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Inchcape Fleet Solutions staff offered chance of health-screening during work time

Inchcape Fleet Solutions has introduced a health-screening programme for its employees.

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Loss of female talent costs hospitality leisure, travel and tourism sector 2.8 billion a year

The 310,000 female workers who leave the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry each year are costing businesses 2.8 billion in replacement recruitment and initial training, a new report...

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Gap between pay rises in retail and the general market shows no sign of closing

Pay rises in the UK retail sector are failing to recover from recession levels and falling significantly behind general market trends.

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Businesses and the Government launch campaign to drive home the benefits of apprenticeships

Business leaders and the Government are joining forces in a drive to urge employers to take on apprentices.

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The rise in demand for staff is lowest for 14 months, according to latest Report on Jobs

The growth in the number of staff appointments has slowed to the lowest rate in 14 months, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG.

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Rule on need to be employed while on an apprenticeship to be waived for potential Olympic athletes

Skills minister John Hayes has announced his support for apprenticeships in Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth disciplines.

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Majority of employees are stressed but the young are more stressed than their older colleagues

Research to mark Stress Awareness Day today finds 84% of employees are stressed at work, with one in seven (14%) admitting to being very or extremely stressed.

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CIPD's prediction of 1.6 million job losses is 'hopelessly inaccurate', says Institute of Directors

The CIPD's 'gloom and doom' estimations of 1.6 million looming job losses are incorrect, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD).

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Employee morale has plummeted in the public sector in the past six months

Staff confidence in business leaders and employers across the public sector has hit an all- time low.

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"It's time to tackle workplace inequality once and for all," says CMI boss

"It's time to tackle workplace inequality once and for all," says CMI boss

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Cuts in public spending and the rise in VAT will result in loss of 1.6 million jobs, warns CIPD

As many as 1.6 million extra private-sector jobs will be needed by 2015-16 to offset the full impact of the coalition Government's spending cuts and VAT rise, according to the CIPD.

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