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Strike ballot for British Gas workers underway

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:01:27 GMT

British and Scottish Gas staff are being balloted for industrial action regarding the firm’s “macho” management style.The ballot opened on Friday 5 March 2010, with 8,000 employees that are part...

Channel 4 and BBC join forces to embrace diversity in leadership

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:23:05 GMT

Public service broadcasters Channel 4 and the BBC are bringing together their top talent in the launch of a unique leadership programme. The new programme available to 20 senior leaders...

End in sight for Royal Mail and CWU dispute

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:49:22 GMT

The Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have agreed on a deal which will bring greater job security to postal workers across the country.The deal, which will be...

UK redundancy payments costs businesses billions

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:50:20 GMT

British organisations have paid £10.5 billion in redundancy payments during the past two years, according to a London based law firm.The HMRC provided Wedlake Bell with these figures, which shows...

Electronics workers take industrial action

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:21:42 GMT

Workers from an electrical company in South Wales are going to begin industrial action today (Tuesday 9 March 2010), in response to the company’s pay freeze.AB Connectors, part of the...

Time constraints hindering effective recruitment

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:55:16 GMT

Recruitment processes are taking too long, according to new research from TalentPuzzle, the online recruitment marketplace. 86% of the business owners and HR staff surveyed admitted that that...

Practicus sets record with Best Companies debut

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 01:54:16 GMT

The interim management and professional services provider have been placed 13th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies list.This is the highest ranking a first time applicant has ever achieved...

Corporate gender gap still open

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:24:22 GMT

A new survey has found that the world’s biggest companies are overlooking female talent.600 leading companies, across 16 industries in 20 different countries were involved in The World Economic Forum’s...

Kraft Foods to cut UK jobs

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:20:39 GMT

The world’s second largest food company is looking to cut 150 legal, finance and communications jobs in the UK.After recently taking over Cadbury’s, Kraft Foods has targeted workers at its...

New senior HR appointment at Univar

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:48:41 GMT

The leading global chemical distributor has appointed a new senior vice president and chief human resources officer.Edward A. Evans will lead Univar’s human resources activities globally. The second largest non-hazardous...

Asda puts ethics into practice

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 04:03:25 GMT

Unite the union and supermarket chain Asda have unveiled a new initiative to show their commitment to equality in the workplace. The new scheme intends to tackle discrimination and unfair...

Eversheds resumes graduate trainee intake

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 03:22:12 GMT

In April 2009 international law firm Eversheds asked its prospective trainees to defer their start dates by a year blaming “difficult market conditions”.Less than twelve months later the company has...