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    • Agency workers
    • Employment law
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    Agency worker legislation could lead to less reliance on temps

    by Louisa Peacock 22 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 22 Jan 2010

    Agency worker legislation laid before parliament yesterday will cause thousands of employers to review their staffing arrangements and could lead...

    • Business performance
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Equality Bill to ban pre-employment health questionnaires

    by Louisa Peacock 20 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 20 Jan 2010

    Pre-employment health questionnaires will become illegal under new proposals outlined in the Equality Bill.Last night the House of Lords introduced...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Equal pay

    Gender pay gap reporters to escape EHRC investigation for two years

    by Louisa Peacock 19 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 19 Jan 2010

    Employers that voluntarily report their gender pay gaps will receive up to two years immunity from investigation, the equality watchdog...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Religious discrimination

    BA Christian crucifix case ‘not worth enormous legal fees’, lawyer warns

    by Louisa Peacock 19 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 19 Jan 2010

    The British Airways (BA) crucifix case which reached the Court of Appeal today is “not worth the legal fees incurred”,...

    • Bonuses
    • Business performance
    • Latest News

    2010 pay rises likely to be around 2% as pay freezes decrease

    by Louisa Peacock 19 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 19 Jan 2010

    HR professionals have forecast a 2% median pay increase across the UK private sector this year – a marked improvement...

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

    Birmingham City Council to cut almost 1,300 jobs

    by Louisa Peacock 18 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 18 Jan 2010

    Birmingham City Council plans to cut nearly 1,300 jobs in a bid to save £27.7m, it has emerged.
    A council...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Guidance on right to request time off for training backed by industry

    by Louisa Peacock 15 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 15 Jan 2010

    Guidance published on the new right to request time off for training has been backed by the industry.Earlier this week,...

    • HR strategy

    Council indecision over shared services wastes chance to save millions

    by Louisa Peacock 12 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 12 Jan 2010

    Too many councils ‘faff around’ without making decisions on shared services or other money-saving schemes – preventing authorities from saving millions,...

    • Early careers
    • Recruitment & retention
    • UK Commission for Employment & Skills

    CBI and BCC back call for employers to help tackle youth unemployment

    by Louisa Peacock 8 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 8 Jan 2010

    Business heavyweights from the CBI and British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) have joined the CIPD and TUC in urging employers...

    • Latest News
    • Early careers
    • Economics, government & business

    Unemployment drives 10% of you people to drink or drugs

    by Louisa Peacock 4 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 4 Jan 2010

    One in 10 unemployed young people is driven to drugs or drink, with a further quarter claiming being out of...

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

    CIPD calls for £1,250 work placement subsidy for 16- to 17-year-olds

    by Louisa Peacock 31 Dec 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 31 Dec 2009

    The CIPD has called for a new six-month work placement subsidy of £1,250 for 16- to 17 year-olds who have...

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

    CIPD predicts unemployment will peak at 2.8 million in 2010

    by Louisa Peacock 29 Dec 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 29 Dec 2009

    Unemployment will peak at 2.8 million next summer, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has forecast. The number...

    • Latest News

    Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Personnel Today

    by Louisa Peacock 24 Dec 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 24 Dec 2009

    From all the team at Personnel Today, have a wonderful Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. Personnel Today...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Surrey County Council union leaders vow to fight any pay cut attempt

    by Louisa Peacock 24 Dec 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 24 Dec 2009

    Surrey County Council union leaders have moved to reassure members they will “fight vehemently” against any attempts to cut workers’ wages...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Top Pay Commission for public sector must remain independent

    by Louisa Peacock 24 Dec 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 24 Dec 2009

    A public sector pay commission set up to “name and shame” bodies that pay excessive salaries to their top officials...

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