The number of people working in schools has grown by 17,300 over the past 12 months, but the number of...
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Equal Opportunities Commission signs up to Work Wise’s smarter working agreement
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has signed the Work Wise UK agreement supporting the adoption of new smarter working across the UK.
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KPMG’s flexible working programme wins Opportunity Now ‘City Award’ for diversity and equality
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe flexible working programme operated by professional services firm KPMG has won a top workplace award for gender equality, diversity and...
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Working Links organisation joins with Chilean government in deal to help unemployed back to work
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryWorking Links, the organisation which helps unemployed people find work, has signed a deal with the Chilean government to deliver a welfare-to-work programme.The...
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New legislation could protect Marxists, humanists and pacifists in the workplace
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMarxists, humanists and pacifists could be protected from workplace discrimination on the grounds of their philosophical belief due to changes...
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There has been an overall reduction of 17,000 in the number of people working in the NHS in the year...
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Members of the AA Democratic Union (AADU) working at the AA motoring services group have voted overwhelmingly to accept a...
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House of Lords rules that St Helens Council victimised dinner ladies over equal pay claims
by Mike Berryby Mike BerrySchool dinner ladies who were sent “intimidating” letters by their employer after starting equal pay claims have won their victimisation...
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Communication Workers Union threatens ballot for Post Office strike action
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA row over pay and cost cutting could lead to the first national postal strike for more than a decade,...
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The Spirit Group – the managed division of Punch Taverns, which owns more than 9,300 pubs nationwide – has launched...
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PCS union slams Freud Report recommendations on services for the long-term unemployed
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has published a highly critical response to the Freud Report on welfare reform,...
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Macdonald Hotels is investing £700,000 and creating 30 new jobs by launching a new education and training centre in Scotland....
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence calls for employer support for smokers who want to quit
by Mike Berryby Mike BerrySmokers should be given paid time off work to help them kick the habit, new public health guidance has recommended....
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More councils than ever have people strategies in place and have been awarded Investors in People (IIP) status, the findings...
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International directories company Yell has launched what is thought to be the UK’s first recruitment campaign in virtual world Second...