The Network Rail signallers’ strike due to take place just after the Easter bank holiday has been held to be...
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Employers must consider financial requests for training, not just time off
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerWorkers will have the right to ask their employer to pay for any external training under the new time off...
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Local Employment Partnership scheme on track to find work for 750,000 unemployed
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerThe government is on track to place a further 140,000 unemployed people back into work by the end of the...
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Protection for employees against discrimination by association has been confirmed following the settlement of a high-profile case.Attridge Law has now...
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The BBC must publish more detailed information on the pay of all its staff and performers, a government committee has...
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Sector skills councils still face closure despite majority passing relicensing review
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerThe government’s entire network of sector skills councils (SSCs) still face the prospect of being closed down despite all but...
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Surrey County Council has joined forces with Jobcentre Plus to offer work opportunities to the most disadvantaged.The council has pledged...
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Pressure is mounting on public sector HR professionals to carry out a “fundamental rethink” of how services are delivered to...
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The government has pledged to create a new public sector code of practice to set pay and rewards for senior...
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Employee engagement guidance and best practice information to help businesses make the most of their people during the upturn has...
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Incoming PPMA president Dean Shoesmith has urged public sector organisations to invest in skills despite facing deep budget cuts.Shoesmith, who...
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British Airways could face tribunal claims for labelling sick staff as strikers
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerBritish Airways (BA) could face tribunal claims after it allegedly threatened to label staff who call in sick during the...
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A city broking firm has been found guilty of unlawfully conspiring to poach staff from its rival.
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Young unemployed must be helped by employers to become job-ready, skills chief warns
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerEmployers must ramp up efforts to improve the job-ready skills and employment prospects of young people as hundreds of thousands...
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Financial scheme to help jobless off benefits and back to work could be doubled for Londoners
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerFinancial incentives to encourage those claiming unemployment benefits to get back into work could be doubled for Londoners, a Greater...