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    Local Government Employers launches consultation into improving workforce conditions in sector

    by Mike Berry 15 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 May 2007

    A consultation looking into all aspects of improving workforce conditions in local government over the next 10 years has been...

    • Ethics
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    • HR practice

    Pension fund group Local Authority Pension Fund Forum demands that non-financial issues be linked to Shell directors’ remuneration

    by Mike Berry 15 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 May 2007

    Members of pension funds are being urged to vote against the remuneration report of Shell at its AGM on 15 May following...

    • Stress
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    • Recruitment & retention

    NHS struggles to recruit senior staff because of perception of high-stress roles

    by Mike Berry 15 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 May 2007

    The NHS is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit ­people to top-level jobs because of the perceived pressure of the...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Poland needs to lure 200,000 workers back home to get facilities ready for 2012 European Football Championships

    by Mike Berry 15 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 May 2007

    Poland will need to lure 200,000 workers back from the UK and Ireland if it is to get stadiums and...

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    Government launches TV advertising campaign ahead of smoking ban in England from 1 July

    by Mike Berry 14 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 14 May 2007

    With less than 50 days to go until the smoking ban in public places comes into force in England, the government...

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    • Labour market

    Latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development labour market survey predicts average pay rises to stick at 3%

    by Mike Berry 14 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 14 May 2007

    Pay rises are set to remain modest in spite of indications that more employers expect to award staff increases of...

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    • Maternity
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Government publishes consultation on new paternity leave proposals

    by Mike Berry 14 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 14 May 2007

    A consultation on new paternity leave proposals that would enable parents to share paid time off have been published by...

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    • Learning & development

    Sector skills council for food manufacturing, Improve, launches National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) and Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ)

    by Mike Berry 14 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 14 May 2007

    A new raft of vocational qualifications in food manufacturing is set to be unveiled to employers by Improve, the sector’s...

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    • Pensions

    Expert warns that employers will struggle to find trustees after pensions regulator tightens rules

    by Mike Berry 11 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 11 May 2007

    Employers face a real challenge to attract and retain quality pension scheme trustees  following the tightening of standards on how...

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    University of Central Lancashire teams up with Lancashire Constabulary to set up foundation degree in policing

    by Mike Berry 11 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 11 May 2007

    The University of Central Lancashire has joined forces with Lancashire Constabulary to launch a foundation degree in policing, believed to...

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    • Job creation and losses

    PCS union slams government for burying news of debt centre job cuts on day Blair announces departure

    by Mike Berry 11 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 11 May 2007

    The government has been accused of burying bad news as it announced the closure of three debt centres at the...

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    • Pensions

    UK pension schemes face investigation by Pensions Regulator as trustees ignore minimum funding suggestions

    by Mike Berry 10 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 10 May 2007

    One-third of pension schemes are prepared to set funding targets below the ‘trigger’ levels set out by the Pensions Regulator...

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    • Minimum wage

    Four new members appointed to Low Pay Commission to advise on the national minimum wage

    by Mike Berry 9 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 9 May 2007

    Trade and industry secretary Alistair Darling has appointed four new members of the independent Low Pay Commission, which advises the...

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    • HR Technology

    Software supplier Sage buys HR systems developer Snowdrop in £17m deal

    by Mike Berry 9 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 9 May 2007

    Software giant Sage has bought rival Snowdrop Systems in a £17m deal. Sage is a leading supplier of business management...

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    Maritime and Coastguard Agency workers vote for industrial action in pay dispute

    by Mike Berry 9 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 9 May 2007

    Workers at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have overwhelmingly voted for industrial action short of a strike in a dispute over...

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