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This week's news in brief
DLA-MCG talk merger
Law firm DLA and the MCG Consulting Group have announced that they are in talks to integrate their businesses. The two companies have previously collaborated on a number of HR consultancy assignments for some of the UK's largest employers. www.dla.com
Staff stick with office
Predictions that new technology will lead to a work revolution, where office staff are replaced by people working from home, have failed to materialise, according to a TUC report. The study concludes that home computers are more likely to be used by stressed executives taking work home with them at the weekends or by self-employed people who have always worked from home. www.tuc.org.uk
CV creative writing
The British are a nation of liars when it comes to their CVs, according to research conducted by Mori. The survey of 1,042 workers across all industry sectors, found that more than a quarter have misled potential employers. More than a quarter of respondents have lied about their salary, and almost half made up information about their leisure pursuits. Over a third of male workers have lied while applying for jobs. www.cvvalidation.com
McDonald's fined
Two McDonald's restaurants in Surrey have been fined £12,400 for exploiting child workers. Ikhya Enterprises, which holds the franchises for the outlets in Camberley, was fined after admitting 20 offences of illegally employing schoolchildren.
Defra faces pay strike
Thousands of civil servants are being balloted over strike action over differences in pay at the new Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Public and Commercial Services Union sent out ballot papers this week to more than 3,000 members employed at the at the department, calling for a one-day strike on 20 August. www.pcs.org.uk
