Shifts calculation system accommodates formal flexitime contracts of workers
Sir Philip Hampton defended his decision to award a bonus to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief executive Stephen Hester.
Sir Philip Hampton defended his decision to award a bonus to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief executive Stephen Hester.
Newsnight reported that the head of the Student Loans Company was recruited on a two-year contract but retained the terms of his temporary employment, instead of being added to the payroll.
An industrial fire this morning closed off a section of the A40. The road this evening (January 31, 2012) has now reopened as the incident in Shepherds Bush has been brought under control, with no risk of it spreading.
Hidden costs are threatening to derail attempts to reorganise the police.
A trade union leader has criticised the opposition’s stance on public sector pay cuts. Mark Serwotka, the head of the Public and Commercial Services union, said the Labour Party was “emulating the Tories” on many issues.
A council decided on an unusual method to finish a pruning process on its staff. Edinburgh City Council managed to choose four staff for redundancy through a performance-related decision, but then ground to a halt on picking the final trio.
One member of staff at a troubled store chain told of her experience at being made redundant. Catrin Jones, head of merchandising at Peacocks, told the BBC: “The administrators called us all into a room …
Ed Balls has indicated Labour will support a pay freeze for public sector workers to help reduce the UK’s deficit.
The engineering giant Siemens has ambitious plans to create a £200m factory making offshore wind turbines for the North Sea.
New figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) demonstrate how much more workers can expect to earn in the public sector.