Tom Newcombe

More than five hours of unpaid work completed weekly by British tradespeople, says study

British tradespeople are working extra unpaid hours each week, which equates to around £4.8 billion in unpaid overtime every year, according to research published today by insurance firm, Direct Line...

News

JJB ex-head of HR loses unfair dismissal claim

Jonathan Ashby, former head of HR and payroll and an associate director at sports retailer JJB Sports, has lost his claim for unfair dismissal, despite being made redundant without warning. JJB said...

News

Time's up for equality impact assessments, PM tells CBI

Prime minister David Cameron has today 'called time' on equality impact assessments labelling them 'bureaucratic nonsense'.

News

Afghan veterans returning to UK need support, says GE

As the UK armed forces are projected to downsize by 20% by 2015, the commercial sector will soon see 20,000 new job applicants and the job market will get even more competitive, claims General...

News

UK in two minds about whistleblowers, says survey

Research published today by Greenwich University shows that four out of five British workers believe they should be supported for revealing serious wrongdoing, even if it means revealing inside...

News

UK education system fostering "cult of the average", warns CBI

The education system in the UK is fostering a "cult of the average" that is both failing the brightest schoolchildren and failing to produce students who have the skills and behaviours that businesses...

News

Demoted Christian wins Facebook 'gay wedding' comment case

A Christian who was demoted in his job for a comment he wrote on Facebook about gay marriages has won a breach of contract action against his employer.

News

John Lewis launches its first ever apprenticeship programme

Apprenticeships are a way that the UK can get talent back on tap, says head of partner development at John Lewis.

News

Jagex walk away with best major employer at the National Online Recruitment Awards

Games developer Jagex walked away with best major employer at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs) last week.

News

One in three people bullied at work

One in three people have suffered some form of bullying at work, according to a survey by One Poll.

News

More than a third of workers will continue in employment past the age of 65

Over a third of UK workers are planning to take advantage of the abolition of the default retirement age and keep working past the age of 65, according to research by insurer Canada Life Group.

News

Lack of skills holding people back from pursuing a job in technology, says hotels.com

Over 1 in 4 adults wish they had chosen a career in technology but a lack of skills is holding them back, according to research published today by hotels.com.

News