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Business leaders' lack of confidence in Government plans holds back employment strategy, reports IoD

Business leaders have low confidence in Government’s proposals for growth in the UK, and just under two thirds (62%) believe Government plans to simplify employment law have, so far, been...

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Retail staff happier with working conditions than peers in other industries, finds ETS study of 540,000 staff

Retail employees are happier with their compensation, manager and job security than peers in other industries according to a survey by consultancy ETS from over 540,000 workers in retail, financial...

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US legislation preventing employers from asking staff for Facebook passwords, finds favour with UK employees

As legislation is passed in some US states to prevent employers asking for people’s passwords, a survey by recruiter Barker Ross shows people in the UK are not willing to give potential employers...

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More than half of employers don't test company car drivers for alcohol or drug use, finds Brake

More than half of fleets (57%) do not test drivers for alcohol, and an even greater proportion (63%) do not test for illegal drugs.

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Sainsbury's doubles number of trainee manager vacancies

Sainsbury's has re-launched its trainee manager scheme for new applicants, with 150 places available – more than double that of last year.

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Tesco faces £200,000 fine for employing foreign nationals working longer hours beyond visa remit

Tesco could be fined up to £200,000 after foreign students at one of its warehouses were found to be working illegally.

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Graduate recruits reckon they have fewer job opportunites than in 2007, reports Hay Group

Graduates believe they have fewer job opportunities than five years ago, despite most companies continuing to offer graduate schemes, according to research by global management consultancy, Hay Group.

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Office relocation special 2/2: interview with Sue Skinner, GB HR director at Britvic

Profiting from a moment of respite, Sue Skinner, GB HR director at drinks manufacturer Britvic (pictured), is casually sipping an orange juice outside the ‘Britvic Arms’. But she’s in her workplace:...

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Pay gap between men and women is due to lack of female applications globally, suggests McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management

Women are underrepresented in high-paying jobs because they are not applying for them, rather than as a result of direct employer discrimination, research from Desautels Faculty of Management at...

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One in five unemployed young people claim finding a job in the next year is 'unachievable', warns Prince's Trust and RBS report

One in five unemployed young people claim that finding a job in the next year is ‘unachievable’, according to a Prince's Trust and RBS report released alongside the launch of the A-Z of Young...

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Office relocation special 1/2: interview with Frank Robinson, HR director QVC

It’s all go… Escape to the Country, To Buy or Not to Buy, Homes Under the Hammer: the sheer number of television programmes and glossy magazine articles about moving house – all lapped up by the...

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GMB members vote 95% in favour of local government pensions deal

The new Local Government Pension Scheme 2014 proposals represent a fair and balanced outcome, which means the pension scheme will remain affordable and sustainable says GMB.

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