Industry News - August 2010

• DWP says employers support pension auto-enrolment
• Technology fuelling calls for new flexible working patterns
• Half of employees couldn't pay bills if pay cheque is late
• Sanitisers an effective absence management tool claims research
• Managers critical to cutting long-term absences
• Study finds working overtime could increase heart risk
• MoD plans "major data cleansing" of its payroll software
• CIFAS publishes special report into staff fraud
• Google CEO says the young will struggle to escape 'cyber pasts'
• Employers warned over health employment screenings before Equality Act comes into force
• IPP warns over Student Loans Company email scam
• Union leaders concerned over changes to Cumbrian Council's payroll service
• Merseyside council staff took equivalent of 2,000 years off sick last year
• Man worked for over four years before being caught lying about right to work in UK
• IPP warns over pay freeze for public sector
• HMRC reviews release of Time to Pay data
• Minimum wage extended
• Consultation into possible PAYE shake-up launched
• CIOT backs government consultations on tax reform