David Woods

Employers remain committed to learning and development investment

Most business will continue to invest in learning and development into 2011, according to a survey from leadership training provider Ken Blanchard Companies.

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McCarthy & Stone launches corporate wrap for employee savings

McCarthy & Stone has launched a new pensions system for staff incorporating a self-invested personal pension (SIPP) option and ISA function.

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BSI publishes guidance for employers on psychological risk at work

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a good practice guidance standard to help those assessing psychosocial risk in the workplace.

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Greene King upgrades company car scheme

Greene King, pub retailer and brewer, has launched a new fleet of 300 company cars and 100 cash allowance options, provided by Zenith Provecta.

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How happy are you and your workforce? Take the HR survey

HR magazine has teamed up with the iOpener Institute to find out both how happy employees and HR are and we will reveal the findings in out health and well being supplement in June.

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Increase in demand leads SME employers to recruit

The UK’s small and medium-sized manufacturers saw the volume of orders at home and abroad grow at the fastest rate in 16 years, leading an increase of 16% to move to increase headcount since the last...

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Job opportunities lower than March but up on 2010, says Reed

Job opportunities across the country slipped further back last month, down 2% in April compared to March, according to the latest Reed Job Index.

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Employees face biggest squeeze since 1920s, according to Deloitte

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has announced biggest squeeze on real pay since the 1920s - and worse may be yet to come, with household earnings not set to increase until the end of 2012.

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New announcements on FSA pay rules will spell end of retention bonuses according to PwC

The FSA has published new guidance on its pay regulations which seek to better align pay in the financial services industry with risk.

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Staff prepared to lose £11,000 in salary in exchange for a three-day weekend

In the wake of the recession, employees are prioritising work life balance, with two thirds prepared to rake a pay cut in favour of a three-day weekend.

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Slight economic growth is not enough to stimulate employment, says Work Foundation

News that the UK economy grew by 0.5% in the first three months of the year, reducing the risk of a double-dip recession, will not have an effect on the rates of unemployment, according to The Work...

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Martin Tiplady to leave his role as Met Police HR director

Martin Tiplady, HR director at the Metropolitan Police Service, and currently number four on HR magazine's ranking of Most Influential HR practitioners, is to leave the force at the end of this month.

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