Unlimited Women will attend Women Unlimited
Ministers for Women, Margaret Jay and Tessa Jowell, yesterday announced that Women Unlimited, the first ever Government led opportunities fair for women, will take place on February 13th 2001.Women Unlimited will give practical ideas and advice to women wanting to explore their work choices and take advantage of new opportunities available to them. It will […]
Senior staff benefit most in NHS pay settlement
Health Secretary, Alan Milburn, today announced pay rises for frontline NHS nurses, doctors, dentists and therapists. The Government has accepted recommendations from the independent Pay Review Bodies for pay increases next year.The award will provide extra pay for those senior nursing staff taking on new responsibilities under the NHS Plan.The above-inflation pay rise for NHS […]
Work Permit Holders and Redundancy
What’s the score when a company sponsors an individual for a work permit, then 18 months later is in a redundancy situation. Should the Work Permit holder be considered as a normal EC citizen in carrying out selection, or should consideration be given to the fact that if retained the Work Permit holder is stopping […]
Induction design consultants
I would like to have recommendations for consultants (to help me) to design an induction framework for my organisation oof 1,200 staff. I have done some research into current internal practice and what we have is inflexible and very paper based. I would like to work with consultants who are specialists in this area and […]
"Screw around vigorously" the Tom Peters way
Abandon everything and screw around vigorously is the advice from guru of gurus Tom Peters according to FTdynamo in the third of a series of columns written for HR Zone from the new management education portal.“We don’t need another hero”, sang Tina Turner in one of her 1980s anthems. Managers, it seems, are sometimes a […]
Disabled student wins right to take the General Medical Council to tribunal
In a landmark ruling, a disabled student has won the right to take the General Medical Council (GMC) to an employment tribunal for not allowing her to complete her medical training. Heidi Cox’s case is being taken by the Disability Law Service and backed by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC).The London Employment Tribunal has ruled […]
CBI warns of destabilising campaign on EU directive
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned of a “destabilising campaign” by supporters of an EU-wide directive on information and consultation. John Cridland, Deputy Director-General, spoke out against the move in an interview with BBC Radio Four’s Today Programme.He said: “Those in the European Council who want to see this thing through are playing […]
Jowell: Labour Market Strong
Employment Minister Tessa Jowell yesterday welcomed the publication of the latest Labour Market Statistics which show that the claimant count is falling again, and now stands at just over 1 million. The fastest fall has been among the long-term unemployed. New vacancies also continue at a high level, with 219,500 reported in November.The number of […]
Skills Management Survey
96% of organisations in a recent survey sponsored by John Matchett Limited said that assessment of skills and competency is important or very important, and 64% responded that they currently have a program in place.This was most evident in The Netherlands, where 77% of the companies indicated that they had implemented a system. 68% of […]
The Government is to cut red tape to speed up equal pay hearings
The Government is to cut red tape to speed up equal pay hearings, Employment Minister Tessa Jowell announced yesterday, with a consultation paper that marks the first strand of a five-part action plan to tackle the 18 per cent gender pay gap. Addressing the Women’s National Commission Conference in London, Ms Jowell said, “If we […]
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Prime Minister, Tony Blair, yesterday launched A href=http://www.drc-gb.org/drc/Campaigns/CampaignsMenu.asp>Actions Speak Louder Than Words, the Disability Rights Commission’s (DRC’s) first major campaign.The campaign, a joint initiative between the DRC and its partners is calling on leaders from business, sport, entertainment and the media to make practical, long-lasting commitments, which will enable disabled people to participate fully in […]
The wrong work-life balance? 10 signs that your marriage is in trouble
Website CompanyLeader.com has published one of those 'aside' articles worth a mention here. The article presents the 10 signs that your marriage is in trouble and is aimed at business people – probably those to whom an impending separation will be totally unexpected.
Raising Morale – an Interview with Joe Galuska
At the forefront of the HR professional’s mind at a time of skills crises and lower unemployment is “keeping the talent” argues FTdynamo in the second of a series of columns written for HR Zone from this new management education portal.Joe Galuszka was one of Scient’s earliest recruits, joining in April ’98 after the firm’s […]
Incomes Data Sevices: Pay Settlements running at 3%
Incomes Data Services latest pay settlement analysis shows that, compared with the summer months, settlements effective this autumn are more closely bunched between 3 and 4 per cent. Significantly, the number of pay rises below 3 per cent has fallen away with inflation having run at 3.0 to 3.3 per cent since April. However, with […]
Modernisation of the Supported Employment Programme
Minister for Disabled People Margaret Hodge has announced a radical modernisation of the Government’s £161m Supported Employment Programme. Improved work opportunities will mean around 5,000 disabled people will be able to progress into mainstream work over the next 3 years.The new opportunities for personal development and progression will be available to the 22,000 disabled people […]
Green Paper: Work and Parents
Proposals to give more help to new parents and greater support to the businesses employing them were announced yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers.He published the “Work and Parents: Competitiveness and Choice” Green Paper which follows a review of work and parents undertaken by the Government.The Green Paper sets out a range of […]
EOC: Britain Stuck in a Rut
Britain still has to get to grips with the challenge of achieving equality between women and men said Julie Mellor, Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), on the day the EOC publishes its annual report. Ms Mellor said: “The range of cases the EOC took last year shows just how deeply sex discrimination is […]
2000 European Day of Disabled People
The following is taken from the newswire of sister site EUbusiness. The theme of the 2000 Day, organised in Brussels on December 5/6 by the Commission in collaboration with the European Disability Forum, was 'combating discrimination against disabled people in the labour market'. A new web site has been launched to coincide with the Day.http://eddp.edf-feph.org […]
Sex in the Office
A report from website NewWoman.co.uk reveals the results of their ‘Sex in the Office Survey 2000’. NewWoman.co.uk is a site aimed at a young female audience.The results of the survey, perhaps appropriately released in the Christmas Office Party season, give the following statistics for thought:82% of respondents claimed to ‘flirting with male colleagues that they […]
Family Policies – TUC Reaction
Welcoming the government’s green paper proposing new rights for working parents, TUC General Secretary, John Monks said:“Working women everywhere will welcome the substantial increases in maternity pay and leave. It shows the government has been listening to Britain’s working parents. Many new mothers return to work earlier than is good for them or their baby […]
