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    • Employment law
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    • Maternity

    Stay-at-home parents

    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006

    The government’s “children’s tsar” in Scotland has called for extra money for single mothers who would rather stay at home...

    • Employment law
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    HR director sues opticians firm for £250,000 for breach of contract

    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006

    An HR director is suing family-owned opticians GC Bateman for £250,000 for breach of contract after he lost his job.Colin...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Tesco offers king’s ransom to fill top HR director role

    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006

    Supermarket giant Tesco is offering a massive £300,000 salary plus bonuses as it starts its search for a new group...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Ministers split on benefit of mandatory pay audits

    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006

    A rift has appeared in the government over whether businesses should be forced to carry out pay audits to see...

    • The HR profession

    Ex-Asda chief labels managers the ‘threat’

    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 19 Sep 2006

    Trade unions are not the enemy of your business – your own managers are, according to one of the UK’s...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Liberal Democrats give cash to local organisations to boost minority candidate numbers

    by Michael Millar 18 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 18 Sep 2006

    The Liberal Democrats are to offer hundreds of thousands of pounds to local party organisations as an incentive to recruit women...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    UK workers use the web at work to house-hunt, job hunt and plan weddings

    by Michael Millar 18 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 18 Sep 2006

    Workers in the UK are six times more likely to use the web at work to visit estate agency sites...

    • Employment law
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    • Redundancy

    Ford to cut 14,000 jobs in the US

    by Michael Millar 15 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 15 Sep 2006

    The Ford motor company is to cut 14,000 jobs in the US in a bid to cut costs by about...

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    Government HR directors axed after capability reviews

    by Michael Millar 15 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 15 Sep 2006

    HR directors at four government departments that recently underwent ‘capability reviews’ will all lose their jobs, Personnel Today has learned....

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    Manufacturers call for formula for minimum wage

    by Michael Millar 14 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 14 Sep 2006

    Manufacturers have called for rises in the National Minimum Wage to be subject to a pre-determined formula to give greater certainty...

    • Employee relations
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    Starbucks’ goodwill gesture to staff could cost millions of dollars

    by Michael Millar 14 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 14 Sep 2006

    An attempt by coffee giant Starbucks to give staff free coffee has back-fired after a woman lodged a multimillion-pound claim...

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    • Learning & development

    Learning and Skills Council to deliver £1bn free skills advice and subsidised training programme

    by Michael Millar 14 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 14 Sep 2006

    A £1bn scheme that offers employers free advice on the skills needs of their business, as well as subsidised training,...

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    • Labour market

    UK unemployment hits six-year high

    by Michael Millar 13 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 13 Sep 2006

    The UK unemployment rate has hit a six-year high, according to figures released today.Unemployment rose by 93,000 between May and...

    • Employee relations
    • Trade unions

    Will beer and sandwiches at the Trades Union Congress change anything?

    by Michael Millar 12 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 12 Sep 2006

    This week, the good, the bad and the ugly of the union movement gather in Brighton to lay their demands...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Home Office accepts Met race targets are just a ‘pipe dream’

    by Michael Millar 12 Sep 2006
    by Michael Millar 12 Sep 2006

    The Home Office has all but abandoned plans to ensure one in four members of London’s Metropolitan Police Service is...

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