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MPs vote through civil service redundancy Bill
Parliament has voted to cap redundancy pay for civil servants at one year's salary, or 15 months' for voluntary redundancies, by 326 votes to 244 at the Bill's second reading.
The Commons sent the
HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 8 September 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers.
BBC management is expected to reveal within the next couple of days the concessions it will offer staff over changes to their pensions to try to avoid impending
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Doubts raised over estimated cost of tube strikes
Experts have cast doubt on claims that the latest strikes by London Underground workers will cost the capital nearly £50 million in lost productivity per day.
The first wave of 24-hour strikes began at 5pm yesterday (6 Sep
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MPs debate changes to civil service redundancy scheme
The long-running dispute over planned changes to redundancy terms for civil servants reached a key stage today when proposed legislation was debated by MPs during its second reading in the House of Commons.
Under proposals
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Health and safety regulations must not be reduced, warns TUC
The TUC has urged the Government to ignore calls from business to reduce health and safety related "red tape" after a report from the union body revealed that at least 20,000 people - the equivalent of the entire population of the Orkney I
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Recruitment market to remain flat in last quarter
The recruitment market will remain static for the remainder of 2010 with employers remaining only mildly optimistic about future hiring prospects, research reveals today.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, based on re
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HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 7 September 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers.
Millions of London Underground passengers began their scramble for space on London's buses, boats and pavements this morning as a series of 24-hour strikes by tube wo
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Wetherspoon to recruit 1,000 16- and 17-year olds
Pub operators would normally be expected to discourage under 18-year-olds from entering their premises, but high street chain JD Wetherspoon has broken with convention by vowing to create 1,000 new jobs for 16- and 17-year-olds in the next
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Former NHS boss wins £1.2 million in whistleblowing case
A former NHS boss has been awarded £1.2 million after being unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing.
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HR professionals demand earlier involvement in change planning
The majority of HR professionals want to be involved in organisational change as early as possible, according to a
Jobs market defies summer slump in August
Demand for new jobs defied the usual summer-season slump and stayed steady in August, driven by the leisure and tourism and retail sectors, research has revealed.
The monthly Job Index, compiled by recruitment firm Reed, t
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Tribunal claims rise by more than 50% as recession bites
The number of employment tribunal cases rocketed by more than 50% last year as employees fought back against recession cutbacks, official
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HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 6 September 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers.
Tea maker Twinings has asked UK staff who are losing their jobs to train up the Polish workers who are replacing them, reports
HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 3 September 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers.
Negotiations aimed at averting industrial action by London Underground (LU) workers starting on Monday 6 September have broken down and the strike will go ahead
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Companies cut contributions to defined-benefit pension schemes
Multinational companies making changes to their defined-benefit (DB) pension schemes are cutting back on their contributions, according to new international research.
One-third of respondents said they were looking to make
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Sharon Shoesmith given leave to appeal dismissal
Sharon Shoesmith is free to appeal the ruling ove
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HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 2 September 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers.
Staff at the BBC have voted to strike over proposed changes to their pensions, threatening television and radio coverage of events such as the Ryder Cup and the party
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Government publishes details of Equality Act coming into force on 1 October 2010
Alcoholics, smokers, voyeurs and exhibitionists will not be protected by disability provisions in the Equality Act, elements of which come into force on 1 October 2010.
The Government published the
Employee trust low in bosses of recession-hit companies
Employees whose organisations have been hit hard by the recession have low levels of trust in their bosses and blame lies with poor management, according to research released today.
Organisations who have respond
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HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 1 September 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers.
Britain faces a "brain drain" of talented professionals after it emerged that one-fifth of expats based in this country are considering returning home, according
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