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Laura Chamberlain

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    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Religious discrimination

    BA ‘crucifix case’ goes to European Court of Human Rights

    by Laura Chamberlain 25 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 25 Oct 2010

    Christian British Airways (BA) worker Nadia Eweida, who was not allowed to wear a visible crucifix at work, is taking her discrimination case...

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    • Pay & benefits
    • Pay settlements

    Private sector bosses optimistic about pay rises

    by Laura Chamberlain 22 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 22 Oct 2010

    Private sector employers are showing “cautious optimism” towards pay rises, according to XpertHR’s annual review of pay trends and prospects.Directors are...

    • HR practice
    • Work-life balance

    European Parliament votes in favour of maternity leave extension

    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Oct 2010

    Members of the European Parliament have backed plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay, despite opposition...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Comprehensive Spending Review: 490,000 public sector job cuts expected

    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Oct 2010

    The Government expects 490,000 public sector workers to lose their jobs by 2014-15 as a direct result of today’s spending...

    • Employment law
    • HR practice

    More southerners planning to work past DRA than northerners

    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 20 Oct 2010

    More southern workers plan to continue working after the default retirement age (DRA) than their northern counterparts, according to a...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Equality Act 2010: codes of practice laid before Parliament

    by Laura Chamberlain 19 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 19 Oct 2010

    Codes of practice on employment and equal pay under the Equality Act 2010, designed to clearly explain both the obligations...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Little room for savings in the public sector, say managers

    by Laura Chamberlain 19 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 19 Oct 2010

    Half of public sector managers surveyed say that they would struggle to identify efficiency savings, despite imminent budget cuts to...

    • Employment law
    • Maternity
    • HR practice

    Business groups against plans to extend maternity leave

    by Laura Chamberlain 19 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 19 Oct 2010

    Business groups have labelled the European Parliament’s plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay “ludicrous and...

    • Recruitment & retention

    Businesses lift pay and recruitment freezes

    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Oct 2010

    The number of companies operating recruitment freezes dropped by 54% and pay freezes fell by 41% as businesses started to...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts

    Use of compromise agreements on the rise in one-third of companies

    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 18 Oct 2010

    One-third of employers said that their use of compromise agreements had increased over the past few years, while 16% said it...

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    • Wellbeing

    Health and safety reforms could be hazardous, warn unions

    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Oct 2010

    Trade unions have warned that proposed changes to health and safety legislation could endanger workers in some industries.Prime Minister David...

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    • Early careers
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    Lord Sugar backs apprenticeships over ‘blowing money’ on further education

    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 15 Oct 2010

    Lord Sugar has called on the Government to divert money away from training facilities to employers , so that they...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Government quango cuts: who survived?

    by Laura Chamberlain 14 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 14 Oct 2010

    The Equality and Human Rights Commission has survived the Government’s quango cuts but many others have been axed or are still under...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    SMEs more confident than larger organisations over budget cuts

    by Laura Chamberlain 14 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 14 Oct 2010

    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) see the imminent Comprehensive Spending Review as less of a threat than their larger counterparts.This is...

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

    Government cuts will see half a million private sector job losses

    by Laura Chamberlain 13 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 13 Oct 2010

    Spending cuts, to be announced next week, will result in around half a million job losses across the private sector,...

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