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National minimum wage: age for adult rate drops to 21
The age at which workers become eligible for the full national minimum wage (NMW) rate will drop to 21 this year - a move that will cost employers nearly £50 mill ...
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HR news round-up: HR stories in the headlines 30 July 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. Jobless people who choose to come off benefits and go to work will no longer lose out financially under the biggest shake-up of the welfare system for decades, Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
Business groups react with fury to DRA timescale
Business groups have reacted furiously to government plans to phase out the default retirement age (DRA) from April next year, arguing that employers will be left with insufficient time to prepare. Currently employers can ...
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HR news round-up: HR stories in the headlines 29 July 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. Pay deals in the car manufacturing industry are lagging behind the rest of the private sector despite strong overseas demand for British vehicles, Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
HR people moves: Catherine Cashin, Katie Ivie, Mark Gilbertson
A round-up of the latest people moves in the HR sector. Catherine Cashin has taken up the permanent role of head of HR and organisational development at Stevenage Borough Council. She initially joined the authority on a two ...
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Default retirement age: Government announces date to scrap DRA
The default retirement age (DRA) will be scrapped on 1 October 2011 under proposals announced by the Government today (29 July). The new plans allow for a six-month transition from the existing Regulations, following the Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
Recruitment and health screening in the NHS
The NHS may welcome the demise of pre-employment health screening, but the OH facility must still assess employees' needs. Nic Paton reports. It's time-consuming, costs money that could probably be better spent elsewhere a ...
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OH initiatives launched to promote collaboration
Two significant initiatives are under way to improve the evidence base and sharing of information in the occupational health profession. A database of nurses working in the sector is being collated by the Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
Air travel no threat to cardiovascular health
Air travel poses no significant threat to cardiovascular health, according to guidance published by the British Cardiac Society. The guidance, published ...
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Sickness absence is falling but studies disagree on the reason
Depending on who you want to believe, sickness absence is either falling fast because of the recession, or the downturn has led to a glut of sick days with stressed-out workers across Europe concocting more and more excuses not to come in. ...
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Pre-employment health screening is waste of time, says NHS report
Universal pre-employment health screening (PEHS) of all NHS staff is outdated and a waste of occupational health's time and resources, a hard-hitting report suggested. The Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
Default retirement age: Employers can justify age discrimination, Court of Appeal rules
Employers that want to enforce a default retirement age (DRA) can rely on objectives that are purely beneficial to their own business, rather than to "society at large", the Court of Appeal has ruled. It follows the l ...
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Male private sector workers least happy with holiday entitlement
Men are far less satisfied than women with the amount of holiday they get at work, with private sector workers more dissatisfied than their public sector counterparts, new research reveals. A poll of 472 public and privat ...
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Holiday pay tribunal decision suggests new tactic for employers
Employers can defeat claims for more than one year's holiday pay from sick employees by making a payment covering their most recent leave year, a tribunal has ruled. Holiday issues are among the most common problems that em ...
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HR news round-up: HR stories in the headlines 28 July 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. The Government has published nine consultations that amount to a radical shake-up of the tax system. According to Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
Skills of UK workforce need 'radical' reform, UKCES warns
The UK must radically reform the skills of its workforce or risk the economy losing its world-class ranking, experts have warned. Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
Bribery Act delay criticised by anti-corruption campaigners
The government's decision to delay the introduction of the Bribery Act until April 2011 has been labelled "extremely disappointing" by anti-corruption campaigners. Click Here to read the full article (A new page outside of CityHR.co.uk will open).
NHS bodies to be axed as government looks to save money
The Department of Health (DH) is to undergo a radical shake up as it moves to slash bureaucracy in the NHS and deliver savings of more than £180 million by 2014/15. Under the plans, the number of health arm' ...
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Employers welcome plans for flexible working legislation
Employers have welcomed government plans to bring in legislation requiring them to offer flexible working to all employees. A Hays poll of more than 1000 employers and staff found that more than half ( ...
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HR news round-up: HR stories making the headlines 27 July 2010
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. A return to 1950s-style policing was signalled by the Government on 26 July as ministers unveiled plans to recruit tens of thousands of special police const ...
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