EU pregnancy law defeated

EU pregnancy law defeated Wednesday, 08, Dec 2010 The European Parliaments plans to extend maternity leave at 90% of full pay from 12 to 20 weeks have been defeated, it could be said largely due to Ed Davey, employment minister who has lobbied hard among his European colleagues. Britain argued not only that the timing […]

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Private Sector Employers Watch out

Private Sector employers watch out! Employers in the private sector should watch out for a high level of discrimination claims as ‘equal pay firms’ seek to cash in on the abolition of pay secrecy clauses in the Equalities Act introduced in October. Pay secrecy clauses are now unenforceable, and employers will not be able to […]

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How Not to Do Recruitment

How Not to Do Recruitment The unemployment rate is the highest for 15 years and we have a  record 5 million people claiming out of work benefits, but there is some good news.  The number of short term unemployed fell by 42,000 in the 3 months to April.  That would indicate that firms are hiring […]

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What Counts in Your Business

What counts in your business. If you are looking to be an inspirational leader and feel that being successful in business is about more than just the bottom line – you might find this video gives you some inspiration and a different view on running a successful business.

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To Hire or not To Hire? That is the question…….

To hire or not to hire? That is the question The current governments plan to hike employers NI has resulted in over 60% of Manchester businesses reconsidering their decisions to hire in 2010 (according to the chamber 1/4ly economic survey). Many are hoping the conservatives will follow through on their promise to abolish this rise […]

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