IBM has been named the UK’s most gay-friendly employer, according to an annual survey. Gay equality group Stonewall has published its...
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Duncan Brown to leave Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development to join PricewaterhouseCoopers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryDuncan Brown is to leave the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to become a director in the HR...
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Half a million civil servants to keep final salary pensions as unions agree move to career average scheme
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryAn estimated 500,000 civil service workers will retain their final salary pensions under a deal expected to be announced today.But...
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Employers who refuse to pay the minimum wage could face a £200 fine for every underpaid worker, the government has announced.
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Department of Trade and Industry to crack down on employers that fail to pay minimum wage
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government is planning to crack down on employers that flout minimum wage laws. The Department of Trade and Industry...
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British Airways has reached a deal with its four main trade unions on a package of reforms to tackle its...
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Train operator GNER issues radio-controlled watches to 1,000 frontline staff
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryRail workers are being given new watches in a bid to make more trains leave on time.Staff at train operator...
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Tribunal rules against biggest discrimination claim so far by transsexual forced to quit Hitachi Data Systems
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryJessica Bussert, a transsexual who claimed that she was forced to quit a high-powered job at Hitachi Data Systems after...
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A major rail union has criticised plans to cut hundreds of cleaners’ jobs on London Underground. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT)...
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The National School of Government is now a separate government department, giving it more autonomy to develop its role as a...
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Sandwell council announces plans to outsource back office functions to BT
by Mike Berryby Mike BerrySandwell council in the West Midlands has named BT as the preferred bidder for a £300m 15-year contract to transform...
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More than half of British workers do not feel fulfilled in their jobs, a study of 1,000 employees has revealed.The...
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Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced that Anne Watts will take up the post of chair of the Appointments  Commission...
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Government plans to use covert tactics to reduce nurses’ pay have been revealed in a leaked report on its strategy...
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Employees in the UK worked £23bn worth of unpaid overtime in 2006, averaging an extra seven hours and six minutes...