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Preventing those slip out of work is as important, CIPD says
Long-term sick policies ‘need refocusing’

Efforts to get the long-term sick back into work are being hindered by neglected policies towards keeping those falling ill from leaving employment, a report says. The annual absence management survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals the average annual number of sick days fell slightly from 8.4 to eight in… Read more »

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Councils sitting on £3bn, Unison says
Unison attacks town hall ‘billions’

Public sector union Unison has hit out at local authorities for refusing an increased pay rise request, saying councils are ‘sitting on’ £3 billion. Town halls have allegedly accumulated the funds, which are not earmarked, through efficiency savings. As a result councils in England and Wales should increase a rejected 2.45 per cent pay offer,… Read more »