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15,000 jobs under threat at Microsoft as firm refuses to deny blog rumour
Fears were growing last week that Microsoft would announce up to 15,000 job cuts this Thursday (15 January) as the global economic crisis continues to deepen. The software giant was refusing to deny <A href="http://www.fud

1,200 jobs to go at Nissan’s Sunderland plant
Nissan is to cut about 1,200 jobs in response to falling customer demand for new cars during the recession. The car manufacturer said it was taking the action "to protect the long-term viability of its manufacturing operat

Metropolitan Police sued by two WPCs for sexual harassment
Two women police officers are each suing the Metropolitan Police for £1m over alleged sexual harassment by three policemen at stations in the Romford area. WPC Paula Church accused senior management of a cover-

400 jobs to go as Barclays axes global IT roles
Barclays Bank is to cut 400 IT jobs from its Global Infrastructure Delivery Unit, made up of 150 in-house jobs and 250 contractors. The company said some jobs had become obsolete and others were duplications. Most of the jo

Healthy UK workers are Europe’s least sickly
UK employees take about two days less sick leave per year than their European counterparts, according a major study of absence levels. The Pan-European Health and Ben

Gay-friendly workplace league table topped by Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB has been named the most gay-friendly employer in the UK. Campaign group Stonewall's Top 100 Employers 2009, ranks the best employers in the

Marriott to run graduate management development scheme despite downturn
Marriott is to run its graduate management development programme again for 2009, despite the global economic downturn. The international hotel chain will run the 24-month programme in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Afric

McDonald’s staff offered hospitality apprenticeships
Apprenticeships will be made available to all employees at McDonald's, the fast food chain has announced. Following the completion of a successful 80 restaurant trial, the firm will now offer employees across its 1,200 UK r

Race lobby group calls for radical action to boost minority managers
Urgent action is required to boost the number of ethnic minority managers in UK workplaces, according to an equality lobbying group. A study by Race for Opportunity - part of the Business

£26.5bn in free labour as unpaid overtime hits record levels
More than five million people worked unpaid overtime in 2008, according to an analysis of official statistics. The TUC today revealed that the total value of unpaid after-hours work across the UK hit a record £26.9bn last y

Loan company Cattles to cut 1,000 jobs
Loan firm Cattles has announced that it is cutting around 1,000 jobs, including 400 jobs with the closure of its operations in Hull. Cattles is in refinancing talks with banks and la

NHS director jailed for lying about professional qualifications
An NHS director has been jailed after lying on his CV about his prof

Bugging accusation adds to woes as M&S plans 1,100 job cuts
The GMB union has accused Marks Spencer of systematically bugging private conversations of its workers. The news comes as the trade union is preparing to take the retailer to tribunal over the <A href="http://www.pe

Ex-head of children’s services in Baby P case appeals against sacking
The ex-head of children’s services at the centre of the Baby P case is appealing against her sacking. <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/12/01/48553/baby-p-report-condemns-hr-processes-at-haringey-council

Muslim bank worker sues HBOS for £16.7m for alleged discrimination
Muslim bank worker Mona Awad is suing her former employer Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) for £16.7m for alleged sexual, racial and religious <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/10/08/42673/discrimination-how-to-

One in five UK workers could face the next decade in low-paid jobs
The UK is at risk of seeing one-fifth of its workforce being stuck in low-paid jobs for the next decade unless the government acts immediately, a report claims. <A href="http://www.ippr.org/publicationsandreports/publicat

Woolworths staff offered training by City and Islington College
A London college is offering hundreds of Woolworths employees access to training following the closing of the last remaining stores on Tuesday. City and Islington College sent a rapid response team to several stores across

UK job vacancies falling at record speed
The number of job vacancies in the UK is falling at record speed, according to a comprehensive report out today. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs found that demand for sta

Christian registrar Ladele plans appeal in gay partnerships case
Christian registrar Lillian Ladele’s lawyer has asked permission to appeal a recent ruling by an Employment Appeal Tribunal that her employer, Islington Council, did not discriminate against her on religious

Equality Bill amended to force private sector employers to disclose gender pay differences
The draft Equality Bill is being amended to force private sector employers to publish gender pay statistics, according to reports this morning. The bill had only required public sector employers and those private firms bid

Labour Market Update: older workers set to bear brunt of redundancies

CIPD Labour Market Update: