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    • Economics, government & business

    Commons committee blames £547m NHS deficit on financial mismanagement at all levels

    by Mike Berry 14 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 14 Dec 2006

    Financial mismanagement at all levels of the NHS in England has led to the current £547m deficit, a committee of...

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
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    Budget cuts at Acas could hit plans for fixed conciliation periods in dispute resolution

    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006

    Budget cuts at the arbitration service Acas will hamper any plans to introduce fixed conciliation periods into the dispute resolution...

    • Auto-enrolment
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    Employers body CBI calls for £850m a year to help small firms implement personal pension accounts

    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006

    The CBI has called on the government to provide a package of financial support to help employers implement its new...

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    • HR strategy
    • Outsourcing

    Bank of America to outsource benefits services to UK, Ireland and Canada

    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006

    Bank of America has signed a five-year deal to outsource its flexible benefits plan for more than 10,000 staff in...

    • Corporate manslaughter
    • Health and safety
    • Employment law

    Increasing regulation means construction firms are regulars in court

    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006

    Half the UK’s construction companies have faced the threat of court action in the past 12 months, according to research....

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Mobility of skilled staff across European Union remains low

    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 13 Dec 2006

    The mobility of skilled workers across Europe is falling well short of expectations, a report out this week reveals. Just...

    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Deloittle launches recruitment campaign targeted at Chinese graduates

    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006

    Professional services firm Deloitte has launched a recruitment campaign to attract up to 50 graduates a year directly from Chinese...

    • Employee relations
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    • Trade unions

    Department of Trade and Industry plans to allow trade unions to use e-mail for strike ballots

    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006

    Trade unions could be allowed to ballot for industrial action using e-mail instead of the post, making strikes easier and...

    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits
    • Pensions

    Opt-in personal pensions system to be announced by government

    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006

    Plans for a new system of personal pensions are to be unveiled today by the government. A White Paper due...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Pre-Budget Report’s efficiency targets raise spectre of more job cuts in Whitehall departments

    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006

    Employers and trade unions have questioned whether the government can deliver on its efficiency agenda after further targets were set...

    • Age discrimination
    • Absence
    • Careers in HR

    News review 2006: Race for equality sets the tone

    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 12 Dec 2006

    From positive discrimination to HR's image problem, Mike Berry takes a look back at some of the important news stories that made the headlines in Personnel Today during the past 12 months.

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Department of Trade and Industry publishes new plan to cut red tape

    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2006

    The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has published an ambitious simplification plan to save business up to £700m a year...

    • Latest News
    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Misinformation means employers are missing out on huge pool of graduates

    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2006

    Businesses are missing out on a huge pool of graduate talent and should view the different routes they take to...

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    • Employment law
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    TUC to call for ‘social agreement’ to protect migrant workers from exploitation

    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 11 Dec 2006

    Many migrant workers in the UK are over-qualified, work in dangerous conditions and are exploited by employers, the TUC will...

    • Civil Service
    • Employee relations
    • Latest News

    Industrial relations in the Civil Service is a ‘shambles’

    by Mike Berry 8 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 8 Dec 2006

    Industrial relations between Whitehall employers and trade unions are in need of a dramatic overhaul, the head of the senior...

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