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Laura Chamberlain

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    • 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,...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Equal pay

    Equal pay progress ‘grinding to a halt’

    by Laura Chamberlain 11 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 11 Oct 2010

    Progress in addressing the issue of equal pay for men and women appears to be “grinding to a halt”, despite improving...

    • Bonuses
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Minimal pay rises for housing association staff

    by Laura Chamberlain 8 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 8 Oct 2010

    Pay rises for housing association staff came to a virtual halt over the past 12 months due to uncertainty over...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Pay & benefits

    End final-salary pensions in the public sector, says Lord Hutton

    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Oct 2010

    Lord Hutton has called for an end to final-salary pensions in the public sector and has said that workers should...

    • Employment law
    • Dismissal
    • Employment tribunals

    Former Royal Mail worker wins unfair dismissal claim over sick son

    by Laura Chamberlain 5 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 5 Oct 2010

    A woman who was sacked for taking time off to care for her asthmatic son has been awarded £8,700 at...

    • HR practice
    • Leadership

    Bosses lack key leadership qualities, HR study suggests

    by Laura Chamberlain 5 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 5 Oct 2010

    Nearly all (94%) HR professionals believe that their senior managers lack essential leadership qualities and require further development, a report...

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes

    CBI seeks ban on strikes where too few workers are balloted

    by Laura Chamberlain 4 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 4 Oct 2010

    The CBI has called for the law to be changed, so that strikes can only go ahead if at least...

    • HR practice

    Boris Johnson calls for tougher strike laws as tube strikes hit the capital

    by Laura Chamberlain 4 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 4 Oct 2010

    Boris Johnson has called for the law to be changed so it is tougher for workers to strike, as the...

    • HR practice
    • Fixed-term contracts
    • Recruitment & retention

    Employee resignations fall by half

    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Oct 2010

    The number of employees resigning from their jobs has fallen by 50% in three years, according to a report published...

    • Employment law
    • Paternity
    • HR practice

    Additional paternity leave regulations will not be scrapped

    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Oct 2010

    The Government has confirmed that the additional paternity leave Regulations implemented earlier this year by the Labour Government will remain...

    • HR strategy
    • The HR profession

    Paul UK wins Excellence in HR award

    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Oct 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Oct 2010

    Bakery company Paul UK has won the Excellence in HR award at the HR in Hospitality awards for a successful initiative...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Success of return-to-work interviews relies on good line managers

    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Sep 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Sep 2010

    Line managers need to be confident and competent for return-to-work interviews to have the greatest impact, according to a report...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Most wealthy workers want to work beyond retirement

    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Sep 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Sep 2010

    The majority (60%) of wealthy workers in the UK want to carry on working as long as they are able,...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Assess equality impact of job cuts or face legal action, warns Unison

    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Sep 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Sep 2010

    Public sector employers who make job cuts and do not assess the impact on female workers could face a “landslide”...

    • Latest News
    • Wellbeing
    • Occupational Health

    Businesses should take employee health more seriously, survey suggests

    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Sep 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 27 Sep 2010

    The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has called for employers to take staff health more seriously, as research reveals that 81%...

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