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    Smoking staff at Warwickshire County Council offered stop-smoking advice from colleagues

    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2007

    Staff at Warwickshire County Council who want to quit smoking are being offered help and advice from other staff members, some...

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    • Pensions

    Gurkha soldiers awarded same pensions rights as British Army soldiers

    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2007

    Gurkha soldiers are to get access to the same pensions as the rest of the British Army, the government has announced.

    Defence...

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    Conciliation service Acas launches free online course to help avoid discrimination

    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 12 Mar 2007

    Conciliation service Acas has launched a new free online course to help employers avoid discrimination in the workplace on the grounds...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Equal pay

    PCS union launches equal pay claims against MoD

    by Mike Berry 9 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 9 Mar 2007

    The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has launched a batch of equal pay claims against the Ministry of Defence...

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    BT teams up with University of Sunderland to develop business-focused higher education scheme for staff

    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007

    Staff at BT Global Services are set to benefit from an internally developed course designed to offer business-focused, work-based higher...

    • Employee relations
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    • Trade unions

    Amicus and Transport and General Workers Union members vote to merge into ‘super union’

    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007

    Members of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) have voted to merge to create a ‘super union’,...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • HR practice

    Number of female senior managers in FTSE 350 firms falls by 40% in five years

    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007

    The number of female senior managers working in major UK businesses has fallen sharply by more than 40% in the...

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    Firms alerted to extension of Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations to smaller companies

    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007

    Firms employing 100 or more staff have been reminded that employer obligations under the Information and Consultation of Employees (ICE)...

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    • Minimum wage

    National minimum wage to rise to £5.52 in October

    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 8 Mar 2007

    The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is to rise from £5.35 to £5.52 an hour from October this year, the government...

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    • Economics, government & business

    Home secretary John Reid announces government plans for tougher sanctions over employing illegal staff

    by Mike Berry 7 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 7 Mar 2007

    Companies employing illegal workers face tougher sanctions under new government plans announced by home secretary John Reid. A new cross-government...

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    Canterbury Christ Church University launches CIPD-validated MA in HRM business partnership

    by Mike Berry 7 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 7 Mar 2007

    Canterbury Christ Church University has joined forces with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to launch a postgraduate...

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    • Pay & benefits
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    University of Southampton signs £560,000 payroll software deal with Northgate HR

    by Mike Berry 6 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 6 Mar 2007

    The University of Southampton has signed a £560,000, five-year deal with provider Northgate HR for its ResourceLink HR, payroll and pensions software.The...

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    MPs talk out Temporary Agency Works Bill at second reading

    by Mike Berry 6 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 6 Mar 2007

    Legislation that would give temporary workers the same rights as directly employed staff has been ‘talked out’ by MPs and denied a...

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    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    HR outsourcing contracts boost profits for services provider Capita Group

    by Mike Berry 6 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 6 Mar 2007

    Record levels of new business and high-profile HR outsourcing contracts have helped services provider Capita Group to post strong financial...

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    • Health and safety
    • Early careers

    MPs call for Parliamentary debate and action over deaths of young people at work

    by Mike Berry 5 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 5 Mar 2007

    A growing number of MPs from all political parties are calling for a Parliamentary debate and government action over the number of...

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