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    Civil service staff to stage one-day strike

    by Mike Berry 24 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 24 Oct 2008

    Tens of thousands of civil service workers are to hold a one-day strike on 10 November. The Public and Commercial...

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Shorter working week gets green light as JCB digs deep to avoid job cuts

    by Mike Berry 24 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 24 Oct 2008

    JCB staff have voted for a cut in their working week in a bid to save 500 jobs under threat...

    • Employee relations
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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Secondary strike action ban backed by clear majority of employers

    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008

    More than two-thirds of employers back the ban on trade unions taking secondary action, exclusive research has revealed.A survey of...

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    Recruitment market collapse confirmed as record number of firms go bust

    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008

    The number of recruitment agencies and business services firms going bust has rocketed over the last year, new figures have...

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    Northern Rock staff in line for bonus bonanza if payback targets are hit

    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008

    Northern Rock staff could receive generous bonuses if targets for paying back a £26bn government loan are met.The Newcastle-based bank...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Family-friendly working

    Fathers’ failure to take up family friendly rights to be investigated

    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008

    A £320,000 project that aims to boost awareness of employment rights among low-paid fathers has been given the green light.Campaign...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Meat processors face investigation by equality body over pay and migrants

    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 23 Oct 2008

    The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched a formal inquiry into the employment and recruitment practices in the...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Facial disfigurement in spotlight as man shunned for being ‘too ugly’

    by Mike Berry 22 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 22 Oct 2008

    An unemployed man with a facial disfigurement claims he is being discriminated against by employers for being “too ugly”.Edward Johnson,...

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • Wellbeing

    Tackling mental ill-health in the workplace needs policy rethink

    by Mike Berry 22 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 22 Oct 2008

    A rethink of workplace policies is required to tackle the huge problem of mental ill-health, which costs up to £77bn-a-year...

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

    HR directors back early end to compulsory retirement age

    by Mike Berry 17 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 17 Oct 2008

    Leading HR directors have backed a campaign by Personnel Today and the Employers Forum on Age to force the government...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    £93m training pot set up for housing, facilities, fashion and textiles

    by Mike Berry 17 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 17 Oct 2008

    Employers in the housing, facilities management, fashion and textiles sectors are to benefit from a £93m government investment in training.New...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Recruitment & retention

    City recruitment gloom deepens as turmoil takes hold

    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008

    City recruitment continued to be significantly affected by the turmoil within the global financial services industry last month, new figures...

    • Latest News
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    • Mobile workers

    Business visitors to the UK must apply for new visa

    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008

    New rules for those wishing to come to the UK on business have been published by the government.People travelling to...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Former Al Jazeera executive loses discrimination case

    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008

    A former Al Jazeera executive has lost her £1m tribunal case for unfair dismissal and discrimination against the TV channel....

    • Employee relations
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    • Employment tribunals

    Details of organisations involved in tribunals to be made public

    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008
    by Mike Berry 16 Oct 2008

    The names and addresses of organisations involved in employment tribunal cases must be made public, the privacy watchdog has ruled.The...

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