http://en.redtram.com/ personneltoday.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:34:26 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 2924 | Government announces £400m unemployment support package http://en.redtram.com/go/236306622/top100/ 236306622 The government will create more than 100,000 new jobs, apprenticeships and training places for jobseekers as part of a £400m package of support for the unemployed over the next 18 months. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:36:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306622/top100/ 2924 | Bankers' bonus tax prompts broker to move traders abroad http://en.redtram.com/go/236306613/top100/ 236306613 One of the Square Mile's biggest brokerage firms has paved the way for its staff to move abroad following the government's plans for a 50% tax on bankers' bonuses. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:36:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306613/top100/ 2924 | Growth in unemployment continues to slow http://en.redtram.com/go/236306605/top100/ 236306605 Nearly 2.5 million people are out of work, the final unemployment figures of the year have shown. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:35:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306605/top100/ 2924 | British Airways and staff urged by prime minister to re-start talks to avert 12-day strikes http://en.redtram.com/go/236306599/top100/ 236306599 The prime minister has today urged British Airways and its workers to re-start talks to resolve a row over pay and conditions. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:35:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306599/top100/ 2924 | Fujitsu staff to strike over job cuts, pay freeze and pension changes http://en.redtram.com/go/236306591/top100/ 236306591 Fujitsu staff plan to strike this Friday in a row over job cuts, a pay freeze and pension changes. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:35:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306591/top100/ 2924 | Borders bookshop staff could lose jobs on Christmas Eve http://en.redtram.com/go/236306583/top100/ 236306583 Up to 1,100 staff at Borders face losing their jobs on Christmas Eve unless a buyer is found this week. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306583/top100/ 2924 | Mental health employment strategy launched by government http://en.redtram.com/go/236306572/top100/ 236306572 The government unveiled a new mental health employment strategy in December designed to help more employees with mental health problems to find, and stay in, employment. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306572/top100/ 2924 | Draft standards for OH service providers published http://en.redtram.com/go/236306564/top100/ 236306564 Draft standards for OH service providers have been published by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine - the first step towards a national accreditation system that it is hoped will be in place by the end of this year. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306564/top100/ 2924 | Equality Bill restricts use of health-related employment questionnaires http://en.redtram.com/go/236306555/top100/ 236306555 An amendment to the government's landmark Equality Bill will restrict how employers use pre-employment questionnaires about health or disability during the recruitment process. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306555/top100/ 2924 | OH must take leading role on health at work says Dame Carol Black http://en.redtram.com/go/236306550/top100/ 236306550 Occupational health professionals need to come out of the shadows, promote themselves and their expertise and demand a leading role within the government's workplace health reform agenda, national director for work and health Dame Carol Black has said. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306550/top100/ 2924 | Islington Council suspends HR director accused of bullying http://en.redtram.com/go/236264685/top100/ 236264685 Exclusive The crisis enveloping Islington Council's HR function has escalated with the revelation that HR director Maria King has been suspended, Personnel Today can exclusively reveal. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:15:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264685/top100/ 2924 | Christian registrar Lillian Ladele loses religious discrimination appeal http://en.redtram.com/go/236264674/top100/ 236264674 Lillian Ladele, a Christian registrar who claimed she faced religious discrimination after she refused to conduct civil partnership ceremonies, has lost her appeal. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:15:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264674/top100/ 2924 | European Commission legal threat will accelerate passage of Equality Bill http://en.redtram.com/go/236264666/top100/ 236264666 The threat of legal action by the European Commission could increase pressure on the government to get the Equality Bill onto the statute book early next year. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:14:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264666/top100/ 2924 | MoD to cut jobs to fund war in Afghanistan http://en.redtram.com/go/236264661/top100/ 236264661 Defence secretary Bob Ainsworth is to outline job cuts which he hopes will help pay for extra equipment for troops serving in Afghanistan promised by prime minister Gordon Brown yesterday. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:14:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264661/top100/ 2924 | Ex-Haringey social worker claims victimisation http://en.redtram.com/go/236264656/top100/ 236264656 A social worker who warned ministers of failings in Haringey Council's children's services is to sue the council. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:14:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264656/top100/ 2924 | Police officers disciplined after Facebook photos fiasco http://en.redtram.com/go/236264647/top100/ 236264647 Three police officers have been punished for allowing a group of women to dress up in their uniforms. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:14:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264647/top100/ 2924 | Fireworks factory owner guilty of manslaughter http://en.redtram.com/go/236264640/top100/ 236264640 A fireworks factory owner has been found guilty of the manslaughter of two firemen killed in an explosion on the premises. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:13:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264640/top100/ 2924 | Bank whistleblower was mistreated, Tribunal rules http://en.redtram.com/go/236264635/top100/ 236264635 The UK subsidiary of India's ICICI Bank has been accused of mistreating a whistleblower, the London Employment Tribunal has heard. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:13:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264635/top100/ 2924 | Vetting and Barring checks won't cover work done overseas http://en.redtram.com/go/236264627/top100/ 236264627 Pre-employment checks designed to prevent abuse of children and vulnerable people in the UK will not include periods when either UK ex-patriots or migrant workers worked overseas, according to the government's child protection adviser. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:13:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264627/top100/ 2924 | Fashion and textiles skills council Skillfast to close after failing review http://en.redtram.com/go/236264620/top100/ 236264620 Skillfast, the sector skills council (SSC) for fashion and textiles, will close after failing a government review of its performance, while four other skills councils will have their licenses renewed. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:13:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236264620/top100/