hire older staff to boost customer satisfaction

    by Kat Baker 13 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 13 Aug 2009

    McDonald’s has urged employers to recruit age diverse workforces after research revealed employing older workers in its restaurants increased customer...

    • CIPD
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Few employees think HR vital for business survival

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    Just 5% of employees recognise HR as being fundamental to business survival, a survey has revealed.Research conducted by the European...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Pay & benefits

    Conservatives say they will freeze local government pay

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    The Conservatives say they will freeze pay for all local government workers if they win the next general election.The news...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Department for Education
    • Department for Work and Pensions

    Government vacancies remain unfilled

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    The government has failed to fill a dozen vacancies in government, following a spate of resignations.Research by the Financial Times...

    • Bribery
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    • HR practice

    Whistleblower hotlines lead to increase in company fraud probes

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    The number of businesses conducting internal corruption investigations has boomed after a drive to encourage staff whistleblowers, a survey has...

    • Department for Work and Pensions
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    • Economics, government & business

    State pension age could go beyond 68 says regulator

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    The state pension age could be raised higher than 68, the pensions regulator has said.David Norgrove told the BBC a...

    • Bonuses
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    • Pay & benefits

    City bank bonuses cannot be conrolled by Financial Services Authority

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has admitted it cannot control bonuses paid by City banks as it prepares to publish...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    UK unemployment to reach three million by Christmas

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    Unemployment in the UK will reach three million by Christmas, economists have warned.Researchers at consultancy firm Capital Economics have predicted...

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

    Sainsbury’s to create 1,300 new jobs in Scotland

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    Sainsbury’s has announced it will create 1,300 new jobs in Scotland by next summer.The jobs will be created through the...

    • Latest News
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    • Labour market

    Private sector employment shows signs of recovery

    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 10 Aug 2009

    Private sector employment has started to show signs of recovery while public sector pessimism continues to grow, a labour market...

    • Apprenticeships
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    • Learning & development

    Adult apprenticeship funding scaled back by government

    by Kat Baker 7 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 7 Aug 2009

    Funding for adult apprenticeships has been scaled back following pressure on government resources, Personnel Today can reveal.
    The head of...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Asda allows staff to extend weekly hours to help beat the recession

    by Kat Baker 23 Jul 2009
    by Kat Baker 23 Jul 2009

    Asda staff can extend their working week from 22 hours to 38 hours as part of plans to help combat...

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    • Expenses

    Ministry of Defence errors in pay and expenses total £140m

    by Kat Baker 22 Jul 2009
    by Kat Baker 22 Jul 2009

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has made errors in pay and expenses to Armed Forces personnel totalling £140m, the National...

    • Police
    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    HR news today: Discrimination in police force; GPs demand more cash for flu jabs; Protesters ‘being starved out’; Teachers in England are least qualified; 2,500 Ryanair jobs at risk; Law passed to clean up expenses scandal

    by Kat Baker 22 Jul 2009
    by Kat Baker 22 Jul 2009

    This Personnel Today news roundup includes: Ethnic minority police officers still face discrimination at work GPs demand extra cash to...

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