Construction industry employers have reacted with outrage after images of workers being beaten, set on fire and acting dangerously were...
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Councils put trust in radical plan after Treasury snub on equal pay
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Minister for communities Ruth Kelly launches commission to boost diversity in local government
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryCommunities secretary Ruth Kelly has announced the establishment of a new commission to look at how diversity in local government...
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Former TVR staff could soon be back at work as UK car maker Melling Sports Cars bids for ownership
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryHopes have been raised that the former workforce of sports car maker TVR in Blackpool could be back at work...
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Chancellor Gordon Brown and education secretary Alan Johnson call on employers to sign up to skills pledge
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryChancellor Gordon Brown and education secretary Alan Johnson have called on all employers to sign up to a ‘skills pledge’...
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University and College Union calls for employers to help stop university privatisation
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe University and College Union (UCU) has written to employers, asking them to act to stop creeping privatisation in UK...
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Home Office employees sign up to agreement with ministers to improve the department’s performance
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryHome Office ministers and officials have formed an unprecedented agreement to “exude pace and passion” as they work to improve...
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The majority of employers expect to award staff pay rises of less than 3.5% in the winter pay round, a...
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House of Lords vote to extend corporate manslaughter legislation to include prisons and police cells
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe House of Lords has voted to extend the planned corporate manslaughter bill to include deaths in prisons and police cells. Peers...
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Computer-chip maker Intel has lost an appeal against a ruling that found the company had been negligent in allowing an...
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CIPD reward survey exposes failure to apply strategic planning or measure effectiveness
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryOnly one-third of organisations have a reward strategy and only half of these measure its effectiveness, a survey reveals.A study...
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Representatives from the NHS, social care, local government, independent and voluntary sectors, trade unions and higher education institutions, have outlined...
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National Audit Office report casts doubt on government claims of £13.3bn efficiency savings
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryGovernment claims that it has made £13.3bn in efficiency savings carry a “significant risk of inaccuracy”, the public spending watchdog...
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Public health minister calls on businesses to be prepared for smoking ban
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryPublic health minister Caroline Flint has urged businesses to start preparations now for the introduction of the ban on smoking in...
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DTI select committee to investigate impact of new EU members on UK business
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Trade and Industry Select Committee of MPs has launched an enquiry into the impact on UK business of the...