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06 January 2009
Christian registrar Ladele plans appeal in gay partnerships case
Christian registrar Lillian Ladele’s lawyer has asked permission to appeal a recent ruling by an Employment Appeal Tribunal that her employer, Islington Council, did not discriminate against her on religious
06 January 2009
Equality Bill amended to force private sector employers to disclose gender pay differences
The draft Equality Bill is being amended to force private sector employers to publish gender pay statistics, according to reports this morning.
The bill had only required public sector employers and those private firms bid
06 January 2009
Marks and Spencer set to announce 1,100 job cuts
High street retailer Marks Spencer (MS) is expected announce more than 1,100 job cuts following poor Christmas trading results.
More than 1,000 shop floor staff and several hundred more employees from
06 January 2009
Compensation payouts underestimated for injury at work
Many people underestimate how much money they could be awarded after an injury at work, according to research.
Personal injury solicitors Hubbard Pegman Whitney (HPW) found that few people realised how hig
06 January 2009
Nine in ten are suffering from work-related stress
Nine in 10 employees are under stress at work, according to a survey.
E-learning provider SkillSoft found that 92% of 3,000 respondents to a poll carried out in November were experiencing workplace stress.
More tha
06 January 2009
Waterford Wedgewood goes into administration with 1,900 UK jobs at risk
Up to 1,900 more UK jobs are at risk after famous china and ceramics firm Waterford Wedgwood went into administration.
The firm blamed poor trading and failed buyout talks for the move, and has appointed Deloitt
06 January 2009
5,000 UK employers register as migrant worker sponsors
Nearly 5,000 UK employers have registered as sponsors for migrant workers, government statistics show.
The UK Border Agency announced that 4,875 businesses had registered for the new Australian-style points-base
05 January 2009
TUC welcomes StaffShare secondment plan
A new service which enables organisations to sell the time of their staff has been welcomed by the TUC.
StaffShare allows organisations to register
05 January 2009
Cost of redundancies averages £16,000
Redundancies often cost more than £16,000 each, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
The CIPD has produced a lengthy formula for working out the cost of redundancies in a bid
05 January 2009
Businesses take advantage of government financial checks
More than 10,000 businesses across the UK have undertaken financial check-ups since October last year, the government has revealed.
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform announced the fig
05 January 2009
Gordon Brown pledges 100,000 new jobs
Gordon Brown has pledged to create 100,000 new jobs in an effort to combat rising numbers of redundancies expected in 2009.
The prime minister said the majority of the new jobs would be found in technology and g
24 December 2008
Zavvi jobs at risk as retailer goes into administration
Thousands of jobs are threatened at the music and DVD store Zavvi as it went into administration this week, it has emerged.
Professional services firm Ernst Young has announced that the high-str
24 December 2008
Tesco talent contest aims to boost employee engagement
Tesco will help host a talent show to rival the X-Factor next year, in a bid to boost employee engagement and drive up customer sales, it has emerged.
The retailer has announced it will creat
24 December 2008
Staff stress levels on the increase
Workers are suffering from more stress and worries compared to this time last year, according to new research.
A study of 2,000 employees by training provider LearnHR found that 49
23 December 2008
Toyota losses trigger redundancy fears
Japanese car maker Toyota has sparked fears of hundreds of job losses at its UK factories after it went into the red for the first time in decades.
The automotive gia
22 December 2008
Age discrimination warning after partner wrongly forced to retire at 65
Age discrimination law and the default retirement age has been thrown back into the spotlight after an employment appeal tribunal (EAT) ruling, weeks before the final decision on Heyday is expected.
An <
22 December 2008
Security staff wages and conditions to be improved after union deal
G4S, the international security company, has signed a deal with global union body UNI aimed at improving employment standards for its employees worldwide.
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22 December 2008
Council staff to receive pay rise far above national minimum wage
Christmas has come early for Preston Council staff after plans to pay every employee nearly £2 more than the minimum wage have been announced.
A total of 101 out of 1,600 workers will get a pay rise to £7.45 an hour, under
22 December 2008
Businesses warn axing working time opt-out will affect profits
Scrapping the Working Time Directive opt-out will negatively impact on profits,
19 December 2008
Friday Podcast: Working Time Directive opt-out, TUPE ruling
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