David Woods

Local authorities forced to introduce a workplace parking levy in attempts to raise money

A number of local authorities are actively examining introducing the charge in an attempt to raise funds.

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Government's pensions tax proposals are better than Labour's but still need improvements

The coalition government's revised proposals for restricting tax relief on pension savings are an improvement on those presented by the previous government, but there are still areas of concern,...

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New public sector equality rules will put tax payers in control

The public will be able to see exactly what public sector organisations are doing to tackle inequality under new plans to put taxpayers in control of holding public bodies to account.

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Auto-enrolment into company pension schemes means staff could see their slice of the cake get significantly smaller

Next month ushers in the two-year countdown to the biggest change in pensions provision history since the introduction of the 'old age pension' of five shillings a week 100 years ago - auto enrolment...

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Craig McCoy has been appointed HR director at Bupa Health and Wellbeing.

McCoy has held the role of HR director at a number of organisations including Aegis Media.

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Mark Gilbertson joins Lloyds Banking Group.

Mark Gilbertson is the new head of resourcing, Lloyds Banking Group.

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New guidance available on supporting the long-term sick so they can return to work

New guidance aimed at helping managers support people returning to work after long-term sickness can play a key role in preventing workers with health problems fall out of employment, according to the...

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New report analyses numbers going into medical specialist training - and where

The Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CfWI) has carried out a piece of work to analyse and inform on the numbers of doctors going into medical specialty training following on from foundation...

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21 Day Challenge launched on The Student Room website to help young jobseekers compete in the jobs market

HR professionals, careers advisers, teachers and youth workers have been urged to encourage school leavers to sign up to a new jobs challenge, launched yesterday to help them compete in the jobs...

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Local government compares badly with private sector in maximising use of staff

Local government is substantially lagging behind the private sector in how efficiently its staff are utilised, indicating the potential for big cost savings without frontline services needing to be...

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Makro has high expectations of its new online careers portal

Makro has launched an online careers portal and estimates a 150% return on investment over the next 12 months.

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Women in HR face a long wait before their pay equals that of male colleagues

Equal pay for HR professionals is 107 years away, new research claims.

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