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HR jobs cut as British Transport Police focuses on the front line
EXCLUSIVE The British Transport Police will cut 20% of its HR workforce in a bid to pour more resources into the front line, Personnel Today has learned. H

Minister Pat McFadden's silence on scrapping agency workers' Bill is an 'embarassment'
Employment relations minister Pat McFadden’s decision not to vote on whether the agency workers’ Bill should be scrapped has been branded an “embarrassment” by employers. The controversial Temporary and Agency Workers (Equa

Tighter migrant regulations herald border police role for HR
Tighter immigration laws coming into effect this autumn will lead to confusion among employers, with HR professionals effectively becoming an unpaid border police force, experts have warned. The <A h

Dyfed-Powys Police to revise expenses policy after credit card abuse
A Welsh police force has vowed to change its internal expense claim policies after its former chief constable was found guilty of misusing his corporate credit card. Terry Grange, former head of the D

MPs condemn junior doctors recruitment fiasco
A damning report into last year's junior doctor jobs fiasco has recommended employers in the NHS play a greater role in medical training and recruitment. <A href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/

Strikes and pensions reduce profits at Royal Mail
Strike action and massive pension payments have contributed to a big drop in profits at Royal Mail, according to the <STR

CIPD dismisses claims that HR professionals are boardroom pariahs
Companies put too much emphasis on financial knowledge when recruiting chief executives, the CIPD has insisted. A study by rec

B&Q scoops great workplace award for second year running
Home improvement retailer BQ was the only UK employer to receive a prestigious award for employee engagement last week – as a survey laid bare the poor state of staff commitment in this country. BQ scooped t

Fire and Rescue Service diversity report slams lack of progress
The lack of diversity in the Fire and Rescue Service has come under renewed scrutiny after new figures showed the number of women and ethnic minority employees had not improved significantly. <A href

Dishonest employees to be exposed on national dismissal register
A country-wide database of 'workplace offenders' will be launched later this month to combat the annual loss of half-a-billion pounds through staff theft and fraud. The National Staff Dismissal Register will allow employer

Gerry Robinson calls on HR to stop waffling and get to the point
Sir Gerry Robinson kicked off this week's Human Resources Forum on board the Oriana crui

MPs slam Whitehall’s ‘flimsy’ plans for shared services
Government predictions that Whitehall organisations could save £1.4bn annually through sharing corporate services, such as human resources and finance, are "flimsy", MPs have warned. <A href="http://www.publications.parlia

Staff transferred to new unitary councils will be covered by TUPE
Local government staff transferring to new unitary councils in April 2009 will be protected under TUPE legislation, the governm

Government approves sport, creative and hospitality skills academies
Skills minister David Lammy has expanded the National Skills Academy network with the approval of three new academies: Sport and Active Leisure, Crea

Pension buyout market boom expected as firms shed responsibility for pensioners
Ten companies listed on the FTSE 100 are actively considering pension buyouts as the credit crunch makes passing off retirement liabilities ever more attractive, it was revealed this morning. A report by actuary Lane, Clark

Agencies face large falls in online recruitment spending
Spending on recruitment agencies could fall by almost a third in the near future, according to an expert. James Saunders, managing director of online recruitment consultancy 4MAT, believes medium and large companies will sl

Appeal Court rules council not liable for injury caused by poorly-maintained ramp
A local authority has won its appeal against a ruling that might have led to employers being liable for injuries to staff caused by equipment the employer had not supplied or maintained. <A href="http://www.personneltoday.

More than £38bn spent on training to beat skills shortages
Training spend per employee hit a record high last year, latest figures show. The National Employer Skills Survey 2007, published by the Learning and S

Lack of training to manage remote workers prevents flexible working
Half of small business managers struggle to control home or remote workers' performance, research has revealed. Findings from the IT Sk

Few agency workers would benefit from CBI’s ‘rights after one year’ proposal
Fresh claims that agency workers should be given equal treatment within the first few weeks have emerged after a report found the average length of time such workers stay in their jobs is less than five months. The report,

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