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Linking pay to company performance can increase productivity
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 06/07/2007
When an employer introduces an employee share ownership scheme, it is usually hoped that the scheme will at least have some positive effect on employee motivation and even feed through to increased employee productivity. So far, however, very little firm evidence is available to show that this is what actually happens.

Overtime survey 2007: Employers struggle to reduce overtime
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 06/07/2007
An IRS survey finds employers concerned about “excessive” overtime working in their organisations, and suggests that their actions to reduce overtime are having only a limited impact.

AA union 'assured' Saga merger will not result in job losses
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 03/07/2007
The head of the AA's main union has welcomed management assurances on job security following the motoring services group's £6.2bn merger with Saga.

HR fashionista
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 03/07/2007
When Maria Stanford stepped onto the Selfridges catwalk, her wealth of commercial experience helped her to quickly tackle the in-store challenges by refashioning the HR brand. Natalie Cooper checks out her designs.

Filling the staff gaps
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 03/07/2007
A nationwide shortage of dentists inspired Integrated Dental Holdings to bring in a full-time recruitment consultant to source new staff from abroad, as well as set up testing, relocation support and training. Helen Kelly reports.

Charity begins at work
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 03/07/2007
Setting up payroll charity donations may be a headache for HR, but the rewards can be significant. Alex Blyth looks at the pros and cons of workplace giving.

Single Equality Act retains inequalities
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 03/07/2007
Proposals for a single, harmonised law dealing with all the equality 'strands' still leave some strands more equal than others, according to Richard Kenyon

Public/private split on diversity
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 03/07/2007
Despite decades of anti-discrimination law, inequality still exists for millions of workers. The statistics lay bare the extent of the problem: white men earn up to 25% more than black men in similar roles women working full-time suffer a 17% pay gap from their male counterparts and non-disabled workers receive about 10% more than their disabled colleagues.

Managing absence: records, triggers and targets
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 02/07/2007
Employers are putting their absence records to good use, according to IRS research. In particular, they are ensuring that individuals’ attendance is automatically reviewed by setting absence triggers, and are comparing their corporate records against annual improvement targets.

Employers want support to recruit ex-offenders
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/07/2007
Three-quarters of employers would consider recruiting ex-offenders if they had the relevant skills for the job, but only if the government improves the support available to employers, finds a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Flexible working at senior levels is a success
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/07/2007
Top jobs can be carried out successfully on a reduced-hours or flexible basis, finds new research from Working Families.

Diversity in the legal profession
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/07/2007
The Diversity League Table, published by the Black Solicitors Network, is the first survey of its kind for the legal profession. It was launched in 2006 and provides a ground-breaking analysis of ethnicity and gender in law firms.

Childcare - support for employers
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/07/2007
Employers are realising that introducing flexible working and support for childcare to help their employees achieve a work-life balance is good for business. This article looks at the advice and support available for employers regarding childcare in particular.

Help for people to work past retirement age
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/07/2007
A radical overhaul of employment and leadership models is needed to allow people to continue working past retirement age, according to a new report from the Social Market Foundation.

Policies are needed to tackle undervaluation of women's work
Source: Equal Opportunities Review
Date: 01/07/2007
The undervaluation of women's work is the common thread that links the three causes of the gender pay gap - occupational segregation, discrimination and women's unequal share of family responsibilities - declares a new report from the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).

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