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AA accused of 'corporate bullying'

2011-07-08 09:45 - 1381 reads
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The Automobile Association is indulging in “corporate bullying” by attempting to ‘performance manage’ 450 staff out of their jobs in a bid to replace them with cheaper, lower skilled workers, the GMB union has claimed.

Delayed Bribery act to be enforced despite scarce resources

2011-03-31 16:28 - 1158 reads
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Although the UK’s anti-corruption watchdog has branded official guidance to the Bribery Act as a “deplorable” handbook for evasion, the head of the Serious Fraud Office has pledged to take a tough stance on enforcement.

CIPD in 'wildly inaccurate' policy paper row

2010-07-26 15:27 - 1433 reads
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A recent policy paper about skills quangos released by the CIPD has been branded “wildly inaccurate” and “unprofessional”.

Government may plug BT pensions

2010-07-12 12:46 - 2581 reads
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After BT reached a £50 million deal on staff pay, its trustees are going to the High Court to seek a ruling on the extent to which the government should underwrite its £9 billion pension deficit.

Jobs up but wages fall, claims job index

2010-06-02 16:50 - 1186 reads
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The number of posts being advertised may be on the up but wages are continuing to drop – unless you happen to be a senior HR director in Whitehall.

Train and gain or snooze and lose

2010-03-10 13:37 - 1078 reads
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Dwindling levels of investment in training must rise this year if UK employers are to remain competitive on a global basis as the economy starts to emerge from recession.

Landmark agency and permanent staff wage equality

2010-03-05 15:22 - 1005 reads
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Asda’s landmark deal is likely to pile pressure on other supermarket chains to follow suit.

Businesses petition against NIC increase

2010-03-02 10:42 - 1173 reads
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A raft of business groups have started a petition against the government’s planned 1% increase in National Insurance contributions, which they claim will force employers to recruit fewer staff and even lead to job cuts.

HR professionals 'risk being left behind', says CIPD

2010-02-16 10:49 - 843 reads
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Unless we find ways to help senior managers reach their goal of building a genuinely sustainable business model for the future, CEOs will look elsewhere, warns Jackie Orme.

Happy 100th Birthday, Jobcentre

2010-02-02 13:35 - 814 reads
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An employment expert has praised the UK’s 100 year old Jobcentre network as being one of the most “sophisticated” in Europe.
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Editor's Welcome

 

Hello! And welcome back as we enter 2012, with a busy year ahead of us all. With talk of double-dip recessions, a possible partial or even full break-up of the Eurozone and unemployment rates set to hit nearly 9%, topics such as organisational streamlining, staff resilience and talent management are likely to be on many an HR professional's lips over the next 12 months.
 
But to lighten the gloom here in the UK, we also have the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and its attendant public holidays to look forward to at the start of June. Followed by two weeks of Olympic Games from 27 July to 12 August and the Paralympics from 29 August to 9 September, each generating their own excitement, but also issues to work through for hard-pressed HR departments trying to sort out the multifarious staffing issues in advance.
 
So with an interesting but challenging year to come, HRZone promises to be with you, supporting you all the way and providing our usual insightful blend of news, analysis, community blogs and expert comment to help you sort the wheat from the chaff. As ever, we love to hear from you too so feel free to either post your words of wisdom to our blog section yourself or, in the case of longer, more in-depth ‘expert voice’ articles, drop me a line with any ideas to cath.everett@siftmedia.co.uk.....
 
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