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    • Economics, government & business

    Budget disappoints small firms despite tax and rate relief measures

    by Louisa Peacock 26 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 26 Mar 2010

    Nine out of 10 small businesses were left disappointed by this week’s Budget, a snap poll has revealed.In a survey...

    • NHS
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    • Sickness absence

    NHS HR staff told to improve management practices in sickness absence reduction bid

    by Louisa Peacock 26 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 26 Mar 2010

    NHS HR professionals have been told to improve management practices after the health service pledged to save up to £555m...

    • Latest News
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    Budget Breakdown: Employers’ reaction to the chancellor’s announcements on tax, unemployment, public sector pay and more

    by Louisa Peacock 24 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 24 Mar 2010

    The Budget 2010 contained some measures to help small businesses grow post-recession and touched on how the public sector would...

    • Agency workers
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Agency Workers Regulations revoke could jeopardise 12-week deal

    by Louisa Peacock 24 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 24 Mar 2010

    Conservative Party proposals to revoke the Agency Workers Regulations could jeopardise the minimum qualifying period of 12 weeks for which...

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    Budget 2010: Watch Personnel Today’s live blog now and add your comments

    by Louisa Peacock 24 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 24 Mar 2010

    Personnel Today invites you, our readers to watch our live blog about the Budget 2010, by clicking on the Cover...

    • Employee relations
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    British Gas workers and Hewlett Packard staff vote to strike

    by Louisa Peacock 23 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 23 Mar 2010

    British Gas workers have voted in favour of strike in a row about alleged “macho management” and bullying at the...

    • Agency workers
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Cameron leads Tory call to revoke Agency Workers Regulations

    by Louisa Peacock 23 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 23 Mar 2010

    The Conservatives have called for the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 to be revoked.Leader David Cameron and five other Tory MPs...

    • NHS
    • Employment law
    • Discipline

    Suspended sentence for NHS manager who lied on his CV

    by Louisa Peacock 22 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 22 Mar 2010

    A senior NHS manager who lied on his CV has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence and told to...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working being used by one-fifth of employers to avoid job cuts, survey shows

    by Louisa Peacock 22 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 22 Mar 2010

    One-fifth of organisations have avoided redundancies by introducing flexible working practices, a survey has shown.Two-thirds of employers that introduced part-time...

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    NHS must show pay restraint to save jobs, HR chief Clare Chapman warns

    by Louisa Peacock 19 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 19 Mar 2010

    The people chief of the NHS has sent a clear signal to unions that the health service must implement pay...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Carers just as likely to look after relatives and partners as children, CIPD survey reveals

    by Louisa Peacock 18 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 18 Mar 2010

    Workers are as likely to have caring responsibilities for a partner, relative or friend as they are for children, a...

    • NHS
    • HR practice

    NHS HR chief Clare Chapman calls on managers to free up time for patient care

    by Louisa Peacock 18 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 18 Mar 2010

    NHS HR chief Clare Chapman has called on managers to reform working practices to free up time to improve patient...

    • NHS
    • HR practice
    • Employee opinion surveys

    NHS workers lack time to do job properly, staff survey reveals

    by Louisa Peacock 17 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 17 Mar 2010

    Half of NHS workers have warned that trusts are understaffed and feel they lack sufficient time to do their jobs...

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution

    Acas says pre-claim conciliation service has prevented more than 5,000 tribunal cases

    by Louisa Peacock 17 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 17 Mar 2010

    More than 5,000 employment tribunals are said to have been avoided after the launch of Acas’ pre-claim conciliation service, the...

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    • HR practice
    • Learning & development

    McDonald’s in GCSE in 10 days for work experience teenagers plan

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Mar 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Mar 2010

    McDonald’s is to offer 10-days work experience as part of a GCSE-equivalent qualification for the first time ever, the fast food...

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