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    NHS pay talks will not be re-opened

    by Mike Berry 19 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 19 Dec 2008

    Pay talks between the government and trade unions representing health service workers will not be re-opened after the NHS Pay...

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    • Migrant workers

    Unions slam decision to restrict number of Bulgarian and Romanian migrants entering UK to work

    by Mike Berry 19 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 19 Dec 2008

    Unions have slammed the government’s decision to keep restrictions on the number of Bulgarian and Romanian migrants entering the UK...

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    • Inflation

    Pay awards overtake inflation for first time in more than two years

    by Mike Berry 19 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 19 Dec 2008

    Pay awards have overtaken inflation for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years, offering UK workers a little festive cheer...

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
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    Drug-use stigma presents employment challenge for government

    by Mike Berry 19 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 19 Dec 2008

    The stigma attached to recovering drug users threatens to jeopardise government plans to get them into employment, a report has...

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    £81m HR shared services project slammed by MPs

    by Mike Berry 17 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 17 Dec 2008

    An HR shared services project likely to cost the taxpayer £81m has been slammed as “one of the worst cases...

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    Union claims Royal Mail postmen are being told to walk faster

    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2008

    Postmen are being told by managers to walk faster to complete their rounds quicker, a union has claimed. The Communication...

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    • Outsourcing

    Whitbread signs five-year HR and payroll outsourcing deal with Ceridian

    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2008

    Whitbread, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant company, has signed a five-year HR and payroll outsourcing deal with HR services...

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    • Migrant workers

    Skilled migrants celebrate after being given go ahead to challenge visa rules

    by Mike Berry 10 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 10 Dec 2008

    Thousands of skilled migrants are celebrating another legal victory over the Home Office after being given the green light to...

    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Prison Service to save £35m a year with new shared services model

    by Mike Berry 10 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 10 Dec 2008

    The Prison Service is on track to save £35m annually after shaking up the way it deals with HR, finance...

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    • Online recruitment

    Online recruitment hits 19-month low

    by Mike Berry 9 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 9 Dec 2008

    Online recruitment hit a 19-month low in November as demand for new staff plummeted in several industry sectors across the...

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    Woolworths staff face bleak midwinter as Dragons Den saviour pulls out

    by Mike Berry 5 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 5 Dec 2008

    The future of 30,000 Woolworths employees looks increasingly bleak after Dragons Den entrepreneur Theo Paphitis pulled out of the race...

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    • Pay settlements

    Prison officer pay deal doubts as union asks for more details

    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2008

    A deal that would see an extra £50m invested in prison officer pay hangs in the balance after union members...

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    Strike threat averted as government does deal with PCS over Civil Service pay

    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2008

    The government has done a deal with the biggest Civil Service union over pay, lifting the threat of strike action...

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    • Job creation and losses

    Job cuts mount up as Nomura bank axes 1,000 roles in capital

    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2008

    Japanese bank Nomura is to cut 1,000 jobs in London.The financial services group bought parts of the failed US bank...

    • Employment law
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    Employment law campaign will save employers £418m a year in costs

    by Mike Berry 3 Dec 2008
    by Mike Berry 3 Dec 2008

    Employers will save a combined £418m a year in the cost of dealing with employment law by May 2010, according...

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