Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
    • Advertise
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • XpertHR
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Pricing
    • Free trial
    • Subscribe
    • XpertHR USA
  • Webinars
  • OHW+

Personnel Today

Register
Log in
Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
    • Advertise
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • XpertHR
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Pricing
    • Free trial
    • Subscribe
    • XpertHR USA
  • Webinars
  • OHW+

HR practice

HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 25 August 2010

by Personnel Today 25 Aug 2010
by Personnel Today 25 Aug 2010

A round-up of HR-related stories in today’s newspapers.

Public sector union Unison has launched legal action against the Government’s plans for a major shake-up of the NHS system in England, which will see primary care trusts and strategic health authorities scrapped, putting jobs at risk. According to the BBC, the union claims ministers failed to ask the public if it wanted such fundamental changes in the first place.

One in 10 people fear they will be forced to work until they die, a study revealed yesterday (24 August). The research from investment firm Barings Asset Management said some people simply could not afford to give up their jobs. Overall, the research found that 10% of workers “have no plans ever to stop working”, reports the Daily Mail.

Union leaders are expected to announce a series of 24-hour strikes by tube workers in a row over jobs, threatening travel chaos for passengers next month. The walkouts, by members of the RMT union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, are set to start in the week beginning 6 September, the Guardian reports.

Workers at pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will stage a series of strikes next month in a row over pensions, reports the Independent. The GMB union said members at the company’s site in Macclesfield, Cheshire, would walk out for three two-hour strikes on 8 September, three four-hour strikes on 15 September and a 24-hour strike starting at 6am on 22 September.

Avatar
Personnel Today

previous post
HR people moves: Lloyds Banking Group, University of the Arts London, Richmond Council
next post
Equality Act 2010: Public sector equality duty consultation launched

You may also like

What will it mean to be an HR...

28 Nov 2023

Train driver unfairly dismissed after tarantula prank

28 Nov 2023

CIPD people profession survey: tech advances not having...

26 Oct 2023

Bank holidays: six things employers need to know

26 Oct 2023

ITV to require staff to declare all relationships...

23 Oct 2023

What does it mean to be an HR...

22 Sep 2023

Lloyds of London boss urges greater return to...

7 Sep 2023

Amazon joins Google in demanding more office attendance

11 Aug 2023

Kemi Badenoch: ‘confused HR colleagues’ misunderstand Equality Act

31 Jul 2023

The state of employee engagement 2023 (survey)

5 Jul 2023

  • How to spot and tackle imposter syndrome in the workplace PROMOTED | Half of all UK adults...Read more
  • BetterMe for Business: How to Build Wellness Culture at Work PROMOTED | Ever encountered a...Read more
  • Global growth with simple HR compliance (webinar) WEBINAR | In an increasingly global marketplace...Read more
  • Talent acquisition: How AI can complement a ‘back to basics’ approach PROMOTED | Artificial intelligence is now...Read more
  • What will it mean to be an HR professional in 2024? (webinar) WEBINAR | As we approach 2024...Read more
  • HR Budget Planning for 2024: Preparing your People Strategy PROMOTED | As organisations continue to adapt...Read more

Personnel Today Jobs
 

Search Jobs

PERSONNEL TODAY

About us
Contact us
Browse all HR topics
Email newsletters
Content feeds
Cookies policy
Privacy policy
Terms and conditions

JOBS

Personnel Today Jobs
Post a job
Why advertise with us?

EVENTS & PRODUCTS

The Personnel Today Awards
The RAD Awards
Employee Benefits
Forum for Expatriate Management
OHW+
Whatmedia

ADVERTISING & PR

Advertising opportunities
Features list 2023

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin


© 2011 - 2023 DVV Media International Ltd

Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
    • Advertise
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • XpertHR
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Pricing
    • Free trial
    • Subscribe
    • XpertHR USA
  • Webinars
  • OHW+