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Last updated: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT
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Police Federation questions £2.25m recruitment campaign for special officers A multi-million pound campaign to recruit thousands more volunteer police officers to the service has been met with caution by the Police Federation. Scottish council workers in 24-hour strike over 2.5% pay offer Tens of thousands of council workers are on strike in Scotland today (20 August) in a row over pay. Flexible working arrangements under threat as BP scraps nine-day fortnight Flexible working could soon become a casualty of the credit crunch, an employment expert has warned. Staff retention and productivity boosted in hospitality industry by 66% of employers investing in training Employers in the UK hospitality industry provide more training than any other sector, and it has helped their retention, research has shown. Staff motivation in outsourcing deals vital to success says Capgemini HR chief The HR chief of outsourcing giant Capgemini has spoken of the importance of working with transferred staff in making a deal work. Redundancy pay cut by 25% as Marks & Spencer denies cutting costs Marks & Spencer looks set to slash redundancy benefits for its 60,000 staff by up to 25% within the next two weeks. Recruitment freeze at Merrill Lynch to cut headcount worldwide Investment bank Merrill Lynch is continuing its cost-cutting programme with a freeze on staff recruitment that will cost further jobs in the UK. Dairy industry experts to tackle staff training issues at summit Senior figures at the UK's larger dairy firms are to meet next month to tackle training problems in the industry. Pay rise for London police maintenance staff to living wage of £7.45 Maintenance staff working for the Metropolitan Police Authority are set to be paid the new London living wage after a deal was struck with contractors. Corporate social responsibility ignored as private sector fails to deliver £100m to potential Olympics athletes Britain's Olympics athletes face a £100m funding shortfall for the 2012 Games after government attempts to appeal to employers' sense of corporate social responsibility fell on deaf ears.
