David Woods

OECD report says Governments worldwide, will have to increase retirement ages to fund pension arrangements

Governments around the world will need to raise retirement ages gradually to address increasing life expectancy in order to ensure that their national pension systems are both affordable and adequate,...

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The Pensions Regulator gives employers guidance on how to achieve the best results from defined contribution pensions

The Pensions Regulator has published material to help employers to deliver good outcomes for retirement savers from work-based defined contribution (DC) pensions.

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Timewise report challenges stereotype that part time work is only for low-level jobs

More than half a million people in the UK (650,000) are working in part time jobs paying at least £40,000 (full time equivalent).

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Lynn Minella joins BAE systems as group HRD

Lynn Minella has joined BAE Systems as group HR director

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Are RemCos out of touch?

Two experts debate how RemCos can help companies set more realistic levels of executive pay

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Argos appoints Sonia Astill as HR director

Sonia Astill has been appointed as HRD for retailer Argos, part of the Home Retail Group

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Number of employees working beyond pension age doubles since 1993

The number of older workers – those working beyond state pension age – has nearly doubled from 753,000 in 1993 to 1.4 million in 2011, a new report from ONS found.

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Employers report school leavers don't have work skills, forcing them to invest in training, finds CBI/Pearson

The CBI / Pearson Education & Skills survey of 542 organisations, employing around 1.6 million people, reports that 61% of firms say school and college leavers have not developed the self-management...

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Government invests in Mandatory Work Placement scheme and tightens sanctions for jobseekers that avoid it

The Government will invest £5million in the expansion of the Mandatory Work Activity scheme, requiring more jobseekers to do a month's full time activity to help them back into work.

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Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Strada launch online performance management strategy

Tragus Group, the owner of Strada, Café Rouge and Bella Italia restaurants, has launched an online performance management system for 300 managers.

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Online job opportunities for HR staff increase by 12% since May 2011

Online job opportunities have increased by 3% since May 2011 with HR roles demonstrating “robust growth” according to the Monster Employment Index.

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‘Toxic culture’, not glass ceiling, is the reason for senior women leaving corporate roles, finds Corporate Crossovers

A survey of 300 female entrepreneurs shows the main reason they leave corporate jobs is that they are fed up with the toxic culture, and not with the glass ceiling.

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