Tom Newcombe

Exclusive: Pay rises for high performers only

High-performing employees are being rewarded with higher pay rises and bigger bonuses than their peers, despite continued constraints on pay budgets, research has found.

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Unions call for millions of workers to walk out in protest at spending cuts

Unite, Britain's largest union, is to press forward with plans for a 24-hour walkout by millions of workers in an "explicitly political" protest against spending cuts.

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Public unaware of state pension reforms, MPs say

The Government must do more to explain its forthcoming reforms of the state pension to the public, a cross-party group of MPs has said.

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David Cameron tells Scottish voters to reject independence to safeguard thousands of defence jobs

Prime minister David Cameron says he is committed to keeping defence jobs in Scotland in a pro-UK speech, which he hopes will make voters reject Scottish independence.

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UK employees have the lowest pay expectations globally, research reveals

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Workers in the UK have the lowest pay increase expectations of employees around the world, according to research published today by business advisory firm CEB.

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UK employees demotivated due to leadership "crisis"

UK leaders are generating demotivating working environments for their employees, according to research published today from global management consultancy Hay Group.

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Change "legalistic" culture of tribunals, says CBI

The CBI has called on the Government to embark on a programme of wholesale culture-change of the employment tribunals system.

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Eurozone unemployment at record high

The rate of unemployment in the eurozone hit 12% in February – a record high, according to official figures.

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Large rise in UK workers on "zero hours" contracts

Many of the UK's largest employers regularly employ workers on "zero hours" contracts, which keep staff on standby and deny them regular hours.

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Almost half of employers want default retirement age reinstated

Nearly half of employers would like the default retirement age (DRA) reinstated, according to a survey published by global law firm Eversheds.

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Employers must "act now" over changes to RTI, The Forum of Private Business warns

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The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is urging small firms still not ready for the biggest change to the PAYE tax system since its introduction in the 1940's not to ignore the issue and act now.

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Record compensation payouts for schoolteachers

Schoolteachers were last year paid record amounts of compensation for claims arising from injuries, insults and employment disputes.

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