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Sector skills council for the freight logistics industry Skills for Logistics calls on people to see it as the ‘green’ career option
by Mike Berryby Mike BerrySkills for Logistics, the sector skills council for the freight logistics industry, is calling on more people to consider the industry...
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Construction union Ucatt slams proposed delay to introducing extended holiday entitlement
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryConstruction union Ucatt has blasted a proposed delay to extending workers’ minimum paid holiday entitlement from 20 days to 28.
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The government has published a consultation on the Discrimination Law Review, which aims to modernise discrimination legislation.
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Work and pensions secretary John Hutton unveils Employ Ability initiative to dispel myths and highlight benefits of employing disabled people
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEmployers should make use of the skills that disabled employees have to offer, said work and pensions secretary John Hutton at...
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EEF proposes to Treasury that small firms get financial compensation for setting up pension personal accounts
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryManufacturers’ organisation the EEF has developed a model for providing smaller firms with some financial assistance when personal accounts, a key...
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development recruitment, retention and turnover survey finds employers struggle to keep staff
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThere has been a significant rise in the number of organisations struggling to retain their staff over the past year,...
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Top companies join Army’s campaign to encourage UK employers to formalise their reservist policies
by Mike Berryby Mike BerrySome of the UK’s biggest organisations have joined the Army’s campaign to encourage UK employers to formalise their policies on...
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The UK is bottom of the pile when it comes to annual holiday entitlement for employees, pan-European research has found....
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Pension Protection Fund launches initiative to inform members of work-based pension schemes about its work
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA new initiative – ‘Protecting People’s Pensions’ – targeting members of work-based pension schemes has been launched by the Pension...
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Rift between senior executives and human resources highlighted by Deloitte/Economist Business Unit’s ‘Aligned at the Top’ survey
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThere is still a major gap between senior business executives and human resources professionals when it comes to HR’s place...
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Cass Business School survey shows people innovations are being missed as company reports fail to account for human resources initiatives
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryAnnual reports are failing to capture the full value of companies’ innovative activities, according to research funded by the Economic ...
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Olympic Delivery Authority ‘positive’ about talks with unions over terms and conditions for workers constructing 2012 games infrastructure
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has said it is continuing with “positive negotiations” with unions over the construction projects of...
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Redrow builds home-grown talent through NVQ3 site manager training programme
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEleven assistant site managers at housebuilder Redrow have graduated from a training and development course that it is hoped will...
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British Computer Society to advertise the benefits to IT professionals of achieving chartered status
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe British Computer Society (BCS) is launching a national advertising campaign promoting the importance of a professional ‘gold standard’ in...