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MP suggests disabled people should be allowed to work for less than National Minimum Wage, to help them find jobs

Disabled people should be permitted to offer to work below minimum wage so they get a job when competing with able-bodied people, according Conservative MP Philip Davies.

EAPA launches free buyers guide for employee assistance programmes

The UK Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) has this week published its buyers guide for employee assistance programmes (EAPs) for organisations looking to commission a new or review...

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Age discrimination? Older workers still neglected over training and performance issues, CIPD finds

As the Pensions Bill makes its way through The Commons, older workers are still often neglected when it comes to training and performance management according to a report this week from the CIPD.

Online mental health resource launches with guidance on returning to work

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has launched a new online resource offering information and guidance about returning to work after a period of mental ill-health.

Clare Chapman leaves Department of Health to take the role of group people director at BT

Clare Chapman is leaving the Department of Health to become the group people director for BT, following four and a half years as director general of workforce for the NHS and Social Care

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Business and Government need to work together to help ex-service personnel into work

The Government should work with businesses to help people who leave the Armed Forces to set up their own business, according to a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the...

Online game tests employees on their ability to rise to the boardroom

A new online game, ‘Battle for the Boardroom’, launched by the Institute of Consulting last week, has attracted over 320,000 executives from around the world keen to test their strategic business...

Danny Alexander: Strike action over public sector pension reform will be a "colossal mistake"

Unions will be making a "colossal mistake" if they strike next week over public sector cuts and pension reforms, according to treasury minister Danny Alexander.

Bullying of staff in the public sector is on the increase

Six out of 10 public sector workers across the UK have been bullied, or witnessed bullying, over the past six months.

Proposal to remove National Minimum Wage for some employees moves up the agenda

A proposal to remove the National Minimum Wage for some employees had its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday (17 June 2011).

14,700 Asda staff to pocket £49 million in shares

As many as 14,700 Asda staff are set to pocket a record £49 million as a three year Walmart Sharesave scheme matures.

Doctors ask for more help from employers over mental health

New research from Aviva UK Health reveals that better support services and a change in patient attitude are essential if the provision of care for mental health patients is to be improved.