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    Boss who sacked staff by text is killed in a car crash in Spain

    by Mike Berry 12 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 12 Apr 2007

    Mark Langford – who notoriously sacked 2,500 staff by text message – has died in a car crash in Spain....

    • CIPD
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    • The HR profession

    Geoff Armstrong to retire as director general of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

    by Mike Berry 12 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 12 Apr 2007

    Geoff Armstrong is to retire as director general of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in June 2008.By...

    • Careers in HR
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    • The HR profession

    Gillian Alford, former BBC industrial relations chief, appointed head of industrial relations for Royal Mail Letters

    by Mike Berry 11 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 11 Apr 2007

    Gillian Alford has joined Royal Mail as head of industrial relations for the letters business.Alford has been the BBC’s head...

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    • Recruitment & retention
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    Review group revises doctor recruitment scheme after ‘weeks of turmoil’

    by Mike Berry 11 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 11 Apr 2007

    A revised plan to resolve the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) crisis has been welcomed as “good news” by NHS ...

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    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Outsourced BBC HR employees snub Belfast move in favour of redundancy

    by Mike Berry 10 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 10 Apr 2007

    None of the BBC staff that were transferred to Capita as part of a £100m HR outsourcing deal last year are now working...

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    • Interim management
    • Recruitment & retention

    UK interim management market now worth £1bn

    by Mike Berry 6 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 6 Apr 2007

    The interim management sector is now worth an estimated £1bn in the UK, according to research. A survey of interim...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Information commissioner Richard Thomas reinstated until June 2009

    by Mike Berry 4 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 4 Apr 2007

    Richard Thomas has been reappointed as information commissioner for a further two years.

    Thomas was appointed in November 2002 and is being...

    • Bullying and harassment
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    Healthcare Commission watchdog survey shows NHS workers are less stressed but still experiencing violence at work

    by Mike Berry 3 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 3 Apr 2007

    NHS workers are less stressed, suffer fewer work-related injuries and see fewer potentially-harmful errors, according to the health service’s annual...

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    • Trade unions

    The Times reports new super-union will be called Unite

    by Mike Berry 3 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 3 Apr 2007

    The new super-union formed by the merger of Amicus and the Transport & General Workers’ (T&G)  union will be called...

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    • Economics, government & business
    • Labour market

    London’s mayor Ken Livingstone puts the living wage in London up to £7.20 per hour

    by Mike Berry 3 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 3 Apr 2007

    Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has announced a new £7.20 living wage rate for the capital following a report by...

    • Employment law
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    Red tape round-up: What will the latest employment legislation cost you?

    by Mike Berry 3 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 3 Apr 2007

    Cut through the layers of bureaucracy to get to the nitty-gritty of what the UK's new employment legislation will really mean to your organisation.

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Teacher at centre of veil row loses dismissal appeal against former employer Kirklees Council

    by Mike Berry 2 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 2 Apr 2007

    Amina Azmi, who brought an unsuccessful claim against her employer after she was dismissed for refusing to remove her veil while...

    • Latest News
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    • Recruitment & retention

    Health Select Committee report slams HR in the NHS over ‘disastrous’ workforce planning

    by Mike Berry 2 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 2 Apr 2007

    HR professionals in the NHS have come under fire following a damning report by MPs on workforce planning in the...

    • Age discrimination
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Small businesses under misconception of being fully compliant with age discrimination legislation could face tribunal claim

    by Mike Berry 2 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 2 Apr 2007

    Small businesses are risking tribunals as they fail to make changes to employment policies following age discrimination laws, research has...

    • Employment law
    • Maternity
    • Paternity

    Employers expect to face difficulties implementing Work and Families Act rights

    by Mike Berry 2 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 2 Apr 2007

    Most employers expect difficulty coping with the introduction of new rights for workers with family responsibilities this week, research has...

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