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Police Federation loses High Court case against home secretary for staging
2008-06-10 13:50:00 Home secretary Jacqui Smith's decision to stage the latest police pay rise was lawful, the High Court ruled today. The Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, took Smith to court in February after she i More About: Home , Case , Police Federation
UK government retains opt-out from Working Time Directive
2008-06-10 13:40:00 The UK has secured a deal to keep its opt-out from the Working Time Directive following a meeting of European employment ministers yesterday (Monday). EU member states voted to allow the UK to keep its exemption which allow More About: Government
European cities take seven slots in top 10 worldwide rankings for quality o
2008-06-10 13:00:00 European cities dominate the top 10 worldwide rankings for locations with the best quality of living, according to Mercer' More About: European , Cities , Worldwide , Quality , Slots
IT staff see salaries rise by 4.8%
2008-06-10 12:40:00 IT and computer staff saw their basic pay rise by 4.8% over the past 12 months, according to a survey. The CELRE Computer Staff Salary Survey More About: Rise
A million working days lost to strikes last year
2008-06-10 11:21:00 The number of working days lost to strikes topped one million last year, official figures have shown. Data from the Offic More About: Lost , Days , Million , Working , Year
Final salary pension scheme trustees border on complacency
2008-06-09 16:35:00 Trustees of final salary pension schemes are bordering on complacency, despite a high degree of uncertainty surrounding the future financial position of some of the UK's largest pension schemes, research has found. More About: Final , Pension , Salary
Workers? surfing costs economy £10bn a year
2008-06-09 16:19:00 The average UK employee spends 90 minutes each week surfing the web for personal use, costing the economy more than £10bn per year, research has found. A survey of 503 organisations by the CBI also revealed that More About: Economy , Workers , Surfing , Year , Costs
CIPD chief executive Jackie Orme: my results will speak for themselves
2008-06-09 02:00:00 Jackie Orme has boldly pledged to win over her doubters in the HR profession using actions rather than words. The new chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development also told HR practitioners to st More About: Chief , Results , Executive , Speak , Jackie
Dame Carol Black: A healthier workplace
2008-06-08 02:00:00 Dame Carol Black , national director for health and work, talks to Noel O'Reilly about key issues raised in her report on working-age people. This article includes four video clips. More About: Workplace , Dame
Working Time Directive in present form will complicate flexible working rig
2008-06-06 18:51:00 Flexible working law could be thrown into disarray if the Working Time Directive goes through More About: Present , Form , Flexible
Court to rule whether home secretary Jacqui Smith acted illegally on police
2008-06-06 18:19:00 The high court will rule whether home secretary Jacqui Smith acted illegally after her refusal to backdate the police pay rise next week (Tuesday, 10 June). The Police Federation, which represents rank and file officers, t More About: Home , Court , Rule
Friday podcast: prepare now for Heyday, leadership training attacked, and B
2008-06-06 16:13:00 HR news and analysis including: the Heyday case on the compulsory retirement age will be heard on 2 July - employers are warned to prepare now for its outcome as they could be liable for age discrimination le More About: Training , Leadership , Podcast , Friday , Attacked
Friday podcast: prepare now for Heyday, leadership training attacked, and B
2008-06-06 16:13:00 HR news and analysis including: the Heyday case on the compulsory retirement age will be heard on 2 July - employers are warned to prepare now for its outcome as they could be liable for age discrimination le More About: Training , Leadership , Podcast , Friday , Attacked
RAC drive for leaders reaps rewards in retention and staff satisfaction
2008-06-06 14:56:00 All RAC staff are encouraged to think like leaders, according to the road services group's HR director. John Harkness told Personnel Today that the policy was part of a wider drive to improve staff retention and s More About: Drive , Satisfaction , Rewards , Retention , Leaders
CBI plans to keep close eye on potential law changes
2008-06-06 09:07:00 The CBI has pledged to keep its guard up against further employment legislation after a senior trade union figure warned that the fight for tougher laws was far from over. The government announced a raft of employment More About: Plans , Close
Police target culture skews how HR rewards good work
2008-06-05 18:34:00 The police force's target culture is forcing HR teams to reward officers More About: Culture , Work , Police , Target , Good
Mobile work setback as staff shun flexibility to be seen to be working
2008-06-05 16:06:00 Mobile working is on the decline, despite allowing almost 100 million extra working days each year, two surveys have found. A survey of UK office workers commissioned b More About: Mobile , Work , Working , Staff , Flexibility
Retailers pay high price for focus on back-room tasks
2008-06-05 14:58:00 Retailers are wasting nearly 10% of wages by inefficiently assigning working hours to staff, costing them almost £2bn annually, research has found. Conducted by global management consultancy Kurt Salmon Associates, research More About: Back , Price , High , Focus , Room
Pensions buyout is a 'steel' at £450m as Delta sells liabilities
2008-06-05 13:18:00 Steel products giant Delta has sold off its pension liabilities at a cost of £450m. The majority of the pensioner liabilities of the Delta Pension Plan, sponsored by Delta plc, will now be insured by the Pension Insurance C More About: Steel
Lib Dem leader warns of teaching crisis if government freezes school spendi
2008-06-05 12:08:00 Hundreds of teachers and staff are facing redundancy as a third of schools have had their budget cut, according to the Liberal Democrats. Leader Nick Clegg will wa More About: Government , Teaching , School , Crisis
Transfer of employee information guidance issued
2008-06-04 18:31:00 New transfer of employee information guidance has been published to help organisations comply More About: Information , Transfer , Employee
Payroll responsibility passed between finance and HR
2008-06-04 15:34:00 The responsibility of payroll has become a game of hot potato, with a quarter of finance professionals preferring it was a function of HR, and almost just as many HR managers believing it should remain in finance, a study has fo More About: Finance , Payroll
Leadership development schemes ?have been for nothing?
2008-06-04 12:24:00 Nearly a decade of employers trying to develop leaders has been for nothing, according to a new report. The Global Leadership Forecast 200 More About: Development
Employers who encourage diversity reap the benefits
2008-06-04 11:38:00 Diversity issues should no longer pose financial or legal problems for employers, with a report out today indicating that organisations which take steps to remove workplace bias are better off than their counterparts. The r More About: Diversity , Benefits , Employers
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board enjoys success
2008-06-04 02:00:00 Last year was a great one for the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) which hailed it as its "most successful to date". It spent £18.8m on skills development and training for engineering con More About: Success
Court hearing for mandatory retirement challenge brought forward
2008-06-03 17:14:00 A landmark challenge to scrap the compulsory retirement age for employees will now be heard in less than a month, it has emerged. Charity Heyday, part of Age Concern, will dispute the legal retirement More About: Retirement , Challenge , Court , Hearing , Forward
Nissan jobs saved by multi-million pound investment
2008-06-03 17:05:00 Prime minister Gordon Brown this morning welcomed car maker Nissan 's announcement that hundreds of jobs would be saved by a multi-million pound inv More About: Jobs , Investment , Multi , Million
Maternity leave guide published by HM Revenue and Customs
2008-06-03 14:00:00 New maternity leave guidance in relation to non-cash benefits has been published by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs dep More About: Leave , Guide , Published , Maternity
Pace of change gives HR a chance to steer organisations
2008-06-03 02:01:00 EXCLUSIVE Senior HR figures have called on the profession to use the frantic pace of change in today's workplaces to take control of their organisations' futures. HR lead More About: Change , Chance , Pace
Thousands of foreign care workers escape criminal record checks
More articles from this author:2008-06-02 18:49:00 Thousands of migrants are working in childcare centres and carehomes for the elderly without having undergone full criminal record checks, accor More About: Workers , Care , Foreign , Record , Criminal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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