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03 September 2010
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
02 September 2010
Sharon Shoesmith given leave to appeal dismissal
Sharon Shoesmith is free to appeal the ruling ove
02 September 2010
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
02 September 2010
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
01 September 2010
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 http://www.xp
01 September 2010
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
01 September 2010
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
01 September 2010
Scottish council bosses fear 22,000 job losses
Local authority chief executives and finance directors at Scotland's local authorities fear up to 22,000 council staff will lose their jobs over the next two years due to spending cuts, according to research by financial and business consu
31 August 2010
Almost 500 council staff offered voluntary redundancy
All staff with the exception of the chief executive have been asked to consider voluntary redundancy by Fareham Borough Council as it faces cuts of £2.4 million in government funding.
Some 487 personnel have been offered v
31 August 2010
Firefighters ballot on industrial action as union fears jobs cull
Fire Brigade Union (FBU) members in London have until September 17 to decide if they back unspecified industrial action - short of striking - to try to prevent the London Fire Brigade (LFB) changing their contracts to facilitate a&nbs
31 August 2010
Most public sector jobseekers would accept a pay cut
Public sector jobseekers are increasingly willing to take a pay cut according to the latest research by Totaljobs.com.
The survey of 1,600 public sector jobseekers
31 August 2010
Employers to slash pension contributions when auto-enrolment begins
Many large employers may level down their contributions to employees' pensions once auto-enrolment begins in 2012, the Association of Consultuing Actuaries (ACA) warns.
Auto-enrolment, the brain-child of the
31 August 2010
HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 31 August 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers.
Unemployment is set to breach the psychologically important 10% mark over the next five years - but only in the north, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bus
31 August 2010
German employers set for new Facebook snooping law
A new law banning companies from using social networking sites like Facebook to vet potential new employees is being mulled over by the German Government, reigniting the debate on whether or not employers should snoop on employees' private
30 August 2010
HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 30 August 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in bank holiday Monday's newspapers.
The Daily Mail reported that calling a female colleague "love"
27 August 2010
HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 27 August 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers.
One in four lap dancers has a degree, according to a study http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/one-in-four-lap-dancers-has-a-degree-study-finds-2
26 August 2010
HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 26 August 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers.
Plans to cut the number of immigrants entering Britain will not damage the coalition Government's hopes of a new "special" economic relationship with India, Britain's
25 August 2010
Flexible jobs shortage could hamper government single parent work plans
Government plans to get more single parents back into work could be thrown into jeopardy due to a lack of flexible working arrangements, according to new research.
The http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/portal/pls/po
25 August 2010
Employers' enthusiasm for pension auto-enrolment plans wanes
Employers have given government plans for automatic enrolment into a workplace pension scheme from 2012 a lukewarm reception.
A government survey<
25 August 2010
Equality Act 2010: Public sector equality duty consultation launched
A consultation on the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010 has been launched by the Government Equalities Office.
The Equali