David Woods

Pay remains the biggest issue facing global HR directors in the financial sector

Pay is the biggest issue for global HR directors in the financial sector – coming higher on their priority lists than talent management and employee engagement.

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Men can expect 50% more income in retirement than women, as gender gap is £6,500 per year

Men retiring in 2011 expect to receive 50% more pension income than women, according to new research from Prudential.

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Government outlines plans to get young people into work

Prime minister David Cameron and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg have set out the Government’s commitment to getting more vulnerable young people into work.

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Staff fear redundancy if they admit to feeling stressed at work

Workers who admit to feeling stressed or depressed fear being sacked or forced out of their jobs, according to a report published this morning.

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Students have called for their universities to do better at equipping them for work

Students want universities to better explain employability skills and to provide more support to help them develop these competencies.

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Cadbury brings Olympic gold medallist for staff engagement and stress awareness

Cadbury has enlisted an Olympic gold medalist, to encourage staff to take part in Olympic volunteering opportunities.

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Government proposes right to request flexible working for all parents, plus shared parental leave changes

The Government is to launch a consultation today on the right to request flexible working for all working parents and shared leave for new parents, to encourage more fathers to take paternity leave.

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Randstad launches graduate training scheme

Randstad, the recruitment and HR services company, has launched its first UK graduate training programme.

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PPF launches new framework to protect volatile pension funds going forward

Following extensive consultation, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) today (Monday) announced details of its new pension protection levy framework which will take effect from 2012/13.

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The Government has accepted the Wolf Review on Vocational Education and pledged to consult with employers

The Government has accepted the Wolf Review of Vocational Education and announced plans to ensure that more young people leave school or college with a good grasp of English and maths.

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Jobseeker confidence at rock bottom as unemployment increases by 11,000

More than a quarter of jobseekers expect to still be looking for work in 12 months time, and nearly four in 10 have little confidence in their ability to find work by the end of this year, a figure...

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As employee absence increases, 30.4 million working days are lost through non-genuine reasons every year

The UK economy lost 190 million working days to absence last year, with each employee taking an average of 6.5 days off sick, according to the latest CBI/Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey.

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