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Against a backdrop of high unemployment and a sluggish recovery, workplace issues look set to be a big political battleground in the 2010 election. To hear the arguments, our podcast presenter Philippa Lamb spoke to:
- Labour's Employment Relations Minister, Lord Young
- Conservative's Shadow Business Minister, Jonathan Djanogly MP, and
- Liberal Democrat's Shadow Business Secretary, John Thurso MP.
Listen to their debate in our special podcast.
In this week's poll you can tell us which employment policy you'd like the next government to prioritise. We've come up with four for you to choose from. Also, find out what we think the government should do to support business in our 2010 public policy manifesto.
Last week's poll on how organisations respond to natural disasters revealed that 39% do donate and 61% don't. Find out how Christine Williamson, People in Aid's HR Services Manager, is getting on in Haiti by reading her blog. She's currently there on secondment, working as HR Manager for Tearfund's Disaster Management Team. She'll be blogging her experiences on our site for the next six weeks.
Alison Gilbertson
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