David Woods

Institute of Recruiters signs partnership with HR insight

The Institute of Recruiters (IOR), has appointed HR Insight as a partner to offer a wide range of services to members.

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Northern Rock to cut 600 jobs by the end of the year

Northern Rock has entered formal consultation with trade union Unite and other employee representatives, on restructuring the business including the reduction of 600 jobs.

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Unconcious discrimination still exists as a recruitment issue

One in six (16%) workers feel they have been discriminated against when applying for a job or promotion at some point in their career because of favouritism in the workplace.

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Government launches taskforce to boost employee engagement

The prime minister today gave his backing to a new independent Employee Engagement Task Force during a launch event at 10 Downing Street.

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PWC awards internships to some of the UK's aspiring entrepreneurs

Some of the UK’s most enterprising students have won a Dragons' Den style undergraduate competition and are one step closer to securing a job with accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC),...

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Ernst & Young creates 700 internship places in a bid to convert 50% into full-time jobs

Ernst & Young has created 700 places on a range of insight days, summer internships, international and industrial placement programmes aimed at sixth form students, undergraduates and postgraduates,...

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Public backs TUC’s alternative to cuts, finds YouGov

More than half of the UK supports the TUC's proposals for an alternative to the cuts – calling for a plan B to help get the jobless back to work.

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Graduate recruitment: Graduates like RBS more this year

Beleaguered, public-owned Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) has risen 37 places in a ranking of UK’s most desirable financial organisations that graduates want to work for, according to a list of Top...

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Childcare voucher standards body opens for business

Tomorrow will see the launch of The Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA), the industry body to represent Employer Supported Childcare providers and to promote best practice within the...

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DRA abolition imminent, but most businesses not ready for it, says survey

Less than a fifth of employers have made any preparation for the removal of the default retirement age (DRA) – although it comes into effect in less than 10 days.

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Stone age attitudes to gender prevail in IT, says survey

Gender discrimination is rife in the IT and telecommunications industries, research reveals.

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UK workers not out to lunch enough, says Bupa

UK companies are losing close to £50 million a day in lost productivity, as workers fail to take a lunch break, says Bupa.

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