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    • Bullying and harassment
    • Local authorities
    • HR practice

    Under-fire Islington HR chief to leave council by mutual consent

    by Mike Berry 25 Feb 2010
    by Mike Berry 25 Feb 2010

    Exclusive
    Islington Council’s under-fire HR director Maria King is to leave the local authority at the end of this month.King...

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Trade unions

    British Airways warned by union that strike is still on the cards

    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2010
    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2010

    Trade union Unite has warned British Airways (BA) that industrial action is still on the cards despite losing a High...

    • Apprenticeships
    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    National Apprenticeship Service launches online ROI calculator for employers

    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2010
    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2010

    The National Apprenticeship Service has launched a new tool for employers to calculate the return on investment (ROI) for firms...

    • Agency workers
    • Employment law
    • HR practice

    Agency workers regulations could be reviewed if Conservatives win election

    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2010
    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2010

    The Conservatives have indicated they will review new agency workers regulations if they come to power after the general election.Shadow...

    • Absence
    • HR practice
    • Wellbeing

    Fit-note system cause for concern among HR professionals

    by Mike Berry 17 Feb 2010
    by Mike Berry 17 Feb 2010

    With little over a month to go until the introduction of the new fit-note system, it seems there is already...

    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Recruitment & retention

    Retirement age decision not due until summer, warns Lord Young

    by Mike Berry 11 Feb 2010
    by Mike Berry 11 Feb 2010

    Any announcement on the future of the default retirement age (DRA) will not be made until the summer, the government...

    • HR practice

    Profile: Tim Miller, director of people, property and assurance, Standard Chartered Bank

    by Mike Berry 22 Jan 2010
    by Mike Berry 22 Jan 2010

    Tim Miller is that rare beast - an HR director at a successful bank. He talks to Mike Berry about the challenges the financial sector has faced, and how HR can make a difference.

    • Business performance
    • Employee relations
    • Employment law

    Redundancy tracker: UK job losses and job cuts

    by Mike Berry 20 Jan 2010
    by Mike Berry 20 Jan 2010

    NOTE: This page is no longer being updated. Last entry 29 April 2010On this page you will find the Personnel...

    • Employment law
    • Discipline
    • HR practice

    Islington Council appoints interim to cover HR chief suspension

    by Mike Berry 11 Jan 2010
    by Mike Berry 11 Jan 2010

    Troubled Islington Council has appointed an interim director to oversee its HR function after suspending HR chief Maria King.
    Richard...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Islington Council suspends HR director accused of bullying

    by Mike Berry 15 Dec 2009
    by Mike Berry 15 Dec 2009

    Exclusive The crisis enveloping Islington Council’s HR function has escalated with the revelation that HR director Maria King has been...

    • Civil Service
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Civil service severance pay must be refunded if staff are re-employed

    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2009
    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2009

    Ex-civil servants who return to work in the Civil Service after receiving a severance payment will have to pay the...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Wellbeing

    Equality Bill amendment curbs use of health and disability-related pre-employment questionnaires

    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2009
    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2009

    A new amendment to the Equality Bill will restrict employers’ use of pre-employment questionnaires about health or disability during the...

    • Employment law
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Redundancy

    Male over-50s made redundant in recession find it hardest to get another job

    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2009
    by Mike Berry 4 Dec 2009

    Men aged 50+ who have lost their jobs in the recession are at serious risk of being shut out of...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • HR practice
    • Recruitment & retention

    Islington Council HR hit by second senior resignation as bullying inquiry continues

    by Mike Berry 3 Dec 2009
    by Mike Berry 3 Dec 2009

    Islington Council’s HR function is in crisis after it emerged that another senior employee has quit in the wake of...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts

    Blacklisting trade union members to be banned under new regulations

    by Mike Berry 2 Dec 2009
    by Mike Berry 2 Dec 2009

    Blacklisting trade union members will be banned under new government regulations. The move follows evidence that a number of employers...

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