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This week's news in brief…
HR director leaves
The personnel and services director of the Arcadia Group, which owns Dorothy Perkins and Top Shop, has resigned. Keith Cameron, 52, is expected to receive a £300,000 pay-off after the termination of his one-year contract. Chief executive Stuart Rose said the move was amicable and that Cameron left so he could "think about his life".
Bank axes 500 posts
Deutsche Bank is to shed 500 jobs in the City of London after a 34 per cent rise in operating costs last year. The cuts are part of a global streamlining that will cut Deutsche's workforce of 90,000 by 2,600.
The cuts are expected to fall on the back office and administration divisions and come just days after ING Barings announced 500 redundancies in the City.
Union in strike talks
Air traffic controllers are to vote on whether to take strike action if the Government does not change its plans to privatise the service. Iain Findlay, of the controllers' union the IPMS, said members have agreed to hold a ballot if ministers refuse to consider alternatives to the scheme. He said, "Members say it is impossible to consider profit and safety in the same equation."
Ford's £220m scheme
Ford will create more than 600 jobs with a £220m investment programme. The company, which ends car assembly at its Dagenham plant next year, is ploughing the money into new engine facilities at its Bridgend plant, in South Wales. The investment was helped by £16m from the Welsh Assembly.
link http://www.ford.com/
Directive challenged
A European Court of Justice opinion could have serious implications for employers of short-term workers. BECTU, which brought a case against
