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Labour will ‘fast-track black and working-class’ into senior civil service
Shadow Cabinet Office minister says policy will bust open WhitehallThe Labour party has pledged to fast track black and ‘working-class’ applicants into senior Civil Service roles if it wins the next...
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Fake job applications most common entry point for fraudsters, says CIFAS
Experts call for culture change as staff fraud cases continue to riseOrganisations are most vulnerable to employee fraudsters at the recruitment stage, according to the latest report from the UK’s...
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Fastest climb in starting salaries for seven years, report shows
But REC/KPMG also finds sharp decline in candidate availabilityEntry salaries for permanent jobs have risen at their fastest rate for seven years, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment...
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Whistleblower’s dismissal after 17 complaints in 18 days was unfair
But employer’s failure to act on the complaints was not detrimental treatmentHow long does an employer have to take action following a complaint made by a whistleblower? This was one of the questions...
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Research highlights youth unemployment ‘blackspots’
Work Foundation report shows North East is worst affectedA study of youth unemployment has identified a number of UK “blackspots” where joblessness among 16 to 24 year olds is above 25 per cent.The...
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Head of retailer Next shares £4m bonus with staff
Wolfson donation equivalent to one-off 1.5 per cent pay rise For the second year in a row, the chief executive of retail giant Next is to share his cash bonus with thousands of staff.Simon Wolfson...
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Swedish council pilots six-hour workday
Staff to receive same pay as those working longer hoursA Swedish council is piloting a shorter six-hour day for a group of workers employed by the municipality to increase productivity and potentially...
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Employers may need to record disciplinary meetings
Since taped conversations can be evidence, should they be banned or encouraged?A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision is a reminder that secretly recorded disciplinary and grievance hearings may...
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Co-op Bank cancels deferred bonuses as it announces huge losses
Details of chief executive’s reward package also publishedThe Co-operative Bank has said it will not pay bonuses worth £5 million to former executives after it announced losses of £1.3 billion for...
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Research shows ‘mismatched talent’ costs UK £1.2 billion
Growth undermined by lost productivity and avoidable recruitment spend, finds PwCThe inability of people to retrain for new skills or switch industries is costing the UK £1.2 billion in lost...
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Employers ‘best placed’ to offer career knowledge to school pupils
Guidance aims to forge better links between schools and businessesThe Department for Education has published new careers guidance for schools as skills and enterprise minister Matthew Hancock urged...
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Rule changes not a green light to ignore duty of care
Employers must provide a safe system of work under deregulated health and safetyThe government has embarked on streamlining health and safety law. Around 89 per cent of health and safety regulations...
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Asda equal pay test case could open door to wave of claims
Supermarkets with similar workforce structure could also face legal actionMore than 400 female employees at supermarket Asda, which employs 172,000 people, have brought a claim for equal pay against...
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Government slashes forecast for auto-enrolment opt-outs
But experts warn that ‘opt-out figures don't tell the whole story’The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has cut its forecast of how many people it expects to opt out of auto-enrolment into pension...
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Sharp decline in graduate starting salaries, research shows
Degree costs rose while pay fell by £2,500 between 2007 and 2012The average graduate starting salary has dropped 11 per cent over a five-year period to 2012 despite the huge rise in tuition fees,...
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Uneven ‘custom and practice’ can change employment contracts
Employer’s inconsistent approach meant employees were due more redundancy payIn the recent case of Peacock Stores v Peregrine the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld a tribunal decision to imply a term...
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Co-op employees urge board to accept reforms
More than 1,000 staff pledge 'full support' for governance overhaulCo-operative Group employees have appealed to regional board members urging them to back structural reforms recommended by Lord...
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The reverse psychology of paying people to quit
Claire Churchard asks whether giving staff money to leave is such a good ideaI saw a story from the US this week that I thought was a belated April Fool’s joke. Apparently internet powerhouse Amazon is...
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BBC announces new HR director
Chosen HR professional has wealth of experience in large organisationsThe BBC has announced that Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth has been appointed as the broadcaster’s new HR director. She will head up the...
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Unemployment dips below 7 per cent for first time in five years
And wage rises overtake inflation, ONS figures showThe number of people out of work is down 320,000 to 2.24 million compared to a year ago giving a new unemployment rate of 6.9 per cent, according to...
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