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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




The number of peoples out of work for at least a year could almost double to 700,000 by the end of 2009, the TUC warned today. The union said the current total of 400,000 could rise for the next year, while total unemployment could hit two million. The TUC also warned that difficulties getting people back into work could be worsened by the Government’s latest welfare reforms. Officials said toughening the benefits regime for lone parents and disabled will place extra pressure on overstretched welfare services and could add to the long-term unemployment total.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel – September 17th 2008



Britain’s 1.3 million agency workers will get the same pay and conditions as permanent staff after being employed for 12 weeks, under an EU deal hammered out in Luxembourg earlier today. The talks also updated Europe’s working hours Deal – keeping the Government’s opt-out from a maximum 48-hour week.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel - June 10th 2008



The migrants’ Rights Centre of Ireland (MRCI) receives calls on a daily basis from migrant workers who are being exploited in the workplace, it has been revealed. A spokesman for the centre – which was set up initially by the Columban Missionary Society – was speaking in the aftermath of the publication by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Equality Authority of a survey that found 31% of Black, Asian and other ethnicities and 24% of non-Irish nationals had experienced discrimination in the past two years.
Work/Employment	The Universe - June 8th 2008



Managing conflict at work is becoming an increasing challenge for employers. In 2006-07 the number of individual employment disputes that resulted in tribunal cases increased to 132,577 compared to 115,039 for the previous year. Research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) Managing conflict at work survey (2007) also shows that conflict at work costs the average organisation around 350 days of managment time, as well as annual costs associated with employment tribunal claims of about £210,000 for those employing 10,000 or more people.
Work/Employment	The HR Director - June 08



The lastest annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and AXA Absence survey revealed that absence levels were 30% higher across public sector organisations than in the private sector. The average private sector worker was off sick for 6 days last year; the average public sector worker was off for eight and a half days. A recent survey by Reed of over 100 HR professionals revealed that stress is the top cause of rising employee absenteeism in the UK. 76% of respondants noted an increase in the number of employees taking time off due to stress-related illnesses in the last 5 years.
Work/Employment	The HR Director - June 08



Lie detectors could one day be used to spot people who are “pulling a sickie” from work. The technology is already being used to identify people making fraudulent benefit claims. Now employers have given a cautious welcome to the idea of using the Voice Risk Analysis system to identify people who may be lying when they phone in sick.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel - May 12th 2008



The UK offers among the lowest quality of life in Europe despite residents earning the highest incomes, according to research released today. The price of fuel, below average spending on health and education, short holidays and late retirement place the UK just above Ireland at the bottom of the Switch.com European quality of life index.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel - July 16th 2008



The number of foreign workers being exploited by employment agents in the UK is much higher than was previously thought, with thousands of immigrants working in appalling conditions and far below the minimum wage. A government agency, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, says exploitation is particularly acute in the food processing and agricultural industries.
Work/Employment	Evangelical Times - July 2008



Sickness absence is costing manufacturing firms up to £610 million a year. The Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) said sickness levels had remained stable at almost 7 days per worker over the past year after a slight fall in previous years.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel - May 13th 2008



Equality Minister Harriet Harmen today plans to encourage firms to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minorities job candidates. The new Equalities Bill is also expected to force employers to disclose salary structures in a bid to make the pay gap between men and women more transparent.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel - June 26th 2008



Millions regard work as necessary to live - indeed it is. However, it seems 90 per cent of people say they are dissatisfied with the work they do, meaning just 10 per cent are satisfied. Into that mix we might assume there may be idleness, time-wasting or overwork.
Work/Employment	The Commissioner May 2008



Doctors voiced their opposition to the ‘headlong rush’ to create super-surgeries today. The British Medical Association (BM A) said the so-called polyclinics would result in the ‘commercialisation of patient care’ as private firms vie for contracts to run the centres. Polyclinics are super-surgeries that house family doctors and other services such as diagnostic testing, minor surgery, physiotherapy, pharmacy or dentistry.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel, 17th April 2008.



Poverty blights the lives of almost 1 million rural households in England alone. Blue tongue, TB, foot and mouth disease and floods have all hit Britian’s farming community hard. So what are the major issues affecting Britian’s farmers and just how can Christians help? Agriculture occupies 70 per cent – 9.2 million hectars – of the land area in England. But the amount of crops grown is falling as farmers leave the industry. In 2007, a survey carried out for the Department of Food and Rural Affairs showed that around a third of farmers questioned plan to either give up farming or to diversify. But they are worried about what else they could do.
Work/Employment	Idea May/June 2008



Many GPs are dissatisfied with their job, according to a survey out today. Over half (52 per cent) are unhappy with the amount of money the government allocates to the NHS and 62 per cent are unhappy with their relationship with health service managers. Forty-six per cent are unhappy with their workloads.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel - December 10th 2007



Managers are supporting a union campaign against the UK’s long-hours culture, after research showed that senior staff put in around 40 extra days a year. A survey of 1,500 managers reveals that efforts to reduce hours in recent years had failed, with nine out of 10 of those questioned regularly working over their contracted hours.
Work/Employment	The Sentinel - February 19th 2008

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