David Woods

New benefits system from Fair Care aims to give employers more control and flexibility

Employee benefits provider Fair Care has launched a new system which, it believes, will simply flexible benefits for employers.

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1.3 million employees worked last year while suffering from work-related illness

1.3 million employees who worked during the past year were suffering from an illness (long-standing as well as new cases) they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work.

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StepStone Solutions launches infographics portals to provide information on key talent trends

StepStone Solutions has launched a series of online infographics portals for HR professionals that blend research data with live social media feeds to highlight key talent trends.

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Centralised benefit buying could increase employee take-home pay by 12%

Employers could boost the effective take-home pay of their staff by up to 12% by restructuring reward packages, according to tax experts.

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John Lewis is to double its graduate intake in 2011

John Lewis is to double the number of places on its 2011 graduate scheme in comparison with last year.

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New online system at First Direct gives staff the chance to check their own stress levels

First Direct has launched a new system to allow employees to manage their own stress levels online.

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Performance management is rising to the top of many businesses' agendas

Businesses have put employees' performance at the top of their agenda in a challenging economy.

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Skills minister sees a role for guilds in the re-evaluation of practical learning

Skills minister John Hayes has made positive noises about the re-emergence of the guilds and announced an ambition to create a new and prestigious award for craft.

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Auto-enrolment into occupational pensions to go ahead but with simpler rules than envisaged

It's official: every employer will have to offer a company pension from 2012 following the latest Government review.

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Employee satisfaction with workplace internal comms falls as company size increases

Two-thirds of office workers think communication in their offices could be improved via the tools they use.

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The occupational system is broken and must be fixed

The occupational pensions system is broken, says National Association of Pension Funds chief executive Joanne Segars. It must be fixed.

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The top 10 things job candidates are most likely to lie about

Job applicants are most likely to lie about previous salaries in job interviews.

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