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Government plan for council efficiency reforms under fire
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 09/03/2010
The Government's "radical" 10-point plan to help councils create efficiencies is akin to "teaching people to suck eggs" and does not provide HR with any extra support to avoid job cuts, experts have warned.
Employers commit to calorie labelling in staff canteens
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 09/03/2010
Some of the UK's largest employers have pledged to introduce menus containing nutritional and calorific information in their staff canteens in a bid to help employees make informed choices about what they eat.
Employers urged to look beyond qualifications
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 09/03/2010
Graduate recruiters have been urged to stop focusing on "arbitrary" academic qualifications to improve retention and diversity, and source more suitable candidates.
Equality Bill retirement age amendment pulled again
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 09/03/2010
An Equality Bill amendment calling for the default retirement age (DRA) to be scrapped by the end of next year was withdrawn for the second time last week after the Leader of the House of Lords said the Government would take action on the DRA "as soon as reasonably practical".
EHRC formation was "flawed and inefficient"
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 09/03/2010
The set-up of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was "flawed and inefficient" and cost the taxpayer £39 million, an influential committee of MPs concluded last week.
Pratt back in spotlight over conflict of interest concerns
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 09/03/2010
Further questions have been raised about the approach of anti-bullying charity boss and chartered fellow of the CIPD, Christine Pratt, after a source revealed concerns about conflict of interest had led to a complaint being made to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
BIS: 16-month pay award for former DIUS staff
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 05/03/2010
The 2009 pay award for the second of the two groups making up the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills was implemented in January 2010, backdated to the 1 April 2009 review date.
Pay review update: 5 March 2010
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 05/03/2010
The table summarises the latest pay awards monitored by the IRS pay databank. For each pay award the entry shows the name and size of the review group, the effective date and length of the review, together with brief details of the main changes.
Engineering construction industry: 2% pay increase
Source: IRS Employment Review
Date: 05/03/2010
The first stage of a two-year pay and conditions agreement for the engineering construction industry has resulted in a 2% increase on all base rates and ancillary allowances from 4 January 2010. The deal covers an estimated 25,000 employees including unskilled, semi-skilled and craft workers.
CIPD member level changes raise concerns
Source: Personnel Today
Date: 02/03/2010
Less experienced HR workers have expressed concern that new changes to CIPD membership levels could disadvantage them in the jobs market.
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