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    • Economics, government & business

    Employees less supportive of public sector cuts, but feel strikes not the answer

    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Nov 2011

    Employee support for public sector cuts has fallen but many still believe striking public workers will lose sympathy if they...

    • HR practice
    • Global mobility
    • HR strategy

    Global mobility not integrated with talent systems, research finds

    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Nov 2011

    Just 2% of organisations think that their global mobility functions and talent programmes are aligned, despite nine in 10 (90%) believing...

    • CIPD
    • The HR profession

    CIPD appoints interim managing director

    by Laura Chamberlain 23 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 23 Nov 2011

    The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) has appointed an interim managing director in the long-term absence of chief...

    • Employment law
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Latest News

    Protected conversations will not allow employers to discriminate, says minister

    by Laura Chamberlain 23 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 23 Nov 2011

    Proposed “protected conversations” will not shield employers from discrimination claims, employment relations minister Edward Davey has confirmed this morning.
    A...

    • Bribery
    • Employment law

    First person to be convicted under the Bribery Act is jailed

    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Nov 2011

    A former court worker who last month became the first person to be convicted under the Bribery Act 2010 has been...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pay settlements

    One-third of employers freezing pay

    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Nov 2011

    The number of employers freezing pay has crept up in the three months to the end of October 2011, with...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Government to launch £250 million vocational training fund

    by Laura Chamberlain 17 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 17 Nov 2011

    Businesses will be able to bid for a share of a £250 million fund for vocational training programmes in the...

    • Latest News
    • e-learning
    • Learning & development

    Virtual learning used by three-quarters of employers

    by Laura Chamberlain 17 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 17 Nov 2011

    Live online learning technologies – such as virtual meetings and classrooms, and video-conferencing – are becoming increasingly popular, with more...

    • Recruitment & retention

    Half of employers carry out background checks for senior roles

    by Laura Chamberlain 16 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 16 Nov 2011

    Nearly half (46%) of organisations gather background information on potential candidates for senior management roles using methods including criminal record disclosures...

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

    Accept pay cuts or face redundancy, care staff told

    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Nov 2011

    Social care staff at housing association Family Mosaic will be told to accept “massive” pay cuts or lose their jobs.This...

    • Agency workers
    • Employment law
    • HR practice

    Agency Workers Regulations leading to cuts in temporary workers

    by Laura Chamberlain 14 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 14 Nov 2011

    Employers scaled back their use of temporary workers in the run up to the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations,...

    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    Personnel Today interview: embedding recognition at Aviva

    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Nov 2011

    Insurance group Aviva has undergone many changes since it completed its consumer rebrand two years ago. Bright yellow logos, salsa-dancing...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Unison strike ballot could be ‘fatally flawed’

    by Laura Chamberlain 3 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 3 Nov 2011

    EXCLUSIVE The Unison ballot, in which members voted yes to a strike over public sector pensions, could be “fatally flawed”, meaning...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Unions committed to public sector strikes despite new offer on pensions

    by Laura Chamberlain 3 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 3 Nov 2011

    Public sector unions have said that they are “firmly committed” to continuing preparations for a planned day of industrial action...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Public sector strikes: could a court injunction stop widespread action?

    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Nov 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Nov 2011

    The Government could put a stop to coordinated strike action in the public sector by encouraging employers to challenge the...

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