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    • Trade unions

    Unions’ push for direct employment of Olympic builders will lead to further costs hike, construction experts warn

    by Mike Berry 20 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 20 Jul 2007

    Union demands for direct employment on the Olympic Games building project could send the £3bn wage bill rocketing by as much as...

    • Age discrimination
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Age discrimination claims over pension changes hit City Law firm Freshfields

    by Mike Berry 19 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Jul 2007

    City law firm Freshfields has been hit by two age discrimination claims from former partners.The company is currently fighting an...

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    Postal strike extended to cause two weeks of continuous disruption after Royal Mail snubs Communication Workers Union

    by Mike Berry 19 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Jul 2007

    The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has announced an escalation of strike action as part of dispute with Royal Mail over...

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Latest News

    Journalist strike gets go-ahead at global business information publisher Lexis Nexis as staff reject pay offer

    by Mike Berry 19 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Jul 2007

    Workers at global business information publisher Lexis Nexis have voted to strike in a bid to force the company to...

    • Department for Work and Pensions
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    • Economics, government & business

    Welfare reform Green Paper promises to get people off benefits and back to work

    by Mike Berry 18 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 18 Jul 2007

    A new “jobs pledge” aiming to find employment opportunities for 250,000 people currently on benefit is at the heart of...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Race discrimination

    Pauline Taylor wins £34,000 compensation after suffering eight years of racial abuse

    by Mike Berry 18 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 18 Jul 2007

    A woman who suffered eight years of racial abuse at a small electronics company in Essex has been awarded £34,000...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Equal pay

    Equal pay row ups pressure on council industrial relations

    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2007

    Industrial relations between local authorities and unions are becoming increasingly fraught as the equal pay crisis threatens to overwhelm local...

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    • Migrant workers

    University of Bath develops English language tests for foreign healthcare professionals seeking work in UK

    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2007

    A university has developed a range of tests that evaluate the English language skills of foreign healthcare professionals seeking work...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Kitchen porter claims racial and religious abuse while working in Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant

    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 17 Jul 2007

    Gordon Ramsay’s famous restaurant  is facing claims that a Muslim worker at his eponymous restaurant in Chelsea was subject to...

    • Employment law
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    Easyjet and Ryanair must apply French employment laws to staff operating from the country, court rules

    by Mike Berry 16 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 16 Jul 2007

    France’s top administrative court has ruled Easyjet and Ryanair must apply French employment laws to staff operating from the country....

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    • Sickness absence

    CIPD survey shows more organisations are using wellbeing programmes to manage sickness absence

    by Mike Berry 16 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 16 Jul 2007

    The proportion of organisations now focusing on employee wellbeing as a means of tackling sickness absence has soared over the...

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    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Rolls Royce launches its first graduate programme

    by Mike Berry 16 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 16 Jul 2007

    Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has launched the company’s first graduate programme.
    It will provide up to 15 graduates with the opportunity to...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    Public Accounts Committee report warns reservists need better training and support

    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 13 Jul 2007

    Part-time soldiers or reservists need better training and support, a committee of MPs has warned.
    The Public Accounts Committee report said reservists...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Less than two in 10 final salary pension schemes are still open to new entrants

    by Mike Berry 12 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 12 Jul 2007

    More than 80% of defined benefit, or final salary pension schemes, are closed to new entrants, according to research by...

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    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Graduate recruitment predicted to rise by 12.7%, according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters

    by Mike Berry 11 Jul 2007
    by Mike Berry 11 Jul 2007

    The recruitment market for graduates is continuing to thrive, according to research by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR). The AGR...

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