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Friday Podcast: Dual discrimination claims; no-win no-fee lawyer regulations; Personnel Today Power Players list

HR news and analysis including: the Equality Bill amendment to allow dual discrimination cases; how regulating no-win no-fee lawyers would impact on HR; and we ask for your suggestions on

7/3/2009 1:30:00 PM

Payroll Today
Dual discrimination claims will lead to 10% rise in new cases

Dual discrimination claims will lead to at least a 10% influx of new cases clogging up an already overflowing tribunals system, HR chiefs have warned. The government 7/3/2009 12:02:00 PM

Payroll Today
Penna denies Barker redundancies takeover request

Penna has categorically denied it told Barkers to make at least 60 staff redundant just days before it purchased the company, as part of a "deal clincher" to avoid shelling out redundancy pay.

7/3/2009 8:18:00 AM

Payroll Today
No-win no-fee tribunal claim controls edge closer

Further details of the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) plans to curb and control no-win no-fee arrangements in employment tribunal claims were given this week. The ministry plans to give the Lord Chancell

7/3/2009 8:00:00 AM

Payroll Today
‘No-win, no-fee’ solicitors representing staff at tribunals may be regulated

'No-win, no-fee' solicitors that represent employees in tribunal cases may be regulated, if proposals in a new consultation paper go ahead. In the paper, the

7/3/2009 6:29:00 AM

Payroll Today
Engagement is top HR priority to retain talent in economic upturn

HR directors have pledged to tackle the 'dead wood' in their organisations and prioritise engagement to stop talented staff leaving as soon as the upturn comes. Neil Roden, group HR director at RBS, a

7/3/2009 5:43:00 AM

Payroll Today
Bristol City Council to cut jobs in bid to plug £30m funding gap

Bristol City Council looks set to be the latest local authority to cut jobs to meet a funding shortfall. Council officials said cuts would be made over the next three years to plug a £30m funding gap. HR jobs are likely to

7/3/2009 5:23:00 AM

Payroll Today
Bus drivers abused for keeping heat on despite heatwave

London bus drivers are being abused by irate passengers because the heating remains on in vehicles despite the recent heatwave, according to a union. Unite claims many L

7/3/2009 5:20:00 AM

Payroll Today
Tube workers given ‘final’ pay offer by London Underground

Tube workers have been given a "final" pay offer by London Underground bosses in a bid to avert further strike action. The deal would see about 25,000 staff get a 1.5% pay rise this year, with 2010 pay linked to RPI inflat

7/3/2009 5:19:00 AM

Payroll Today
Training budgets stay firm despite recession pressures

Most employers are maintaining training budgets or even increasing them despite the recession pressures they face, according to an Institute of Directors'(IoD) survey publ

7/3/2009 4:00:00 AM

Payroll Today
Nameless CV proposal put forward for reinstatement in Equality Bill

Lynne Featherstone will fight for her nameless CV proposal to return now that it has been withdrawn from the Eq

7/2/2009 12:57:00 PM

Payroll Today
CIPD predicts summer of job cuts

The number of HR professionals seeking advice about redundancy barely changed compared with the first and second quarters of 2009, suggesting that yet more employers are preparing to cut jobs this summer. The data, based o

7/2/2009 6:20:00 AM

Payroll Today
RBS chief executive defers pay award

RBS chief executive Stephen Hester has decided to defer his pay award by two years to try to defuse a row over his package being too short-term focused. Hester receives a basic salary of £1.2m, a £2m

7/2/2009 6:14:00 AM

Payroll Today
Virgin Atlantic to shed 600 jobs

Virgin Atlantic will cut about 600 jobs, close to 8% of the workforce, as demand for flights plummet. The UK long-haul airline, controlled by Richard Branson, is cutting capacity by 7% in the coming winter season. Ch

7/2/2009 5:34:00 AM

Payroll Today
B&Q introduces £12m bonus scheme for store staff

Retailer BQ has introduced a new monthly bonus scheme to help motivate its 30,000 shop floor workers, just two months after announcing the laun

7/2/2009 4:58:00 AM

Payroll Today
Royal Mail strikes go ahead as privatisation plans shelved

Thousands of postal workers will strike next week over plans to modernise Royal Mail. The Communication and Workers Union has announced London members would stage a three-day walkout from next Wednesday, as news came that

7/2/2009 4:49:00 AM

Payroll Today
'Dual discrimination' clause proposed for Equality Bill

The government has proposed a new law to protect people who experience discrimination because of a combination of two characteristics, such as black women. The new 'dual discrimination' clause, which t

7/1/2009 1:21:00 PM

Payroll Today
Aramark HR business partner wins Caterer & Hotelkeeper award

An HR employee at a major catering company won a prestigious Acorn Award from Personnel Today's sister

7/1/2009 10:14:00 AM

Payroll Today
Disability discrimination includes conditions in remission rules House of Lords

People with physical or mental conditions which vary in severity over time should still be termed 'disabled', the House of Lords has ruled today. The case was brought by Elizabeth Boyle, who alleged sh

7/1/2009 9:59:00 AM

Payroll Today
XpertHR crowned best business media brand of the year

The XpertHR Group, which includes Personnel Today, was named business media brand of the year last night at the PPA Awards, th

7/1/2009 9:47:00 AM

Welcome to SafeGuard World

We provide flexible managed payroll solutions to companies within a range of industries and of varying size.

We know that the one thing you can’t afford to get wrong is your payroll, and that’s why we place such an emphasis on the high quality of our services – ensuring your payroll is right and on time, every time.

With over 35 years experience providing outsourced solutions, we help our customers to focus on the main areas of their business, safe in the knowledge that their payroll requirements are being properly and professionally cared for by us.

“We always feel confident that the information we are given is up-to-date and that it complies with the most recent legislation. SafeGuard World supplies an excellent service!”
Dow Jones

Welcome to SafeGuard World

We provide flexible managed payroll solutions to companies within a range of industries and of varying size.

We know that the one thing you can’t afford to get wrong is your payroll, and that’s why we place such an emphasis on the high quality of our services – ensuring your payroll is right and on time, every time.

With over 35 years experience providing outsourced solutions, we help our customers to focus on the main areas of their business, safe in the knowledge that their payroll requirements are being properly and professionally cared for by us.

“We always feel confident that the information we are given is up-to-date and that it complies with the most recent legislation. SafeGuard World supplies an excellent service!”Dow Jones

“We always feel confident that the information we are given is up-to-date and that it complies with the most recent legislation. SafeGuard World supplies an excellent service!”
Dow Jones