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    Job satisfaction on the up despite economic downturn

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

    Job satisfaction has increased despite the impact of the recession, but relations between staff and their managers have strained, a...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Education - further and higher

    Graduates offered £20K to train as social work managers

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

    Government plans to offer graduates £20,000 to take up a career in social care will not go far enough to...

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    NHS security alarms will help find and protect lone workers

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

    Tens of thousands of NHS staff will be given personal security alarms to improve their safety and help prosecute those...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Civil Service must do more to end ‘discriminatory’ advertising

    by Kat Baker 1 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 1 May 2009

    More training is needed to help civil service HR functions end ‘discriminatory’ job advertising practices which are fuelling the gender...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Equal pay

    Women ‘face discrimination from start of careers’

    by Kat Baker 1 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 1 May 2009

    Women face discrimination from the very start of their careers, preventing them from ever reaching a perceived glass ceiling, a...

    • Career development
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    B&Q to create 2,000 jobs and invest £10m in workforce

    by Kat Baker 1 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 1 May 2009

    B&Q is to create 2,000 jobs this year and invest in its staff with £10m worth of incentives and training.Despite...

    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    NHS Employers names top 20 best trusts

    by Kat Baker 30 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 30 Apr 2009

    The 20 best-performing NHS hospital trusts on equality and diversity have been named as part of an initiative aimed at encouraging...

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

    Clash of opinion over minimum wage increase

    by Kat Baker 30 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 30 Apr 2009

    Leading HR and business representatives have clashed over whether the national minimum wage should be frozen or raised during the...

    • Annual hours
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Government urged to encourage job shares and part-time working

    by Kat Baker 28 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 28 Apr 2009

    A campaign group has urged the government to step up efforts to encourage more job shares and part-time working hours...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Swine flu bill could hit £1.5bn a day for business if pandemic takes hold

    by Kat Baker 28 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 28 Apr 2009

    A swine flu outbreak in the UK could cost employers £1.5bn a day, with up to a quarter of the...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Equality Bill will hit business, warn CIPD and EEF

    by Kat Baker 28 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 28 Apr 2009

    Leading HR and business groups have condemned the government’s introduction of gender pay audits as a “bullet aimed at employers”.As...

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    • Pay & benefits

    Royal Mail to freeze pay for all staff

    by Kat Baker 27 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 27 Apr 2009

    All Royal Mail staff will see their pay frozen this year as the postal service attempts to cut costs during...

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    TUC calls on employers to protect staff from impacts of climate change

    by Kat Baker 27 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 27 Apr 2009

    The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on employers to do more to protect their staff from the impacts of...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Equal pay

    Equality Bill published today

    by Kat Baker 27 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 27 Apr 2009

    The long-awaited Equality Bill has been published today, setting new laws to help narrow the gap between gender pay and...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    White-collar staff losing jobs at faster rate than blue-collar workers

    by Kat Baker 27 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 27 Apr 2009

    White-collar workers are losing their jobs at a faster rate than less-skilled...

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