David Woods

Strength of manufacturing exports bolsters UK economy, survey finds

Manufacturing is continuing to drive UK economic growth on the back of export-led demand, with manufacturers optimistic about growth prospects in the short term, according to the second quarter 2011...

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‘Good, but could try harder’: CBI verdict on Coalition’s first year

The CBI yesterday published its assessment of the first year of the coalition Government, against 12 priorities the business group had set out before last year’s general election.

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UK business piles stress on young employees in bid to recover from recession, global survey finds

More than 2.4 million young British workers aged 18-29 are suffering from stress and believe their bosses are pressuring them to bear the brunt of recovery from recession.

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Company secures ‘substantial’ costs after winning tribunal case against four staff

Global business outsourcing firm MSX International (MSXI) has recovered substantial costs following an employment tribunal claim.

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Stark disparities in employer/employee views on wellbeing, finds Simplyhealth survey

One in three employees does not feel valued by their employer, raising concerns companies are failing to communicate they care about the health and wellbeing of staff, to the detriment of engagement...

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Government issues final guidance ahead of implementation of agency worker regulations

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published the final version of its guidance to accompany the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), four months before the new rules come into...

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Job opportunties continue to dwindle, according to Reed

Job opportunities across the country narrowed for the second month running, down 3% in May compared to April, according to the latest Reed Job Index, released today.

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Less than a week left to enter this year’s Top Employers for Working Families Awards

There is still time to enter Working Families' annual benchmark survey and awards - Top Employers for Working Families – but the closing date is Friday 10 June.

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NAPF celebrates 100th employer to receive its pensions quality mark for a defined contribution arrangement

Vodafone has become the 100th employer to get the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) for offering its staff a high quality pension.

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Workers in London put under 'extreme pressure' with lengthy commutes

Only 5% of employees take more than an hour to travel to work, but people working in London take longer, with only 44% having a journey of 30 minutes or less, according to the Office for National...

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Easyjet moves to address pilot lifestyle and industrial relations

Leaders of Easyjet and the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) are set to share platform to voice their joint commitment to a major shift in approach to tackling pilot lifestyle and industrial...

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Number of unemployed households almost doubles since 1997, according to ONS

The number of households in which no one had ever worked almost doubled from 184,000 in the second quarter of 1997 to 352,000 in the second quarter of 2010, according to figures highlighted in the...

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