Industry News - Employment Law - Public-sector accused of 'undermanagement'

03/07/2009
Redundancy law queries 'could continue to rise'
The number of people seeking redundancy law advice could remain high over the course of the year, new data from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has indicated.

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Discrimination law ruling made by House of Lords
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03/07/2009
Heiress wins in pre-nuptial divorce case
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02/07/2009
'Dual discrimination' employment law changes proposed
A new employment law has been proposed by the government that it wishes to make part of the equality bill.

02/07/2009
Right to appeal for ex-wife in divorce case
A woman has won the right to appeal against a judge's decision to make her pay £5 million to her ex-husband, whose finances have been hit by the economic downturn.

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03/09/2008
Public-sector accused of 'undermanagement'

MPs have criticised the public sector for what they have described as the "undermanagement" of project changes which they say are costing too much, building.co.uk reports.

They accused public-sector managers of not providing value for money by managing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects poorly.

The Commons public accounts committee report said: "Negotiating good deals is important but managing them well afterwards is key to value for money."

According to the report: "There are large differences in the cost of making similar minor changes to PFI projects, but the effort put into checking that costs are reasonable varies widely from project to project.

"Public sector authorities need to validate the value for money of changes to PFI contracts."

One suggestion put forward to help alleviate the problem, was to give public-sector contract managers training.

The committee also recommended that by the end of 2009, Partnerships UK should draw up "guide prices for common minor jobs", Building.co.uk reported. ADNFCR-1805-ID-18762264-ADNFCR

03/07/2009
Discrimination law ruling made by House of Lords
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'Dual discrimination' employment law changes proposed
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29/06/2009
Female lorry driver wins sex discrimination case
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Equal pay law win for men
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