Employers may be required to reassign employees with disabilities to a vacant position in the organisation if they can no longer be accommodated by their current position, according to the reversal of court ruling on the interpretation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced potential changes to employment law in an attempt to “give firms more flexibility and confidence in managing their workforce”, a statement from the department says.
The beer and pub sector supports around 1m UK jobs, with each job in brewing generating up to 20 elsewhere – and such work could be on the rise, with the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) noting the UK’s highest rate of new brewery openings in 40 years.
For the first time ever, the Bank of England is publicly advertising for the position of governor, with Mervyn King stepping down next summer after completing his term.
Job site CareerBuilder has acquired economic software firm Economic Modelling Specialists Intl (EMSI), and intends to provide clients “with a truly unique perspective on current and future employment trends, skills development and recruitment strategies”, according to a CareerBuilder statement.
Among the mountains of data released every month by the Office for National Statistics is the revelation that second jobs is the only employment category in the UK to have declined in the three months of July, and also the only one where people worked longer hours.
Private sector job openings are set to more than offset public sector job cuts, according to the latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/KPMG quarterly jobs survey.
Almost three in four (74%) of employers think the ideal future manager requires an equal understanding of both business and technology, according to new research from GIS software provider ESRI UK.
The research also shows 90% of HR leaders look for critical thinking skills in interviewees when recruiting, while 88% of HR leaders said location is essential when locating skilled staff.
EC1 Partners has appointed David Fox as head of operations.
The qualified solicitor and law graduate joins the firm to head up the legal department.