Employment partnership success acknowledged- July 3, 2008 Awards recognising outstanding contributions made by employers and employees working with the Local Employment Partnership (LEP) were handed out to Tesco, Mariott Hotels and Debenhams this week. The inaugural awards cehttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/03/46585/employment-partnership-success-ack... Tougher safety laws would save lives, says construction union- July 3, 2008 A leading construction union has accused the government of complacency about workplace safety which is putting employees' lives at risk. Ucatt warned that the government's failure to toughen up company directors' responsibihttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/03/46584/tougher-safety-laws-would-save-liv... European Works Councils restructuring to boost unions power- July 3, 2008 Trade union power in Europe could be boosted by the European Commission's plans for European Works Councils. The commission has unveiled plans to overhaul laws on European Works Councilshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/03/46583/european-works-councils-restructur... Occupational pensions in sharp decline- July 3, 2008 A dramatic fall in the number of private sector employees paying into workplace pension schemes has been revealed. Figures released by the Office for National Stathttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/03/46582/occupational-pensions-in-sharp-dec... Trauma management needs a rethink by HR professionals- July 3, 2008 HR professionals need to rethink the way they manage staff after a disaster or traumatic eventSTRhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/03/46572/trauma-management-needs-a-rethink-... Employment relations minister pledges to save HR 1m per day in legal fees- July 2, 2008 Employment relations minister Pat McFadden this morning pledged to save HR professionals across the UK 1m per day in consultancy fees.http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/02/46567/employment-relations-minister-pled... Sexual harassment of men rife in the UK workplace- July 2, 2008 The fairer sex may not be playing fair after all, with four out of five male workers being harassed by women at work, according to researchers. According to a study by employment law firm Peninsula, 77% of male workers hadhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/02/46558/sexual-harassment-of-men-rife-in-t... Company car scheme slump mirrors economic downturn- July 2, 2008 The number of employers offering company car schemes has fallen dramatically, according to a survey by Personnel Today's sister publication Employment Review. The benefit is now provided by just 24% of orghttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/02/46543/company-car-scheme-slump-mirrors-e... Unite union to merge with US-based United Steelworkers union- July 2, 2008 Trade union Unite is to merge with the US-based United Steelworkers' union (USW), creating a new body called Workers Uniting. The new labour body will have a combined membership of about three million workers. The merger ihttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/02/46544/unite-union-to-merge-with-us-based... Flexible working finds favour as 40% of engineering firms adapt to change- July 2, 2008 Half of the UK's engineering firms are now offering flexible working, with 40% allowing homeworking, according to research by the UK's biggest engineering consultant. The study by Atkins found that holiday entitlement coulhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/02/46540/flexible-working-finds-favour-as-4... |