Staff retention is the top HR priority for UK employers in 2007, research published today has revealed. Adapting to legislation...
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Starting salaries for graduates are expected to rise by just 2.1% this year – the smallest increase in six years,...
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Government to conduct a review of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government has announced a review of the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit scheme.Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit provides compensation and benefits...
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Angie Risley is stepping down from her role as HR director of Whitbread.Risley is joining Lloyds TSB in May as...
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A planned two-day strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew has been called off at the eleventh-hour. Talks between...
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Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) has signed an agreement with its trade unions over future outsourcing deals.
CFS and its unions, Amicus, the...
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City banker Andrea Madarassy loses appeal claims against Nomura International
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA senior City banker has lost her cases of unfair dismissal, sex discrimination and victimisation against her employer Nomura.The Court...
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Out-of-court settlement for council worker in disability discrimination case sacked by fax
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA council worker who was sacked by fax while on sick leave has received a reported £130,000 in compensation in...
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Pensions regulator clamps down on cash incentives to opt-out of final salary schemes
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Pensions Regulator is to clamp down on employers offering cash incentives to staff to transfer out of costly final-salary...
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TV Licensing staff to stage two-day strike next week in protest over outsourcing to India
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryStaff who work at TV Licence‘s headquarters in Bristol are to stage a two-day strike next week. Workers who collect...
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Absence Advice Note should replace Med 3 sicknote, says occupational health provider association
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Med 3 sicknote should be replaced with an Absence Advice Note (AAN) as part of a radical overhaul of...
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Further and higher education staff report stress levels are on the increase
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEmployees in the further and higher education sector are suffering from rising stress levels and believe management are contributing to...
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A chief executive at one of the UK’s largest financial services companies has apologised for using the phrase “nigger in...
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Asda has given 123,000 store and depot workers a share of £15m worth of an annual performance-related bonus.
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A new £14m national academy to raise manufacturing skills is to be launched today by the government.
Trade and industry...