In contrast to the distinctly less-than-green stance held by the Bush administration these past eight years or so, it seems that environmental issues are being taken much more seriously by growing numbers of our friends across the pond. For example, environmentally-friendly workplaces are increasingly sought-after by US workers, according to new research.
With the Olympics getting underway, some employers are going to great lengths to support athletes and volunteers who are involved.
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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced (external website) at midday today its decision to hold
Another day, another survey with dismal economic news: Latest research from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and consultants KPMG - as reported on XpertHR today (subscription required) - finds the UK recruitment market starting to succumb to the full brunt of the credit crunch.
Having now had the chance to browse through the Certification Officer's annual report, on which we reported some time ago, it is my sad duty to bring to your attention a serious issue relating to trade union matters.
Many companies and other bodies have over recent years fallen foul of the trend to re-brand themselves, removing helpful information which describes what they do and substituting inspirational if essentially meaningless names.
Continue reading "Union names: Unite and Advance with one Voice in Unison" »
High summer traditionally corresponds with something of a slump in the UK news agenda, with the Parliamentary recess giving way to the traditional "silly season" (external website). But this year, the state of pay awards remain a potentially very serious matter, even as August gets into full swing.
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One of the most frequently asked questions throughout July highlights the changes to rights during maternity leave affecting those with an expected week of childbirth on or after 5 October 2008 - the issue of payment of a car allowance during additional maternity leave. Other questions consider a requirement to take outstanding holiday during garden leave and dismissing an unsatisfactory probationer during the probation period.
The environmental agenda is rapidly becoming mainstream, giving rise to images that would have been unthinkable two decades back - such as cycling Tory leaders and mayors (external websites) - and manifested in major initiatives such as the Climate Change Bill (external website) and the renewable energy strategy (external website).
It's therefore only natural that the reward agenda should follow suit. And, as our profile of cutting-edge practice on green benefits (subscription required) at three employers demonstrates, such schemes are proving popular, with usage expected to escalate further as environmental awareness continues to spread.
We held a user group meeting at our Sutton offices earlier this week for participants in the CELRE Computer Staff Salary Survey.
The meeting provided a useful opportunity to find out how reward specialists are using the pay data CELRE collects, and to outline our plans for CELRE's online Job Pricing service now that it has become part of the XpertHR Group.
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The Acas annual report for 2007-08 shows a massive increase in the number of cases received for conciliation, with the number of equal pay complaints received outstripping the traditionally most popular complaint, unfair dismissal, by more than 15,000.
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal has moved into the uncharted territory of considering the justification of direct discrimination, in a ruling on the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006.
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Although it appears to be increasingly unlikely that the next
government will be a Labour one, particularly in the wake of
yesterday's Glasgow East by-election result, the policies that such an administration would follow are being thrashed out in Warwick today.Continue reading "Flying pickets and green shop stewards - Labour's choices" »
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