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    Budget offers corporation tax boost for business

    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007

    Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced in the Budget that the headline rate of corporation tax will be cut to 28%...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • HR practice

    Charity urges chancellor Gordon Brown to give carers a tax break in Budget

    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007

    Charity Counsel and Care has repeated its call for tax exemptions to be extended to care vouchers to help employees...

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    • Recruitment & retention
    • Wellbeing

    NHS receives new Department of Health guidance on screening staff for blood-borne viruses

    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007

    The Department of Health has published new guidance to the NHS on screening new healthcare workers for tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis...

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    Business continuity slips off radar as half UK firms ignore threat of unforeseen disruption

    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007

    Less than half of UK organisations are preparing for business disruption, despite fears of upheaval caused by extreme weather conditions...

    • Health and safety
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    Health and Safety Executive censures Ministry of Defence over deaths of soldiers crushed when moving vehicles

    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has censured the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the death of two soldiers killed...

    • Ethics
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Disability

    Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier to chair Employers’ Forum on Disability

    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007

    Adam Crozier, chief executive of Royal Mail Group, has been appointed chairman of the Employers’ Forum on Disability. Crozier has...

    • Employee relations
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    European court upholds Aslef union’s right to ban BNP from membership

    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007

    The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the right of trade unions to exclude members of the British National Party...

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    • Labour market

    Construction union Ucatt claims closing self-employed loophole could fund entire cost of Olympics

    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007

    A loophole in the tax system for building workers could be costing the Treasury £2.5bn a year, construction industry union...

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Stress
    • Occupational Health

    QVC shopping channel staff take self-help route to wellbeing

    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Mar 2007

    TV shopping channel QVC has launched an employee wellbeing programme, Wellbeing@Work, to provide staff with information on improving their personal...

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    Government changes rules to extend asbestos compensation to all sufferers

    by Mike Berry 20 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 20 Mar 2007

    The government has changed the rules to give quicker access to compensation for all people who are diagnosed with asbestos-related...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Disability
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    Disability campaign urges employers to recruit people with Down’s Syndrome

    by Mike Berry 20 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 20 Mar 2007

    Employers are being targeted by a new campaign that aims to get them to look again at jobseekers with Down’s...

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    • Pensions

    Personal pension accounts will not force UK employers to cut pension contributions

    by Mike Berry 20 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 20 Mar 2007

    Fears that the introduction of new personal pension accounts will force UK employers to reduce their contributions and slash jobs...

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    High Court ruling forces government to change sex discrimination and harassment law

    by Mike Berry 19 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Mar 2007

    The government has promised to change sex discrimination law “as soon as is reasonably practicable” following a High Court decision last...

    • Change management
    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News

    Interim managers’ day-rate reaches record high of £558

    by Mike Berry 19 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Mar 2007

    Interim managers are now being paid an average of £558 per day, a record high and up 4% on last...

    • Economics, government & business
    • Sector Skills Councils
    • Skills shortages

    Chemicals skills council Cogent gains £1m funding to improve provision of training

    by Mike Berry 19 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Mar 2007

    Cogent, the Sector Skills Council for the chemicals and pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, nuclear, petroleum and polymer industries, has secured...

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