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Pay freeze for senior civil servants and public sector staff until 2012
Senior civil servants and public sector workers will have their pay frozen for the next financial year, the government has announced. Prime minister Gordon Brown said today senior civil servants, seni ...
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Tax breaks needed to encourage employers to hire non-graduates
Tax breaks should be given to employers to encourage the hiring of young non-graduates and help tackle unemployment, industry experts have argued. It follows a call by the Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
Skills shortage vacancies almost halved since 2007
The number of skills shortage vacancies has fallen dramatically in the past two years, new research shows. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills' (UKCES) annual survey of 80,000 employers found ...
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Social care jobs interest reaches record high, government claims
A record numbers of candidates have considered a career in social care over the past month, the government has claimed. More than 28,000 people have expressed an interest in working in the sector, whi ...
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Network Rail strike threat looms threatening travel chaos
The first national rail strike in 16 years drew a step closer yesterday as Network Rail revealed it had considered contingency plans to handle thousands of workers walking out. Strike ballot results are expected tomorrow b ...
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Tesco director blames failing school system for producing pupils 'with attitude problems'
A Tesco board director will today criticise the education system for churning out pupils with poor literacy and numeracy skills and an "attitude problem", making them harder to recruit. Lucy Neville-Rolfe, executive directo ...
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Non-striking civil servants 'pretended to be answering machines' to handle volume of calls
Civil service strike-breakers pretended to be answering machines to cope with a high volume of calls during Monday's industrial action, it has been claimed. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servants in Carlisle ...
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Equality Bill guidance on protected beliefs 'confusing' for employers
Employers are likely to be left confused as to what counts and does not count as a protected belief under the Equality Bill, employers groups have warned. It follows the publication of a Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
Pensions most popular employee benefit but workers worried funds won't be enough
Pensions remain the most important employee benefit on top of salary that an employer can offer, a study has found. This is despite more than one-third of workers (38%) worrying their own pension funds would be inadequate ...
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Christian registrar Ladele loses right to appeal in Supreme Court in gay weddings case
Lillian Ladele, the Christian registrar who lost her job after refusing to conduct civil ceremonies, has been refused the right to appeal her case at the Supreme Court. The UK's highest court said Lad ...
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Serial litigant's age discrimination case thrown out of appeals court
Serial litigants have been dealt a blow after a tribunal ruled job applications must be genuine before a claimant can suffer statutory discrimination. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled in the ...
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Morrisons targets school pupils in bid to promote retail careers
EXCLUSIVE Morrisons will advertise careers available at the supermarket to school pupils for the first time to crush the myth that retail jobs are just about shelf-stacking, Personnel Toda ...
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Jobless recovery fears renewed as forecast shows recruitment slow
Fresh fears of a "jobless recovery" resurfaced today as a labour market survey forecast slim recruitment intentions for the second quarter of the year. The Manpower Employment Outlook survey, based on 2,100 employers, show ...
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Vodafone to cut 375 HQ jobs
Vodafone is set to announce 375 job cuts, including back-office positions, at its headquarters in Newbury. As part of a £1bn cost-cutting programme, announced last year, Vodafone will reduce the number of people working fo ...
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Jobcentre staff to visit long-term unemployed at home
The long-term unemployed are to receive home visits from Jobcentre advisers to help them find work. Under government plans to reduce the numbers receiving jobseeker's allowance, work and pensions minister Helen Goodman is ...
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BA rejects pay freeze offered by union
British Airways (BA) is thought to have rejected proposals from the union Unite aimed at preventing a strike by cabin crew. Unite is said to have offered a two-year pay freeze and accepted the recruitment of new cabin crew ...
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Atheists and vegans will be protected by Equality Bill
Vegans and atheists should be afforded the same protection from discrimination as religious groups, guidance on the Equality Bill st ...
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Royal Mail peace deal agreed with postal unions
Royal Mail has reached an agreement with the postal union, ending the threat of further strikes. The postal service and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) reached the deal in the long-running row about pay and working p ...
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Kraft faces Cadbury jobs pledge investigation
Kraft Foods is to be investigated by UK regulators into whether it misled Cadbury's employees during its takeover bid. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers is looking into statements made by Kraft executives about the future ...
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HR jobs market jumps by 14% in February
The HR jobs market has continued to show strong growth as the number of vacancies advertised online increased by 14% in the past month. The Monster Employment Index found the number of HR jobs advertised online rose by 14% ...
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