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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Sex discrimination

    Institutional sexism in criminal justice system holds women back

    by Kat Baker 13 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 13 May 2009

    Institutional sexism within the criminal justice system is preventing women from reaching the top legal and policing jobs, a women’s...

    • Bonuses
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    Sainsbury’s staff to share £60m bonus

    by Kat Baker 13 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 13 May 2009

    Sainsbury’s staff are set to cash in on a £60m bonus pool after the supermarket chain reported an 11.3% increase...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Expenses

    Conservative MPs forced to publish expenses online

    by Kat Baker 13 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 13 May 2009

    Conservative MPs will be forced to publish their expenses online, as the scandal over “excessive” claims deepens.Tory leader David Cameron last night...

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    • Learning & development
    • Recruitment & retention

    Baby P inquiry reveals ‘catalogue of errors’ in the NHS

    by Kat Baker 13 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 13 May 2009

    Chronic staff shortages, inadequate training and poor communication among NHS staff led to the death of Baby P, an inquiry...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Sector Skills Councils

    Financial Services Skills Council fails first review

    by Kat Baker 12 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 12 May 2009

    A sector skills council for financial services has been threatened with closure after failing to reach the required standards during...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Labour turnover

    Fire service HR chief wants to borrow under-employed staff to be fire-fighters

    by Kat Baker 11 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 11 May 2009

    A fire brigade HR chief is in talks with local employers to ‘borrow’ staff currently on shorter-working weeks because of...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Royal Mail part-privatisation threat hinders HR goals

    by Kat Baker 8 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 8 May 2009

    Government threats to part-privatise Royal Mail have created “ambiguity” for the postal service’s HR function, as future goals became increasingly...

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    • Minimum wage

    Counting tips as minimum wage to be banned

    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009

    The ban on using tips to top up workers’ pay so that it meets the national minimum wage (NMW) will...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    General Motors’ jobs in UK at risk if Fiat deal goes ahead

    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009

    Nearly 5,000 carmaking jobs in the UK could be lost if Fiat finalises a takeover of General Motors’ (GM) European...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy
    • Learning & development

    Social care to get £58m overhaul in wake of Baby P scandal

    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009

    A £58m plan to radically transform the social work profession in the wake of the Baby P scandal has been...

    • Employment law
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    • Redundancy

    Microsoft redundancies will include UK jobs

    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009

    Microsoft has confirmed up to 150 UK jobs will be among the 5,000 positions lost globally as the software giant reduces...

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    • Pay & benefits
    • Recruitment & retention

    Baby P council social worker salaries exceed UK average

    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009

    Social workers in the area where Baby P died are being offered salaries £38,000 higher than the UK average for...

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    • Business performance
    • Latest News

    Civil servants feel Gordon Brown’s government is badly run

    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009

    Thousands of civil servants do not know what their specific roles are within their government department, staff surveys have revealed.Using...

    • Civil Service
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Gender pay gap in Civil Service highest of all sectors

    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009

    The Civil Service gender pay gap outstrips that of the economy as a whole, official figures have revealed. Research by...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    HR offshoring on the rise as employers cut costs

    by Kat Baker 5 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 5 May 2009

    The UK is experiencing an HR jobs exodus as companies increasingly look to save money by outsourcing positions overseas, a...

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