Mike Berry

A radical review of the welfare system carried out by David Freud has suggested greater use of the private and voluntary...

A senior government delegation from Russia has been learning from Westminster Council about how to improve public service performance.
Russia has begun...

Finance staff are joining trade union Amicus in their droves, with the union reporting a 150% increase in its membership in...

Ethnic minorities and women with religious convictions have the toughest time when it comes to finding work, according to research...

Unions have reacted with fury at chancellor Gordon Brown’s decision to award below-inflation pay rises to nurses and other public...

Members of the Armed Forces will get the highest pay rise in public sector, the government has announced.  Defence secretary...

Dawn Atkinson has been appointed in a new role as England’s nursing officer for diversity. A nurse for 22 years, she will...

The growing acceptance that National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) can be as important as BTEC diplomas or A-levels has been confirmed after...

David Fairhurst, vice-president of people at McDonald’s, has been appointed vice-chairman of People 1st, the sector skills council for the hospitality, leisure,...

Aeroplane manufacturer Airbus is cutting 10,000 jobs across Europe over the next four years. About 1,600 jobs will go in...

A new approach is needed to tackle discrimination and disadvantage in the UK, the final Equalities Review report has recommended.  The...

Loopholes in employment law that leave agency staff open to exploitation must be closed to stop employers using them as...

The first in a series of events that aims to develop a framework for employers to ensure their workplaces are healthy...

Employers have been urged not to pressurise staff to keep their mobile phones switched on following the introduction of stricter ...

UK employees are an untapped resource when it comes to tackling climate change, research by the Carbon Trust has revealed.More...