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Minimum wage prosecution leaves butcher with large bill

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:22:00 GMT

Another employer has fallen foul of the government's crackdown on enforcing the National Minimum Wage. The owners of a Sheffield butcher's shop have been ordered to pay more than £11,000 to two former employees after they f

Vodafone Foundation offers chance to work for charities

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Vodafone HR director Matthew Brearly will get involved in a new kind of recruitment activit

Occupational pensions in sharp decline

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:55:00 GMT

A dramatic fall in the number of private sector employees paying into workplace pension schemes has been revealed. Figures released by the Office for National Stat

Company car scheme slump mirrors economic downturn

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:12:00 GMT

The number of employers offering company car schemes has fallen dramatically, according to a survey by Personnel Today's sister publication Employment Review. The benefit is now provided by just 24% of org

Teaching transition plan given warm welcome by HR

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT

A scheme encouraging business people to change career and go into teaching has received a positive reaction from HR professionals. Many of the 101 HR practitioners surveyed by market research firm ICM said they could see th

Pensions Bill amendment aims to cut Pension Credit bill, not help savers

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:55:00 GMT

Pensions Bill amendment to ban employers’ inducements to opt out from workplace pension schemes

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:40:00 GMT

Encouraging or forcing workers to opt out from a workplace pension scheme will become unlawful under proposed changes to the Pensions Bill.<

HR chiefs slam claims that employers face 'stagnating' workforce

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:30:00 GMT

The suggestion by a leading pensions expert that employers are faced with a stagnating workforce of older staff unprepared for retirement has been criticised by HR chiefs. At the launch of a report b

Councils become first to introduce total reward statements for staff

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:31:00 GMT

EXCLUSIVE Three big local authorities have joined forces to become the first councils to introduce total reward statements for their staff. Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire council

Friday podcast: diversity policies, Nestle's successful recruitment strategy and the national minimum wage

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:32:00 GMT

HR news and analysis including: Private sector firms bidding for government contracts will now have to publish details of their diversity policies under plans unveiled in the Equalities Bill due to be read in Parliament o

Below-inflation pay awards become reality

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:13:00 GMT

Below-inflation pay awards are now a reality for workers in the private and public sectors, new research has found. Figures from benchmarking data company Industrial Relations Services (IRS) have found that just

Nigel Turner is awarded OBE for services to HR

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

An NHS trust HR director has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. N

Brokers sue ABN Amro bank after forfeiting bonuses

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:02:00 GMT

Seven City brokers, who quit ABN Amro after being poached by a dealing firm, are suing the bank after it witheld parts of their bonuses,

Tips don’t count towards minimum wage, court rules

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:06:00 GMT

The High Court today ruled to support National Minimum Wage legislation on tips, siding with HM Revenue Customs (HMRC) against Annabel's club/restaurant. The ruling means employers are required to pay staff at least

Employee benefits: staff don’t appreciate the extras

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:32:00 GMT

UK employees have no idea how much employers spend on benefits each year, research has found. A survey of 1,300 people, conducted by consulting firm Aon, revealed that just 2% of adult workers believe their employers spent