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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).

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