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05 January 2009
Waterford Wedgwood calls in administrators
Pottery firm joins list of high street names falling over Christmas period
05 January 2009
PM announces 100,000 jobs to offset recession
Gordon Brown has pledged to create 100,000 jobs in the public sector in an attempt to offset rising unemployment caused by the economic downturn.
24 December 2008
Madoff case prompts rethink in financial services
23 December 2008
Car firm records first annual loss
22 December 2008
Row brews over Royal Mail privatisation plans
Unions and backbenchers mobilise to combat sell-off
19 December 2008
Bankers’ bonuses “will be linked to bad assets”
Credit Suisse unveils bonus innovation
19 December 2008
Employers demand support to hire ex-drug users
Radical measures are required, argues commission
15 December 2008
Multinationals to cut hiring and bonuses
Recession will hit firms’ workforce planning and benefits, says survey
15 December 2008
CBI calls for inquiry into cost of pensions
Employers group also wants state employees to retire at 65
13 December 2008
Jobs “bloodbath” expected next year, The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph reports on job losses, arguing that companies are delaying cutting staff costs until after Christmas and that, as a result, new redundancies are likely to take place just after the festive period. The article features remarks from John Philpott, Chief Economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
12 December 2008
Downturn spurs workers to focus on skills and training
51 per cent seek development to increase job security
12 December 2008
Postal walkers deliver Royal Mail row
Union claims of ‘unrealistic’ schedules branded ‘nonsense and untrue’
08 December 2008
Retailers expand apprenticeships
Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Superdrug and Phones 4u agree to increases
08 December 2008
BBC uses employer brand to tackle Russell Brand scandal
Strong brand identity is seen as a tool to create a public voice
05 December 2008
Tax office closures threaten 3,400 jobs, unions warn
HMRC confirms 93 UK offices will shut from next year
05 December 2008
Big businesses gives thumbs-down to points-based immigration system
Work permits replacement is more costly and bureaucratic
03 December 2008
Government to press ahead with flexible working extension
Parents of older children will get ‘right to request’ in Queen’s speech package
03 December 2008
14-19 diploma will ease public sector’s recruitment woes
Skills council leader urges sector to bolster recruitment practices
01 December 2008
UK manufacturing faces toughest conditions in two decades
EEF warns that up to 90,000 jobs could go
01 December 2008
Google views people management with 'healthy scepticism'
Company’s ethos is to trust the team, not the manager
01 December 2008
I’m not coming in today, my dog is stressed out, The Times
The Times discusses how the plans announced by the government to replace sick notes with “fit notes” for the long-term ill will impact on absenteism. The article features comments from Ben Willmott, Employee Relations Advisor at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).