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Conciliation and mediation cases soar as Acas reports its busiest year on record

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:18:00 GMT

Acas has dealt with over 900 collective disputes in the past year and 94% of cases, including high profile disputes such as Royal Mail and Milford Haven Port Authority, were either resolved or the parties were moved towards a resolution.

FSA adjusts Remuneration Code governing the pay and bonuses for 2,500 financial organisations

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:04:00 GMT

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has outlined proposed revisions to its Remuneration Code affecting pay in the financial sector.

Growing numbers of older workers plan upskilling in a bid for a career change

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:55:00 GMT

Work life begins at 50 with almost a third of older employees planning a career change, new research reveals.

UK retailers recruit 22,000 staff over the last year with employment levels set to increase further

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:47:00 GMT

Retailers have increased their recruitment numbers by 22,000 over the last year, new statistics reveal

Employees welcome the Government's decision to scrap default retirement age

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:22:00 GMT

As the Government announces plans to remove the default retirement age, six in ten UK employees admit they will have to delay their retirement new research shows.

Employees would take a look at colleagues payslips given a chance

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:10:00 GMT

One in six employees admit they would take a sneaky look at a colleague's payslip if no one was looking.

Unions welcome outlawing of minimum wage loophole involving travel and subsistence tax relief schemes

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:46:00 GMT

Trade unions have welcomed a Government announcement of a law to take effect from 1 January 2011 that will stop payments made into travel and subsistence tax relief schemes from counting towards the national minimum wage (NMW).

David Cameron attends leadership course in India to discuss shared and contrasting leadership challenges

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:21:00 GMT

The prime minister, David Cameron, has met with Indian business leaders to discuss contrasting leadership challenges in the UK and India at a Common Purpose leadership development course in Bangalore.

Employee spend on the McDonald's staff discount scheme tops £2 million

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:14:00 GMT

McDonald's has claimed record success with the launch of its new employee discounts scheme as its staff break the £2 million discount spend within the first three months of launch.

Exclusive: A new, enhanced employee benefits programme is created for Mouchel staff

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:09:00 GMT

Mouchel has launched a new employee benefits programme to ensure it remains competitive when attracting and retaining staff.

Exclusive: Employees want financial rewards for innovation but employers are slow on the uptake

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:55:00 GMT

Employees want to be financially rewarded for generating ideas for their business but employers are failing to consider innovation when developing their reward strategies.

Read the EXCLUSIVE online version of HR magazine August 2010

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:44:00 GMT

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