The government has announced that the skills and training expertise of the Automotive Academy are to be applied across the...
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Carers UK calls on employers to take proactive role in supporting carers in the workplace
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryCarers UK is calling on organisations to help carers access the benefits and support available to them, and reap the...
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More than four in 10 working scientists are either unsure of whether they will be able to stay in that...
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CBI deputy director-general John Cridland welcomes review of disputes procedures
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe CBI has welcomed the government’s decision to review the employment tribunal system. John Cridland, deputy director-general of the CBI,...
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Cancer charity Clic Sargent calls for automatic right to flexible working for parents whose children have cancer
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryParents of children diagnosed with cancer should be given an automatic right to flexible working, a charity has said. The...
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Siemens Business Services is to move up to 240 National Savings and Investments jobs to India
by Mike Berryby Mike BerrySiemens Business Services is to outsource up to 240 jobs to India as part of its National Savings and Investments...
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Walsall Council agrees £584,000 payout for whistleblower after colleagues’ hostility caused him stress
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryWalsall Council has agreed a settlement totalling £584,000 with a former council whistleblower. Peter Francis, a former head of programme...
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Michael Gibbons to conduct a government review of dispute resolution systems
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government has announced a root-and-branch review of systems for resolving disputes in the workplace.
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Public sector workers denied flexible working by ingrained management practices
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEmployers in the public sector ‘talk the talk’ on work-life balance, but have only low levels of commitment to changing...
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Christian Aid has announced plans to outsource its payroll function. The charity has chosen provider Northgate HR to manage its...
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Gordon Brown has appointed former CBI chief, Sir Digby Jones, as his new ‘skills envoy’.
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Myths and misconceptions still surround equality and diversity in the workplace, a discussion paper suggests.
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A strike at a Lancashire university has been called off after unions and management reached agreement about contracts for lecturers....
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Supplies to branches of frozen food chain Iceland could be hit over Christmas by a strike over pay, a union...
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Legal challenge to mandatory retirement age referred to European Court of Justice
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe High Court has referred a legal challenge to the mandatory retirement age to the European Court of Justice.
Heyday, the...