On this day which will no doubt be dominated by the Comprehensive Spending Review, it is worth bearing in mind that the European Parliament is voting today on the question of whether to extend a mother’s right to maternity pay to 20 weeks’ full pay. Although there has been a good deal of lobbying, particularly…
[picappgallerysingle id=”288326″ align=”left”]Everything, Everywhere is the name for the merged operations of Orange and T-Mobile. Not surprisingly, the merger has led to the prospect of redundancies but, very surprisingly, the new Company has adopted a novel approach to notification to staff that they are at risk of redundancy. According to a report in today’s Daily…
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has, if nothing else, created a lively talking point with its latest campaign, designed to raise the status and profile of its members. The campaign, which “aims to attract the brightest and best into HR through ensuring the profession appeals to the leaders of the future, while challenging…
The Government has confirmed that it has what it calls “ambitious” plans to extend flexible working rights for working parents. In the short term, from April 2011, the right to request flexible working will be extended to all parents of children under 18, which will add about 300,000 employees to those already eligible to request…
New rates for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) come into effect today. They are: £5.93 per hour for low paid workers aged 21 and over, increased from £5.80 and with the adult rate coming into effect at 21 rather than the previous 22; £4.92 per hour for 18-20 year olds, increased from £4.83; and £3.64…