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    • Apprenticeships
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    Sector skills council Improve proposes reforms to boost apprenticeship numbers in food and drink manufacturing

    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007

    A major drive to revitalise apprenticeships in food and drink manufacturing has been launched by the sector skills council Improve....

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes
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    Royal College of Nursing survey finds 62% of nurses willing to take industrial action if pay award is unsatisfactory

    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007

    The majority of nurses would be willing to take industrial action if they receive an unsatisfactory pay deal this year,...

    • Employment law
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    • Continuous professional development

    Health professionals to face competence tests every five years

    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007

    All health professionals will be required to prove their fitness to practice every five years, under landmark new proposals. The...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Two-thirds of final salary pension schemes in private sector now closed to new employees

    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007

    More than two-thirds of final salary pension schemes, offered by companies in the private sector, are now closed to new...

    • Agency workers
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Government sets out plans to protect vulnerable agency workers

    by Mike Berry 21 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Feb 2007

    Plans to protect vulnerable agency workers and clamp down on rogue employers have been set out in a government consultation....

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development

    Skills for Life programme helps 1.6 million adults gain basic qualification

    by Mike Berry 21 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 21 Feb 2007

    More than 1.6 million people have gained basic skills qualifications through the government’s Skills for Life strategy, official figures have...

    • Employment law
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    £5,000 fines for people found guilty of obstructing emergency workers

    by Mike Berry 20 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 20 Feb 2007

    New rules to crack down on people who obstruct emergency workers come into force today (Tuesday).The new offences mean that...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Equal pay

    Government hints at possibility of equal pay lifeline for local councils

    by Mike Berry 20 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 20 Feb 2007

    The government has refused to rule out legislating to solve the equal pay crisis that could cost councils up to...

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    • Employee relations
    • Latest News

    Professor John Purcell joins conciliation service Acas as an academic adviser

    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2007

    Professor John Purcell, a leading authority on people management and employment relations, has joined conciliation service Acas as an academic adviser....

    • Employment law
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    • Employment tribunals

    Butlins to pay out £1m after charging workers for gas and electricity bills

    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2007

    Butlins will have to hand out as much as £1m in back pay to staff after a court ruled deductions...

    • Belief discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Few employers place faith in policies on religion and belief

    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 19 Feb 2007

    Only a third of employers have an explicit policy on religion and belief in the workplace, a study has found....

    • Education - further and higher
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    • Learning & development

    Death becomes university: Bath becomes dead centre for funeral director degrees

    by Mike Berry 16 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 16 Feb 2007

    Bath University has developed the UK’s first degree for funeral directors.  The foundation course will be offered by the University...

    • Employment law
    • Health and safety
    • Occupational Health

    West Country workplaces under spotlight over treatment of migrant workers

    by Mike Berry 16 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 16 Feb 2007

    Working conditions for migrants in Cornwall are to be checked out by police and council inspectors following a survey that...

    • Health and safety
    • Occupational Health
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    Council enforcers trained to help businesses stub out smoking in public

    by Mike Berry 15 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 15 Feb 2007

    Thousands of council staff are being trained to police the smoking ban in bars, restaurants and shops in England. The...

    • Civil Service
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    • Economics, government & business

    Conservative MPs seek debate on civil service HR after Treasury bullying claims

    by Mike Berry 14 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 14 Feb 2007

    The Conservatives have called for a debate on HR management in Whitehall departments following a damning report into staff morale...

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