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ONS May figures offer some comfort to Government

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:04:34 +0100

There was some slightly good news for the embattled Government from the employment figures published today by the Office for National Statistics, for the first quarter (January to March 2012).

CIPD appoints Peter Cheese as chief executive

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:46:16 +0100

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The CIPD has today appointed Peter Cheese (pictured) as its new chief executive.

Does the new BBC director general need ‘renaissance talents’?

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:50:07 +0100

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Since current BBC director general Mark Thompson announced his resignation in March, there has been a great deal of speculation about who his successor might be. There has also been widespread debate over what skills the new DG needs to have.

Uncharted territory: exclusive interview with Aljazeera's news anchor Steven Cole on the launch of his Institute of Diplomacy and Business

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49:43 +0100

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Stephen Cole (pictured) has placed himself in uncharted territory.

Britain's got talent, but employers don't see the risk of losing it, reports Vodafone UK

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:46:45 +0100

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When it comes to business continuity planning, UK businesses are much better prepared for technology and environmental risks than they are for the risk of losing talent, according to Vodafone UK.

'It's time for a new type of recruitment', says Autodesk's head of EMEA talent acquisition

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:31:15 +0100

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“Lazy recruiters” are damaging the standard of the recruitment profession, causing employers to miss out on the best talent, according to Matthew Jeffery (pictured), head of EMEA talent acquisition and global talent brand at technology firm Autodesk.

Learning at Work Day: Grass Roots focusses on staff development

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:57 +0100

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As part of Learning at Work Week, business services company, Grass Roots has organised a staff learning day tomorrow in a bid to give employees the opportunity to see and take part in activities around personal development.

Slashing red tape may put rights of people with mental health problems at risk, warns Mind

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:43 +0100

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The mental health charity Mind has warned the Government that cutting too much red tape in business, could reduce the legal protection of employees with mental health problems.

Sickness accounted for 131 million working days lost in 2011 - but the number is falling, finds ONS

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:29 +0100

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Approximately 131 million working days were lost to sickness absence in 2011, a new report from the Office for National Statistics shows.

Boris’s apprenticeships

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:18:00 +0100

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Boris Johnson has pledged to get young London working by creating 250,000 new apprenticeships. In a recent article he puzzled aloud, not for the first time, why it seems to be all immigrants rather than British-born young people working in places like Pret.

Research reveals apprenticeships improve career prospects and benefit employers

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:16:27 +0100

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Britain’s apprentices are getting promoted, improving their confidence and taking on more responsibility in the workplace, skills minister John Hayes has announced.

UK employers join forces to help staff receive qualifications during Adult Learners Week

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:05:00 +0100

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Employers including McDonald's and Telefonica O2 have spoken out of the importance of helping staff attain qualifications, to mark Adult Learners Week (14-18 May).

National Work Wise Week: businesses challenged to think smarter about flexible working

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:01:41 +0100

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This week marks the beginning of the seventh annual National Work Wise Week, building towards National Work From Home Day on Friday, which is challenging UK businesses to think smarter about the way they work.

Someone born today won’t get state pension until age 77, reports PwC

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:59:21 +0100

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Someone born today is unlikely to receive their state pension until they reach 77 and their children will be working into their mid 80s, according to PwC projections.

UK workforce over-estimates the time needed for continuous career progression, reports LinkedIn/IPSOS Mori

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:55:00 +0100

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The majority of UK workforce over-estimate the time required per day to further career – thinking they should be spending more than 30 minutes daily on ‘continuous career management’, according to LinkedIn and IPSOS Mori.

Foreign secretary faces criticism for saying businesses should stop complaining and deliver more jobs

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:53:04 +0100

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Foreign Secretary William Hague (pictured) has faced criticism from business leaders after telling employers to stop “complaining” and “get on with the task of delivering more of those jobs”.

CIPD suggests signs of upturn in labour market

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:50:41 +0100

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The immediate jobs outlook has turned positive for the first time in more than a year, driven largely by a decrease in redundancy intentions, according to a CIPD/YouGov survey of more than 1,000 employers.

TUC says employees should sit on pay committees to bring 'a touch of the real world'

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:59:19 +0100

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Shareholders may have been giving the thumbs down to boardroom pay and bonuses in greater numbers recently, but the Government needs to do more than make investors' voting decisions binding if directors' pay is to be set at more realistic levels in future, the TUC said this morning.

Tanker drivers' strike narrowly avoided, but Unite claims employers have 'no room for complacency'

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:55:00 +0100

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A strike by tanker drivers was averted on Friday with drivers voting to accept proposals tabled after eight days of talks at Acas.

Public sector pensions strike deemed 'unnecessary and damaging' by BCC

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:53:00 +0100

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The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has deemed last week’s strike action over public sector pensions to be “unnecessary and damaging to the eceonomy.”

Ruling on retirement: 'a major disappointment for older workers and seriously flawed'

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:51:00 +0100

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In a highly publicised ruling last month, the Supreme Court made it relatively straightforward for employers to adopt a compulsory retirement policy.

Pensions red tape challenge is opportune time for Government to streamline regulations, says NAPF

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:46:16 +0100

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Pensions experts have identified a shopping list of key areas where the Government needs to focus its energies if it is to meet its Red Tape Challenge and reinvigorate workplace pensions.

Employers lose 10 working days on average per year on interviews

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:44:01 +0100

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Employers spend an average of 10 working days a year interviewing, 16% of the working week travelling to meet candidates and £3,286 a year reimbursing candidates’ travel expenses, according to a report published this morning.

City bonuses to collapse to below 1998 levels, finds CEBR

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:39:34 +0100

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City bonuses look set to fall in 2012/13 to £2.3 billion from £4.4 billion this year and £11.6 billion peak in 2007/08.

'CSHR make a difference': When charity begins at work

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:53:00 +0100

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Walk past the HQ of an investment bank in London a few weeks ago and you might have noticed something odd – a demonstration of sorts, outside the entrance, the campaigners cordoned off from employees arriving at work, holding placards, shouting to get their message across. Were they union reps, an Occupy band or radical environmentalists?

Cycle to work schemes experience 9% increase since 2011

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:50:46 +0100

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The Government supported Cycle to Work Scheme has seen a 9% increase in take up during the first quarter of this year compared to 2011.

Pay awards hover around 3% for first quarter of 2012, finds IDS

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:48:00 +0100

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The key figure for pay settlements in the private sector is 3% for the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest data from the Incomes Data Service.

NHS chiefs’ pay growth grinds to a halt at £157,500, responding to Government calls for pay restraint

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:46:00 +0100

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Pay growth for senior NHS board directors has ground to a halt with pay for chief executives frozen over the last year, reveals the latest NHS Boardroom Pay report from Incomes Data Services (IDS).

Money and lack of skills are all that's stopping an exodus of passive jobseekers, finds survey of 3,000

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:36:25 +0100

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Three out of five employees in the UK (60%) want to change their job, but are being held back by a lack of finances(46%) and not having the right skills (42%), according to new a poll of 3,000 people by Bing, Microsoft’s search engine.

Northern Ireland firm fined £187,500 under Corporate Manslaughter legislation

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:33:12 +0100

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The first employer in Northern Ireland to be prosecuted under Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide legislation has been fined a record £187,500.