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    One-third of large UK companies plan to stop offering defined benefit pension schemes to new recruits in two years

    by Mike Berry 29 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 29 Nov 2006

    Half of large UK firms expect to make significant changes to the pension arrangements for existing staff in the next...

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    Bus driver members of Transport and General Workers Union push for one-hour cut in driving time

    by Mike Berry 29 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 29 Nov 2006

    Bus drivers across the UK are calling for a major cut in their driving hours.
    Delegates at a conference organised...

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    Sainsbury’s scheme aims to boost numbers of food science experts

    by Mike Berry 29 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 29 Nov 2006

    Sainsbury’s is launching a food science graduate scheme in a bid to tackle shortages in the sector.
    The supermarket said the...

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    UK workers struggle to be fully engaged in their work

    by Mike Berry 28 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 28 Nov 2006

    Less than a third of UK workers are fully engaged at work, a global study has revealed. The survey of...

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    • Offshoring

    Eight in 10 people in the UK think no more jobs should go offshore

    by Mike Berry 28 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 28 Nov 2006

    The vast majority of the UK public perceive offshoring to be an increasing threat, with 82% believing enough jobs have...

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    Skilled migrant workers add £54bn to UK economy

    by Mike Berry 28 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 28 Nov 2006

    Professional and managerial workers from overseas contribute £54.3bn a year to the UK economy, research out today reveals. The study,...

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    Local government body says employers are not to blame for council equal pay crisis

    by Mike Berry 28 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 28 Nov 2006

    Employers are not to blame for the crisis that has saddled many local councils with huge equal pay bills, the...

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    National Skills Academy for Financial Services appoints Sylvia Perrins as director

    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006

    The UK’s new National Skills Academy for Financial Services has appointed its first director.
    Sylvia Perrins, currently director of business development...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • HR strategy

    Government claims to have saved £13.3bn and cut 55,000 jobs as part of Gershon review

    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006

    A total of £13.3bn in efficiency gains have been made as part of the Gershon Review, the government has said.
    These...

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    Legislation increasing limits of employment tribunal awards goes before Parliament

    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006

    Legislation increasing the limits of employment tribunal awards has been laid before Parliament.
    The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order...

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    • Pensions

    Government to revise pension scheme for 1.7 million local council staff

    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006

    The government has announced details of a revised pension scheme for 1.7 million local council workers.
    The new scheme will apply...

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    European Commission labour law paper receives mixed reaction from UK employers’ groups

    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006

    Employers’ groups in the UK have greeted a European Commission (EC) Green Paper on employment law with mixed reactions. The...

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    • Pay structures

    Further education employers deny stalling on lecturers’ pay agreement

    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006

    Employers in the further education sector have denied holding back on introducing new pay scales that would bring lecturers’ pay...

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    NHS Employers calls for HR to have greater role in policing health service staff

    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 27 Nov 2006

    HR professionals in the health service should have a greater role in policing their workforces, according to NHS Employers, the...

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    Public and Commercial Services union members to vote on stike action over job cuts and pay

    by Mike Berry 24 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 24 Nov 2006

    Britain’s largest civil service union has warned it will ballot for strike action early next year in disputes over job...

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