http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Employment Problems"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:18:41 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 2924 | Crackdown on ill-health retirement leaves 9,000 police officers 'in limbo' http://en.redtram.com/go/229191523/top100/ 229191523 EXCLUSIVE A government crackdown on ill-health retirements means there are more than 9,000 police officers "in limbo" and unable to be deployed to the front line in a major incident, Personnel Today has learned. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:13:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191523/top100/ 2924 | Friday Podcast: Poor mental health at work; volunteers not covered by Disability Discrimination Act http://en.redtram.com/go/229191521/top100/ 229191521 HR news and views including: Poor mental health at work: are employers doing enough? Should they have to take responsibility for non work-related mental health issues? A new EAT ruling says that volunteers are not covered by the Disability Discrimination Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:13:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191521/top100/ 2924 | Volunteers are not protected by the Disability Discrimination Act http://en.redtram.com/go/229191519/top100/ 229191519 DDA), as they are not covered by the specific term 'occupation'. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:13:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191519/top100/ 2924 | Royal Mail legal challenge called off as postal union backs down http://en.redtram.com/go/229191517/top100/ 229191517 The postal workers union has climbed down over its decision to mount a legal challenge against Royal Mail's policy to employ 30,000 agency workers to clear the backlog of post. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:13:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191517/top100/ 2924 | Police chief ordered to repay part of resettlement package http://en.redtram.com/go/229191515/top100/ 229191515 A police chief who is leaving his force for a senior job at Scotland Yard is facing demands to repay part of the £70,000 resettlement package he received less than three years ago. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191515/top100/ 2924 | British Airways faces legal bid over working conditions http://en.redtram.com/go/229191513/top100/ 229191513 British Airways (BA) workers have "unwillingly" agreed to work new schedules with reduced staffing pending a full High Court hearing. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191513/top100/ 2924 | Equality laws open to abuse following 'environmental beliefs' case http://en.redtram.com/go/229191511/top100/ 229191511 A judge's decision that eco-friendly views were philosophical beliefs and should be protected under equality law could leave the legislation wide open for abuse by employees, according to HR professionals and campaigners. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191511/top100/ 2924 | First Quench jobs to go as administrators announce store closures http://en.redtram.com/go/229191508/top100/ 229191508 More than 1,700 staff at off-licence group First Quench are to lose their jobs after administrators announced they are to close 373 shops by 2 December. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191508/top100/ 2924 | Royal Mail calls off strike action http://en.redtram.com/go/229191506/top100/ 229191506 Royal Mail's third round of postal strikes were called off last night after an interim peace deal was reached with the postal worker's union. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191506/top100/ 2924 | Blue-chip companies seek non-cash rewards http://en.redtram.com/go/229191504/top100/ 229191504 Cash is no longer king when it comes to reward at UK blue-chip companies. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229191504/top100/