Sian Harrington

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Increased employee contributions will not fatally undermine local government pension scheme

A pension specialist has disputed claims that making council workers pay more into their pensions would fatally undermine the local government pension scheme.

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TUPE now applies to firms bought out of administration

An Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that employees are fully protected under TUPE when the business in which they work is purchased from a company in administration.

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Amnesty International denies employees trade union recognition, says Unite

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has told workers based outside the UK they will no longer have the right to remain members of the UK-based Unite union.

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UK making 'glacial progress' towards gender equality, says ILM survey

Almost three-quarters of women (73%) believe the glass ceiling exists and say there are still barriers for women looking to be appointed to senior management and board-level positions in the UK,...

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Renewables will not take off without skills investment

Money must be invested in skills if Scotland's emerging renewable energy sector is to take off, the Scottish Parliament has heard.

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The morning after - providers warn of Work Programme pitfalls

Employment and training providers who will be delivering the Government's new Work Programme have questioned its long-term viability, given the current economic conditions.

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Immigration cap could make UK uncompetitive, warns lawyer

The Government's economic migration cap will leave companies unable to compete with their peers globally, despite exemptions for top talent, a lawyer has warned.

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Corporate manslaughter case: sentencing today

The conviction of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings for corporate manslaughter will herald an avalanche of similar cases, lawyers today warned.

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Corporate manslaughter case: 385,000 fine for Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings

Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings was this afternoon fined the sum of 385,000 following its conviction for corporate manslaughter on Tuesday.

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Welfare isn't working, says PM, as he reveals details of reform bill

Prime minister David Cameron today said he was finally going to make work pay as he disclosed what he called the "most ambitious, fundamental and radical" changes to the welfare system since it began...

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Government in danger of mis-selling pension auto-enrolment, NAPF warns

The Government risks being accused of a 'mis-selling scandal' if it does not match pension auto-enrolment reforms with an overhaul of the state pension, the chairman of the UK's leading pension body...

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