http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbFri, 05 Sep 2008 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/05/47403/flexible-working-and-role-models-proposed-to-get-more-women-in-high-profile-public-roles.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/05/47403/flexible-working-and-role-models-proposed-to-get-more-women-in-high-profile-public-roles.html The number of women in top roles in public life could be boosted by the use of role models, positive action, more flexible working and better networking, a government report has recommended. <A href="http://www.equalities.Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47394/flexible-working-fails-to-take-off-due-to-lack-of-awareness.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47394/flexible-working-fails-to-take-off-due-to-lack-of-awareness.html Adult carers are still largely unaware they have a right to request flexible working, a parliamentary report of MPs has revealed. Knowledge of the law among employers is also low, according to the Work and Pensions Select Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:27:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47382/glass-ceiling-for-women-replaced-by-reinforced-concrete-as-progress-stalls.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/04/47382/glass-ceiling-for-women-replaced-by-reinforced-concrete-as-progress-stalls.html The so-called glass ceiling that prevents women progressing in the workplace is more like "reinforced concrete", the chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned. The commission's annual <A Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:58:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47353/job-ad-for-inexperienced-teacher-ruled-as-indirect-age-discrimination-by-milton-keynes-council.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47353/job-ad-for-inexperienced-teacher-ruled-as-indirect-age-discrimination-by-milton-keynes-council.html A council has been found guilty of indirect age discrimination by advertising for a teacher in "the first five years of their career", it has emerged. Milton Keynes Council failed to shortlist a 61-year-old woman with 34 yeTue, 02 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47313/pension-payments-for-top-uk-directors-to-deliver-200000-plus-a-year-in-retirement.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47313/pension-payments-for-top-uk-directors-to-deliver-200000-plus-a-year-in-retirement.html Top bosses have amassed pension pots that average £3m each, providing an annual pension of more than £200,000, a survey has revealed. Trade union body TUC has published its sixth annual <A href="http://www.tuc.org.uk/extraTue, 02 Sep 2008 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47312/free-job-evaluation-guide-from-acas-to-help-employers-avoid-equal-pay-claims.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/02/47312/free-job-evaluation-guide-from-acas-to-help-employers-avoid-equal-pay-claims.html A guide to help employers reduce their exposure to equal pay claims when they evaluatTue, 02 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/01/47294/selina-scott-in-age-discrimination-row-with-channel-five.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/09/01/47294/selina-scott-in-age-discrimination-row-with-channel-five.html Newsreader Selina Scott is set to sue Channel Five for age discrimination after claiming she was lined up as maternity cover for Natasha Kaplinsky on Five News but rejected for being too old. <A href="Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/29/47188/friday-podcast-unisons-dave-prentis-jeremy-paxman-middle-class-discrimination-and-the-cipd.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/29/47188/friday-podcast-unisons-dave-prentis-jeremy-paxman-middle-class-discrimination-and-the-cipd.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: Two-thirds of respondents to an online Personnel Today poll think the CIPD is no longer relevant to HR leaders We delve into the mind of one Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:10:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/28/47243/equality-bill-prompts-st-john-ambulance-recruitment-policy-overhaul.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/28/47243/equality-bill-prompts-st-john-ambulance-recruitment-policy-overhaul.html St John Ambulance stands to lose up to £35m worth of work unless it makes radical changes to its recruitment policies ahead of next year's introduction of the <A href="http://www.publications.parliaThu, 28 Aug 2008 14:39:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/26/47196/flexible-working-consultation-on-extending-rights-begins.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/26/47196/flexible-working-consultation-on-extending-rights-begins.html The government is to explore ways to make dealing with flexible working requests easier for employers. It has set up a consultation followingTue, 26 Aug 2008 10:11:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47192/national-police-improvement-agency-hr-chief-speaks-out-on-police-diversity-problems.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47192/national-police-improvement-agency-hr-chief-speaks-out-on-police-diversity-problems.html A senior police figure has spoken out about the low numbers of black or Asian officers that make it up the ranks of the Police Service. <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/02/20/3931Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:37:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47185/equality-bill-advisory-group-formed-to-assist-government-ministers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47185/equality-bill-advisory-group-formed-to-assist-government-ministers.html A group of equality experts, business leaders and union chiefs has been formed to advise ministers on how best to implement the new <SFri, 22 Aug 2008 10:52:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47184/st-john-ambulance-seeks-thousands-of-recruits-for-youth-service-and-free-level-2-training.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/22/47184/st-john-ambulance-seeks-thousands-of-recruits-for-youth-service-and-free-level-2-training.html Exclusive A UK charity is looking to expand its youth intake to help keep school children off the streets and away from a <SFri, 22 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/21/47174/salary-transparency-to-increase-as-uk-workers-upload-anonymous-pay-details-to-glassdoor-website.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/21/47174/salary-transparency-to-increase-as-uk-workers-upload-anonymous-pay-details-to-glassdoor-website.html The salaries of thousands of British workers are about to hit the internet, according to reports. International website Glassdoor.com is said to be about to add British wageThu, 21 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/21/47167/equal-pay-guide-launched-as-private-firms-urged-to-tackle-issue.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/21/47167/equal-pay-guide-launched-as-private-firms-urged-to-tackle-issue.html A guide to equal pay legislation has been launched amid fresh warnings to private firms on the subject. Software firm NorthgateArinso urged private companies to take measures to prevent equal pay dispThu, 21 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/20/47156/flexible-working-arrangements-under-threat-as-bp-scraps-nine-day-fortnight.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/20/47156/flexible-working-arrangements-under-threat-as-bp-scraps-nine-day-fortnight.html Flexible working could soon become a casualty of the credit crunch, an employment expert has warned. Julie Quinn, employment partner at law firm Nabarro, has predicted that employers will be unable to keep offering a range Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47119/mi5-recruits-gay-lobbyist-stonewall-to-target-homosexual-candidates-for-spying-roles.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47119/mi5-recruits-gay-lobbyist-stonewall-to-target-homosexual-candidates-for-spying-roles.html Intelligence service MI5 has teamed up with a gay lobby group to actively recruit more homosexual staff, it has emerged. The UK security servicMon, 18 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47117/tribunal-refuses-to-review-decision-on-switalski-19m-sex-discrimination-claim.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47117/tribunal-refuses-to-review-decision-on-switalski-19m-sex-discrimination-claim.html An employment tribunal which found a London lawyer had suffered sex discrimination and harassment has refused to reconsider its decision. Gill Switalksi, former legal head of FC Asset Management, Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:36:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/46972/friday-podcast-equal-pay-and-tupe-the-cipd-the-bbc-and-social-care.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/46972/friday-podcast-equal-pay-and-tupe-the-cipd-the-bbc-and-social-care.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: employment lawyers warn firms could risk equal pay claims after a TUPE merger a CIPD figure has called for a radical overhaul of the professional Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:44:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/14/47098/nhs-agenda-for-change-scheme-cannot-determine-equal-pay-claims.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/14/47098/nhs-agenda-for-change-scheme-cannot-determine-equal-pay-claims.html An equal pay judgement has confirmed that an NHS job evaluation scheme cannot be relied on for evidence of a role's previous value. The Employment Appeal Tribunal yesterday ruled that Ashford and St PThu, 14 Aug 2008 08:10:00 GMT