Consulting firm Deloitte has warned that many of Britain's blue-chip companies are risking final-salary pension schemes worth £80 billion after placing "heavy bets" on equity and property investment, a news provider revealed today.

http://www.thomsonsonlinebenefits.com/blue-chip-firms-risking-80bn-pension-schemes

Skills training non-existent in 75% of north-east food and drink manufacturing companies

News | www.personneltoday.com | 2 hours 33 minutes ago

The scale of the UK's skills challenge has been laid bare by a regional survey showing that three in four food and drink manufacturers in the North East have no training budget.

http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/07/24/46846/skills-training-non-existent-in-75-of-north-east-food-and-drink-manufacturing.html

Fired disabled worker says McDonald's biased in sacking

News | www.topix.net | 3 hours 39 minutes ago

Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer -- The San Francisco Chronicle , July 23, 2008 Wednesday FINAL Edition An autistic woman who had worked at the McDonald's in downtown Berkeley for 21 years showed up at her ...

http://www.topix.net/law/employment-labor/2008/07/fired-disabled-worker-says-mcdonalds-biased-in-sacking

Safe use of bedrails

News | news.hse.gov.uk | 5 hours 12 minutes ago

HSE banner for print Skip navigation Search What's new Health and safety FAQs How to complain HSE homepage Contact HSE Feedback Help A-Z index Site map Search Health & Safety Executive / Commission HSE what's new What's new home Browse by category July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008

http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/24/safe-use-of-bedrails/

I Buy Houses

News | www.recruiting.com | 6 hours 54 minutes ago

Recruiting.com offers articles about recruiting and the HR industry including articles and the top blog posts from the recruiting blogosphere.

http://www.recruiting.com/i_buy_houses_0

Pru takes on part of Rank's pension scheme

News | www.ft.com | 12 hours 32 minutes ago

Prudential is set to mark its return to the lucrative pensions buy-out market with an estimated £350m deal to take on part of the Rank pension scheme from Goldman Sachs.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b3bb4b90-58eb-11dd-a093-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb3bb4b90-58eb-11dd-a093-000077b07658.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=&nclick_check=1

XpertHR > Article > Survey: Finding ways to manage staff retention

News | www.xperthr.co.uk | 12 hours 33 minutes ago

How can the loss of key staff members be prevented when employers are seldom interested in managing retention? IRS investigates two methods: managing organisational change more effectively and focusing on employee engagement.

http://www.xperthr.co.uk/article/87149/survey--finding-ways-to-manage-staff-retention.aspx

Unison to enter talks with local govt employers

News | www.unison.org.uk | 12 hours 33 minutes ago

(23/07/08) UNISON s local government National Joint Committee (NJC) has today voted unanimously to back further talks with Local Government Employers, aimed at settling the current dispute over pay.

http://www.unison.org.uk/news/news_view.asp?did=4694