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    • Recruitment & retention

    Recruitment and retention improves across local government

    by Louisa Peacock 20 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 20 Nov 2009

    Recruitment and retention problems across councils have reduced significantly in the past year, although more than half of authorities still...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • LGBT
    • Sex discrimination

    Transgender Memorial Day prompts calls to end discrimination at work

    by Louisa Peacock 20 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 20 Nov 2009

    The TUC has called on employers to prevent discrimination against transgender people at work.
    Speaking on Trans Memorial Day today...

    • Bonuses
    • CIPD
    • Latest News

    CIPD ‘best practice’ called into question after bonus row

    by Louisa Peacock 19 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 19 Nov 2009

    HR professionals at the CIPD’s flagship annual conference have accused the institute of lacking integrity and failing to promote best...

    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    TUI Travel to launch first UK graduate scheme

    by Louisa Peacock 19 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 19 Nov 2009

    The TUI Travel group is set to launch a graduate scheme in the UK for the first time, flying in...

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Ex-Royal Mail HR manager voices industrial relations ‘frustration’

    by Louisa Peacock 18 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 18 Nov 2009

    A former Royal Mail HR manager has spoken out about the “frustrating” way the postal services firm deals with industrial...

    • Childcare
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Government refuses to clarify possible U-turn over childcare vouchers

    by Louisa Peacock 16 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 16 Nov 2009

    The government is refusing to clarify whether it has ditched plans to scrap childcare voucher tax relief, urging employers to...

    • Paternity
    • HR practice

    Paternity leave extension consultation closes on Friday

    by Louisa Peacock 16 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 16 Nov 2009

    The consultation on allowing fathers up to six months extra paternity leave once the mother has returned to work ends...

    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    HR resignations on the rise as impact of recession takes its toll

    by Louisa Peacock 16 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 16 Nov 2009

    EXCLUSIVEThe harsh reality of making people redundant during the recession has caused a number of HR professionals to “cut and...

    • Latest News
    • Wellbeing
    • Occupational Health

    Veolia to create rehab centre for injured staff

    by Louisa Peacock 13 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 13 Nov 2009

    Waste management firm Veolia is set to introduce a rehabilitation centre for injured staff in the South East.
    The ‘wellness...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Equal pay

    HR gender pay gap of 15% is higher than national figure

    by Louisa Peacock 13 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 13 Nov 2009

    EXCLUSIVEThe gender pay gap in HR is 15.1% – higher than the national figure, Personnel Today can exclusively reveal.Payroll data...

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

    Conservative Party plans to scrap Train to Gain splits HR profession

    by Louisa Peacock 12 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 12 Nov 2009

    The Conservative proposal to scrap Train to Gain should the party come into power next year has divided the HR...

    • Business performance
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Latest News

    Skills programme shake-up will close 30 skills bodies by 2012

    by Louisa Peacock 12 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 12 Nov 2009

    The government has set out a new skills strategy which claims to “radically simplify” the way skills policy is delivered.Skills...

    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Retirement

    Glasgow Council’s over-50s redundancy deal ‘not discriminatory’

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Nov 2009

    Glasgow City Council’s HR chief has insisted plans to target over-50s in a redundancy drive are not discriminatory. Yesterday, the local authority...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Unemployment rises by 30,000 to 2.46 million

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Nov 2009

    The number of unemployed people has risen by 30,000 to 2.46 million, the smallest rise since May 2008, official figures...

    • Department for Education
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Conservatives will scrap Train to Gain

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Nov 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Nov 2009

    EXCLUSIVE
    The Conservatives will scrap Train to Gain if they come to power next year, Personnel Today has learned.
    Shadow...

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