David Woods

Employers maintaining more staff than they need, leading to threat of further redundancies, CIPD warns

A third of employers are maintaining staff levels higher than they need in order to avoid losing skills, but will make redundancies if economic growth does not return soon, according to a CIPD report...

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Recruitment in the voluntary sector has experienced its second consecutive quarterly rise

Latest analysis of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows that during the first three months of 2012 the number of paid employees in the sector increased by approximately 20,000, representing an increase...

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The industrial sector is 'crying out' for conflict-management skills, according to Futurestep

The industrial sector, including construction, manufacturing and mining industries, is crying out for conflict management skills from its talent, according to an international study from global...

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More than half of Greek employees would move to UK to escape failing economy, Totaljobs/Intelligence Group report finds

The UK is top choice for Greeks wanting to move abroad to avoid further turmoil in the Eurozone, according to a survey commissioned by Totaljobs.com and Intelligence Group.

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Further reductions in recruitment numbers in July, finds REC/KPMG

Although there were further reductions in both permanent and short-term staff appointments during July, in both cases the rates of decline eased slightly since June, according to The Recruitment and...

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Schemes to help unemployed people get work are not slave labour, a judicial review has ruled

A judicial review judgment, ruling that Department for Work and Pensions schemes to help unemployed people get work are not slave labour, means the department can continue to help people get the...

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British Army launches videos to increase recruitment among ethnic minorities

The British Army has launched the first of three recruitment videos - Slough to Soldier: Why I joined the Army.

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Hazel McIntyre joins Condé Nast as HR director

Hazel McIntyre (pictured) has been appointed as HR director of Condé Nast Britain, publishers of magazines including Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair

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Lloyds Banking Group HR director to leave the organisation

After five years at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), group HRD, Angie Risley (pictured), has announced her intention to depart.

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‘Employees first, customers second’, says HCL Technologies’ global HRD

Global IT company HCL Technologies has made the controversial decision to announce 'Employees first' on its website homepage, rather than customers first.

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Crush Complexity: employment tribunals – mediate, or pay?

The old chestnut of tribunal reform has barely been out of the news, since HR called on HRDs last month (cover pictured right) to propose their agendas for change in the tribunal procedure, in our...

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Hot topic: are graduate management schemes a façade for talent on the cheap?

Last month, Asda unveiled a fast-track retail management scheme, which will offer 15 graduates an opportunity to become a manager in a year. Asda launched a programme of apprenticeship training...

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