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    Royal Mail launches round-the-clock employee assistance programme

    by Mike Berry 8 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 8 Nov 2006

    The Royal Mail is launching a new employee assistance scheme for its 193,000-strong workforce. 
    Known as HELP (Health and emotional...

    • Business performance
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
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    Working time deal shunted to sidelines as EU ministers fail to reach agreement

    by Mike Berry 8 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 8 Nov 2006

    Attempts to reach an agreement on Europe’s working time directive have again failed following lengthy talks in Brussels yesterday between...

    • Employment law
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    • Working Time Regulations

    Many want to keep UK’s Working Time Directive opt-out

    by Mike Berry 8 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 8 Nov 2006

    EU proposals to ditch the UK’s opt-out of the Working Time Directive are unpopular with both employers and employees, a...

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    • Human capital

    Technology firms struggle to make the most of their human capital

    by Mike Berry 8 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 8 Nov 2006

    Global technology companies still have a long way to go to find, retain and manage their talent effectively, according to...

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    Pension Protection Fund proves worth by rescuing 43,000 pensions in first year

    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006

    The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has rescued the pensions of 43,000 people since it started up in April 2005, according...

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    New rules are first step towards a points-based system for foreign workers

    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006

    The first step towards a points-based system for managing migration was launched today with the introduction of new rules for...

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    • Pay & benefits

    Top execs earn almost 100 times more than the average worker

    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006

    Average earnings of top company executives are almost 100 times more than a typical employee, research  by Incomes Data Services...

    • Employment law
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    • Working Time Regulations

    TUC says UK does not need opt-out from Working Time Directive

    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006

    The UK does not need an opt-out from the Working Time Directive (WTD) as long working hours are in decline,...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Recruiters call DoH ‘anti-agency’ in blaming temps for cash crisis

    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 7 Nov 2006

    Temporary and agency staff should stop being made scapegoats for the financial crisis in the NHS, according to job agency...

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    • HR Technology

    The Dorchester hotel installs new HR and payroll system

    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006

    The five-star Dorchester hotel on London’s Park Lane has installed a new HR and payroll system. Software provider TeamSpirit won...

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    Personal and social skills are just as important as qualifications

    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006

    It is no longer enough for young people to rely on qualifications. Personal and social skills are more important than...

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    • Pensions

    Staff pensions at risk as Royal Opera House considers closing final salary scheme

    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006

    The Royal Opera House (ROH) has warned hundreds of staff they may be thrown out of their final salary pension...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Armed Forces are understaffed and overstretched

    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006

    The Armed Forces are understaffed, with rising numbers of personnel quitting early, the government has been warned. A National Audit...

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    HSE introduces course in bid to cut workplace accidents among school-leavers

    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006

    A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) initiative to reduce the number of workplace accidents involving young people has been previewed...

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    • Pay & benefits

    Government stands firm on refusal to bail out failed private sector pension schemes despite second call for payouts

    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Nov 2006

    The government has again rejected demands that it should compensate some victims of collapsed occupational pension schemes. It has dismissed...

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