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- 27-01-2012
Learning Technologies 2012: Day Two overview #LT12UK The second and final day at Learning Technologies provided delegates with more big ideas and practical learning and development (LD) tips. Martin Couzins provides a review of day two. Jaron Lanier, the man wh... read more - 27-01-2012
Government issues amended timetable for pensions auto-enrolment The Government today issued amendments to the timetable against which employers must enrol their staff in workplace pension schemes. The Government says that the amendments have been made in order to allow smaller business... read more - 27-01-2012
Middle managers under 'excessive pressure' at work Half (49%) of middle managers feel that they are under "excessive pressure" at work, with one-third fearing that they may lose their jobs as a result of the economic climate. This is according to the Ch... read more - 27-01-2012
Goverment announces regional mediation networks The Government today announced the latest step in its attempts to reform the employment tribunal system - a pilot scheme for two regional mediation networks for small businesses. The pilot networks will be located in Cambr... read more - 27-01-2012
Legal Q&A: TUPE basics TUPE remains one of the most complex areas of employment law and one that continues to evolve - not least as businesses are more frequently bought and sold out of, or on the verge of, administration. Barrister Paras Gorasia provides a remi... read more - 27-01-2012
Unfair dismissal change will not be retrospective Employees starting work before 6 April 2012 will continue to be able to claim unfair dismissal after one year's service, the Government confirmed yesterday. The new two-year qualifying period will only apply to employees who commence emplo... read more - 27-01-2012
HR moves: Yell, Ashurst, Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust A round-up of the latest HR appointments. Yell, the business search engine, has announced the appointment of Linda Kennedy in the new role of group human resources director. Previously, Kennedy worked as chief change office... read more - 27-01-2012
Anonymous CV plans backed by major employers More than 100 major UK businesses have signed up to a government initiative that proposes asking for CVs without the name or the school details of candidates in order to remove the risk of discrimination during the applicati... read more - 26-01-2012
G4S starts recruitment drive for 10,000 Olympic Games security staff G4S, the security provider for the London 2012 Olympic Games, has launched what it called "the biggest paid recruitment drive this century" in order to hire 10,000 security staff in time for the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.... read more - 26-01-2012
Learning Technologies 2012: Day One overview #LT12UK Learning Technologies 2012 started yesterday at London Olympia and Martin Couzins caught up with speakers, delegates and exhibitors in his day-one overview. Organisations should consider creating chief ideas officers to hel... read more - 26-01-2012
Lack of skilled candidates leaving graduate roles unfilled One-third of graduate recruiters failed to meet their recruitment targets in 2010-11 because of a lack of suitably skilled candidates, according to research published today. The Association of Graduate Recruiters' (AGR) wi... read more - 26-01-2012
Government “over-optimistic” about Work Programme, says National Audit Office The National Audit Office (NAO) has described the Government's projected figures for its Work Programme, the flagship scheme aimed at getting the long-term unemployed into work, as "over-optimistic". The NAO has said ... read more - 26-01-2012
Cable announces plans for action on executive pay The Government's plans for an overhaul of the executive pay system have been announced. The proposals were first outlined in September 2011 by business secretary Vince Cable and more detail has been provided in a speech gi... read more - 26-01-2012
Increase in parental leave to be postponed by one year The Government has confirmed that it is to postpone the extension of the right to unpaid parental leave until 2013 due to the ongoing development of its Modern Workplaces policy. Under the Parental Leave Directiv... read more - 26-01-2012
RAD Awards 2012: winners announced The RAD Awards 2012 took place last night at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, recognising the best in recruitment media and communications across a range of categories. The awards ceremony, hosted by comedian Sean Lock and S... read more - 26-01-2012
Private sector pay deals reach three-year high Private sector pay bargaining got off to a good start in January as pay rises hit their highest level in three years, despite remaining stagnant throughout much of 2011. This is according to XpertHR's latest pay trends rep... read more - 26-01-2012
Latest job figures show further rise in unemployment Unemployment rose by 118,000 in the three months to November 2011, bringing the total figure to 2.685 million, according to the latest figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS figures show... read more - 26-01-2012
Surge in self-employment down to 'odd-jobbers', says CIPD The rise in self-employment since the start of the recession is mostly due to part-time "odd-jobbers" who are desperate to avoid unemployment, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has claimed. Figure... read more - 26-01-2012
Weekly dilemma: Statutory leave entitlements where a surrogate mother is used We are a small bakery and a member of staff is using a surrogate to have a child. Can she go on maternity leave, or some other type of statutory leave? Employees who are having a child through a surrogate are not eligible ... read more - 26-01-2012
Case of the week: Dundee City Council v Sharp Dundee City Council v Sharp FACTS Mr Sharp was employed by Dundee City Council for 35 years until his dismissal in September 2009, when he had been absent from work with depression for a year. In January 2... read more
