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    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    McDonald’s recruitment drive hits back at critics

    by Michael Millar 21 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 21 Apr 2006

    McDonald's uses 'McJob' jibe to highlight its good points as an employer.

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Apathy reigns as Peugeot workers are split over possiblity of industrial action

    by Michael Millar 20 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 20 Apr 2006

    Worker apathy scuppers union plans for mass protest over Peugeot job cuts in Coventry.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Armed Forces struggle to hit recruitment targets

    by Michael Millar 20 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 20 Apr 2006

    A House of Commons select committee has found the Armed Services falling short on nearly all its personnel targets.

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    • Education - further and higher
    • Recruitment & retention

    Rethink needed on approach to vocational skills training

    by Michael Millar 19 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 19 Apr 2006

    The government should radically reassess its attempt to address skills shortages through vocational education and training, according to its own research.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Positive discrimination

    Home Office rules out positive discrimination

    by Michael Millar 18 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 18 Apr 2006

    The Home Office has rejected calls from chief police officers to be allowed to use positive discrimination in the drive to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    End of road for defined benefit pension plans?

    by Michael Millar 18 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 18 Apr 2006

    The creation of a new company offering organisations the chance to “divorce their pension schemes” could herald the death knell for final salary (or defined benefit) pensions, industry experts have warned

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Transgender question takes diversity drive to new level

    by Michael Millar 18 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 18 Apr 2006

    Suppliers working on contracts to regenerate London have been asked to provide extensive details about their workforces, right down to the number of transgender staff they employ

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

    City finance vacancies being filled in record time

    by Michael Millar 18 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 18 Apr 2006

    Vacancies in finance centres around the UK are being filled at the fastest rate since the year 2000.

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

    NHS Employers slams ‘illogical’ report

    by Michael Millar 12 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 12 Apr 2006

    Report that warns that 100,000 NHS jobs should go is slated by NHS Employers as unfair to dedicated staff

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Professional services

    Deloitte snaps up CBI chief

    by Michael Millar 12 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 12 Apr 2006

    Outgoing director general of the CBI Sir Digby Jones is to become a partner at Deloitte

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    ‘Farting chair’ teacher loses £1m sex discrimination claim

    by Michael Millar 10 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 10 Apr 2006

    Teacher could have arranged for the purchase of a replacement chair herself, Employment Tribunal rules

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Union in-fighting puts local government strikes at risk

    by Michael Millar 4 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 4 Apr 2006

    Future strikes over local government pensions could be in jeopardy because of union in-fighting about dates for action.Local government sources...

    • Business performance
    • Economics, government & business

    Cabinet chief proves a safe bet

    by Michael Millar 4 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 4 Apr 2006

    After six months as Cabinet secretary, Sir gus O'Donnell speaks exclusively to Personnel Today about playing for high stakes as head of the civil service

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Three quarters of working mothers take six months maternity leave

    by Michael Millar 3 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 3 Apr 2006

    While the number of mothers taking their full maternity leave entitlement is rising, only 36% of fathers take more than two weeks paternity leave

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    EOC joins calls for improved state pension provision

    by Michael Millar 3 Apr 2006
    by Michael Millar 3 Apr 2006

    The Equal Opportunities Commission has joined the Pensions Commission and the CBI in calling for a greater proportion of GDP to be spent on state pensions

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