Royal Bank of Scotland has said it is planning to cut 3,500 jobs as part of its plans to halve its administration centres across the UK. Siobhan Endean of Unite called the job losses ''horrific'' and said union members ''are paying the price for decisions by senior bankers''. […]
Multinational companies making changes to their defined-benefit (DB) pension schemes are cutting back on their contributions, according to new international research. One-third of respondents said they were looking to make […]
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. Staff at the BBC have voted to strike over proposed changes to their pensions, threatening television and radio coverage of events such as the Ryder Cup and the party […]
Alcoholics, smokers, voyeurs and exhibitionists will not be protected by disability provisions in the Equality Act, elements of which come into force on 1 October 2010. The Government published the […]
Employees whose organisations have been hit hard by the recession have low levels of trust in their bosses and blame lies with poor management, according to research released today. Organisations who have respond […]
A round-up of HR-related stories in today's newspapers. Britain faces a "brain drain" of talented professionals after it emerged that one-fifth of expats based in this country are considering returning home, according […]
Local authority chief executives and finance directors at Scotland's local authorities fear up to 22,000 council staff will lose their jobs over the next two years due to spending cuts, according to research by financial and business consu […]
All staff with the exception of the chief executive have been asked to consider voluntary redundancy by Fareham Borough Council as it faces cuts of £2.4 million in government funding. Some 487 personnel have been offered v […]
Fire Brigade Union (FBU) members in London have until September 17 to decide if they back unspecified industrial action - short of striking - to try to prevent the London Fire Brigade (LFB) changing their contracts to facilitate a&nbs […]
Public sector jobseekers are increasingly willing to take a pay cut according to the latest research by Totaljobs.com. The survey of 1,600 public sector jobseekers […]