Nearly 7,000 BA staff agree to work for free
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Unemployment rates in countries under the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) could have reached the 9.9 per cent mark by 2010 following the [...]
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‘Common sense needed’ in health at work
A degree of common sense is needed from employers in order to maintain health at work during the current heat wave, it has been suggested.
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TUC: Avoid slash and burn approach to pensions
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) is urging trustees to fight UK employers’ "slash and burn" approach to pensions.
Leader of the group Brendan Barber recently told [...]
‘Budgets may increase’ with new green measures
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Women still struggle to juggle, HR expert says
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Considering how much of our lives we spend at work, it is unsurprising that our jobs can have a significant impact on our mental health. Emma Mamo is the Senior Policy and Campaigns Officer from MIND.
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