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Redundancy pay cut by 25% as Marks & Spencer denies cutting costs
Marks Spencer looks set to slash redundancy benefits for its 60,000 staff by up to 25% within the next two weeks. The high street retailer is proposing to reduce the maximum payout that employees can receive from 70
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47153/redundancy-pay-cut-by-25-as-marks-spencer-de...

Recruitment freeze at Merrill Lynch to cut headcount worldwide
Investment bank Merrill Lynch is continuing its cost-cutting programme with a freeze on staff recruitment that will cost further jobs in the UK. Up to 5,000 jobs worldwide will be cut, including 400 in the City, as the comp
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47152/recruitment-freeze-at-merrill-lynch-to-cut-h...

Dairy industry experts to tackle staff training issues at summit
Senior figures at the UK's larger dairy firms are to meet next month to tackle
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47150/dairy-industry-experts-to-tackle-staff-train...

Pay rise for London police maintenance staff to living wage of £7.45
Maintenance staff working for the Metropolitan Police Authority are set to be paid the new London living wage after a deal was struck with contractors. The initiative will see the hourly rate of 744 cleaning and messenger s
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47151/pay-rise-for-london-police-maintenance-staff...

Corporate social responsibility ignored as private sector fails to deliver £100m to potential Olympics athletes
Britain's Olympics athletes face a £100m funding shortfall for the 2012 Games after government attempts to appeal to employers' sense of corporate social responsibility fell on deaf ears. Despite
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47135/corporate-social-responsibility-ignored-as-p...

Health and safety fine of £22,000 for hospital guilty of exposing employee to hazardous chemicals
A hospital trust has been fined £22,000 after it allowed an employee to become exposed to a dangerous chemical while cleaning - despite no immediate har
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47134/health-and-safety-fine-of-22000-for-hospital...

Small business owners work 50-hour weeks
UK small business owners are clocking up 50 working hours every week, according to a survey by Bank of Scotland Business Banking. The study of 1,003 small business managers found the latest figure was an average increase o
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47133/small-business-owners-work-50-hour-weeks.htm...

Non-executive director pay rises slow down for third consecutive year
Pay rises for non-executive directors (NEDs) have slowed for the third year in a row, a review has found. The annual Non-Executive Director Practice and Fees guide
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47129/non-executive-director-pay-rises-slow-down-f...

Eurostar staff set to strike over pay
More than 100 Eurostar train cleaners are to strike on bank holiday monday in a bid to earn the London Living Wage. The RMT union members will stage a 24-hour walk out from 6am on 25 August after a 100% vote for industrial
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47128/eurostar-staff-set-to-strike-over-pay.html

HR workload and happiness levels soar
HR professionals have seen their workload increase more than any other profession, along with their happiness, a survey has found. The Happiness at Work Index
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47127/hr-workload-and-happiness-levels-soar.html

MI5 recruits gay lobbyist Stonewall to target homosexual candidates for spying roles
Intelligence service MI5 has teamed up with a gay lobby group to actively recruit more homosexual staff, it has emerged. The UK security servic
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47119/mi5-recruits-gay-lobbyist-stonewall-to-targe...

BCC paints doom and gloom for UK economy
The UK is staring down the barrel of a "serious and prolonged recession", according to a gloomy report by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) this morning. The employers' group predicted that up to 300,000 jo
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47118/bcc-paints-doom-and-gloom-for-uk-economy.htm...

Seasoned HR directors become prime head hunting targets
HR directors who plied their trade through the recession of the early 1990s have become prime targets for headhunters as the economic climate worsens. National headhunting firms have reported a growing need for
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47114/seasoned-hr-directors-become-prime-head-hunt...

BBC HR outsourcing deal still experiencing problems
BBC people director Stephen Kelly has admitted that the corporation's flagship £100m HR outsourcing deal is still experiencing pr
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47116/bbc-hr-outsourcing-deal-still-experiencing-p...

CIPD under attack from within in run-up to Harrogate
A senior figure at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a pre-Harrogate attack on the way the body is run. The central London branch secretary called for an overhau
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47115/cipd-under-attack-from-within-in-run-up-to-h...

Tribunal refuses to review decision on Switalski £19m sex discrimination claim
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,
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47117/tribunal-refuses-to-review-decision-on-swita...

Friday podcast: equal pay and TUPE, the CIPD, the BBC, and social care
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
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/46972/friday-podcast-equal-pay-and-tupe-the-cipd-t...

NPIA HR chief warns police must improve people management skills
A senior police HR figure has voiced concerns about the level of people management skills among senior officers.
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47113/npia-hr-chief-warns-police-must-improve-peop...

Outplacement improves retention rates, according to HR director survey
Two-thirds of HR directors believe providing support for staff who are made redundant improves retention rates, according to research. The
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47112/outplacement-improves-retention-rates-accord...

Tesco to double apprenticeships after red tape slash
Supermarket giant Tesco has vowed to double the number of apprenticeships after the government bowed to its demands to slash red tape. Head of resourcing Lorna Bryson told Personnel Today the retailer ha
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47111/tesco-to-double-apprenticeships-after-red-ta...