Super-union Unite is fizzing with anger at a below-inflation pay offer to workers at the Coca-Cola Enterprises distribution plant in Wakefield, Yorkshire....
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Four UK private equity chiefs attempted to defend their large tax breaks to MPs yesterday.
The heads of the Carlyle Group,...
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Salaries for non-executive directors have increased by 6% in 2007, but the increase is one-third less than in 2005, research...
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Boots pensioners celebrate as private equity buyer KKR commits funds to seal deal with pension trustees
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryPrivate equity firm KKR has struck a deal with the pension fund trustees of Alliance Boots following its £11.1bn takeover of the...
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Nearly eight in 10 workers in Scotland believe their hard work will be rewarded with promotion, research has found.
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The UK’s minimum wage is the third highest in the European Union, and almost twice the level of the US,...
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Human resources chief bids to end deadlock with Communication Workers Union in Royal Mail pay dispute
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryRoyal Mail’s human resources chief is to meet with union leaders today in an attempt to break the deadlock in...
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Rail, Maritime and Transport Union members to be balloted over strike call to resist pension changes
Up to 11,000 transport union members are to be balloted on strike action over pensions.The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) ...
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Why is everyone on about the new bank holiday like it’s a bad thing? The moment Britain Day was proposed, people...
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Most junior and middle-level HR roles will have some exposure to employee relations and equal opportunities procedures.
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McDonald’s chief people officer David Fairhurst was crowned Personnel Today’s top power player last Tuesday at the annual Top 40...
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The government has announced details of a new savings scheme to provide all employees with the right to a workplace...
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Generation Y adults are independent thinkers who will increase the number of employer litigation cases, according to a senior recruitment...
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Employers welcome two-stage implementation of extended holiday entitlement in the UK
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEmployers’ groups have broadly welcomed the government’s approach to implementing new holiday entitlements for workers.The regulations increase the minimum holiday...
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McDonald’s feeds appetite for healthy lifestyle by offering staff up to 60% off bikes and equipment in run up to Bike Week
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA McDonald’s scheme to give its 67,000 employees the opportunity to buy a range of bicycles and accessories at a...