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The default retirement age (DRA) will be scrapped on 1 October 2011 under proposals announced by the Government today (29 July). The new plans allow for a six-month transition from the existing Regulations, following the

The government's decision to delay the introduction of the Bribery Act until April 2011 has been labelled "extremely disappointing" by anti-corruption campaigners.

UK employee engagement remains critically low because employers are "barking up the wrong tree" and focusing on the wrong things, according to new research published today. The

Part of the national postal service could be owned by a John Lewis-style trust, where postmen would be treated as 'partners', owning shares and receiving annual dividends,

Nottinghamshire County Council is considering outsourcing services to the private sector. The council is to ask private companies how they would run services such as catering and highways, and at what cost,

The Unite union has called for an urgent meeting with Resolution to discuss how the investment firm's £2.75bn takeover of Axa Life

Santander has reached an agreement with unions to protect the pay and conditions of more than 20,000 staff at Alliance Leicester who are due to be integrated with their Spanish acquirer. Nigel Cotgrove, assistant sec

Tesco's HR team will face significant change management challenges following chief executive Terry Leahy's retirement, according to experts. Leahy has been at the helm of the UK's largest supermarket chain for more than 13

Organisations are damaging their employer brand and bottom line by engaging in poor recruitment practices, according to new research. A survey of more than 500 recruitment managers, by psychometric testing firm SHL, reveal

Anxiety that the World Cup will dent business productivity over the next month is largely unfounded, according to figures published today by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). More than half of the 687 employers (54

Hundreds of experienced social work staff are to be replaced by a call centre at Glasgow Council as part of a plan to save £180m over the next three years. The council has offered early retirement to all workers over 50, in

The Environment Agency has banned staff from taking most domestic flights and flying to cities such as Paris and Brussels, in a bid to lead by example. The government quango has banned flights to places inside and outside t

Employers are running the risk of discrimination claims over their World Cup flexible working polic

QinetiQ is planning to reduce costs by 10% and cut jobs and staff benefits. The former government defence research agency will take the steps in a bid to shake off a "Civil Service mentality" and return to growth.

Vauxhall staff have agreed to a two-year pay freeze as part of a Europe-wide restructuring deal. The workers at plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton signed the agreement with General Motors (GM), which now owns Vauxhall in E

The Unite union could see its reputation and influence diminish in the wake of the second High Court injunction preventing British Airways (BA) cabin crew from striking, experts have predicted. Yesterday, the

BP's chief has admitted he might lose his job over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tony Hayward, chief executive of BP, said he was under no immediate pressure to leave the company, but his futur

The incoming coalition government's pledge to cut £6bn worth of spending this financial year will ultimately benefit outsourcing companies as Whitehall looks to shed staffing costs. With the Conservat

A poll by the Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW) has found an improvement in attitudes towards the profession, according to the BBC