David Woods

Lord Young's 'common-sense' approach to health and safety in low-hazard workplaces is broadly welcomed

Lord Young has published his review into the UK's compensation culture, advising a 'common sense' approach to health and safety.

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HR directors blame high flying male executives for unequal pay

HR directors and managers by Manchester law firm Pannone, found 84% claim unequal pay was a problem in the private sector, with around one quarter of those citing it as 'endemic'

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NHS Employers welcomes review of consultants' lifetime bonuses

The current clinical excellence awards scheme for doctors is "costly, unwieldy and out of step with other pay systems in the NHS", according to NHS Employers.

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Chartered Management Institute report shows managers still feel hampered by the recession

With the Comprehensive Spending Review imminent, managers are questioning whether the recession is really over.

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A luke warm response from industry experts to Government's proposed pensions tax changes

In a bid to 'simplify' the pensions system, the Government has cut back on the amount of savings staff can pay into their pension pots before being taxed, but industry experts have welcomed the...

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Employers plans to increase use of temporary workers signals a cautious and flexible way of increasing resources

Employers are seeking to expand their temporary agency workforce in the short and medium terms.

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Apprenticeships debate scheduled for House of Lords on 14 October

The importance of maintaining and increasing apprenticeships in both the public and private sectors is set to be debated in the House of Lords tomorrow (14 October).

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BBC's human resources director claimed to be leaving board of directors

The BBC's human resources director, Lucy Adams, is reported to be leaving the organisation's board of directors, following the redundancy of deputy director general Mark Byford.

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Poundland to provide 2,000 temporary jobs for Christmas

Poundland is to employ 2,000 temporary staff to help with the Christmas rush.

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Latest ONS unemployment figures show a drop of 20,000

The number of people unemployed in the UK fell by 20,000 to 2.45 million in the three months prior to August, according to the latest findings from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Nearly one million could face unemployment due directly and indirectly to public-sector cuts

Almost half a million private-sector jobs could be lost as a result of the upcoming public-sector spending cuts and private-sector gross output could be reduced by around 46 billion per annum by...

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Disability Clearkit online service is launched to stimulate job opportunities for disabled talent

The Clear Company has launched an initiative to get thousands more disabled people into the workplace across the UK.

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