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    • Department for Work and Pensions
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    UK companies are committed to providing pensions

    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2006

    UK companies remain committed to providing pensions for staff despite the continuing high costs, according to a major new survey published today by the CBI and Mercer Human Resource Consulting

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News

    Driving Standards Agency staff strike over threat of job losses and changes to working practices

    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2006

    Nearly 2,000 staff working for the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) will be on strike today over the threat of office closures, job losses and changes to working practices

    • Stress
    • Health and safety
    • Occupational Health

    Union warns of ‘slave labour’ on UK fruit farm

    by Mike Berry 14 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 14 Jul 2006

    Strawberry pickers get raw deal.

    • Continuous professional development
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Review of doctors recommends clear standards and revalidation

    by Mike Berry 14 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 14 Jul 2006

    The first review of the regulation of the medical profession in 30 years calls for inependent tribunals to establish doctors' fitness to practise

    • Apprenticeships
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    • Learning & development

    Government pledges cash for apprenticeships in creative sector

    by Mike Berry 14 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 14 Jul 2006

    The sector skills council for arts and creative employment is developing an apprenticeship to formalise entry into the industry and guarantee diversity, with support from the government

    • Civil Service
    • Business performance
    • Latest News

    Chancellor Gordon Brown piles pressure on Civil Service with further long-term efficiency savings targets

    by Mike Berry 14 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 14 Jul 2006

    Civil Service faces years of cost cutting.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Race discrimination

    Brighton & Hove Council joins list of organisation barring white applicants over the colour of their skin

    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006

    Council-run museum bars white applicants.

    • Agency workers
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Audit shows that NHS trusts could save £85m on temp staff

    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006

    England's NHS trust are urged by the National Audit Office to get a grip on recruitment and staffing to reduce their dependence on temporary staff

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
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    • Economics, government & business

    DTI pays out £130,000 in compensation to Public Concern at Work charity for timewasting and ‘botheration’

    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006

    DTI forced to pay out over wasting charity time.

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Sector Skills Councils

    Marine sector skills council launches skills blueprint for expanding business opportunities

    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006

    Semta acts to ensure no skills crisis in marine industry.

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Graduates

    Public sector pay for graduates overtakes private sector for first time

    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2006

    Slowdown in pay inflation for graduates allows public sector to rise to the top.

    • Police
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Independent Police Complaints Commission launches public consultation on disability equality scheme

    by Mike Berry 12 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 12 Jul 2006

    Consultation on disabled access to police complaints procedure launched.

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    UK unemployment at its highest level for six years

    by Mike Berry 12 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 12 Jul 2006

    Unemployment has grown to its highest level for six years after a big increase in the number of people without work, official figures showed

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News

    Union members at BBC to vote over strike action

    by Mike Berry 11 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 11 Jul 2006

    Unions are to run strike ballots over pay, pensions, and job cuts among members at the BBC

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development
    • Training strategies

    £70bn: the cost of poor productivity

    by Mike Berry 11 Jul 2006
    by Mike Berry 11 Jul 2006

    UK employers have been urged to radically overhaul their training processes after it emerged that poor productivity cost them £70bn last year.

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