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Missing teeth may scupper your chances of getting a job

More than 357,000 adults in Britain believe that they have missed out on a job or promotion because their appearance was negatively affected by missing teeth, according to a new report.

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PruHealth becomes UK's fourth-largest PMI provider with acquisition of Standard Life Healthcare Discovery Health

PruHealth has acquired Standard Life Healthcare Discovery Health boosting its cover to 700,000 lives and market share to 11%.

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Volvo Cars provides dealership staff unlimited access to digital video training films

Volvo Cars is using digital video to improve the speed and effectiveness of its customer service, communications and management skills training for 5,500 dealership staff in the UK and Ireland.

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Vince Cable introduces measures to cut red tape and government interference in business

The business secretary, Vince Cable, has announced a comprehensive package of measures to tackle unnecessary government interference and red tape.

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UK Borders Agency issues guide for employers on document checks to carry out and rights to observe when hiring refugees and asylum seekers

UK Borders Agency (UKBA) has released new guidance for employers taking on refugees and asylum seekers.

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Managers aren't as good at people management as they think they are, Chartered Management Institute research reveals

Managers are over-estimating their strengths in the workplace, which is hindering the performance of the UK's already struggling businesses and public-sector organisations, new research claims.

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NHS Employers denies 48-hour working week for doctors has made hospitals less safe

NHS Employers has defended the working time directive, following a recent report that hospital patient safety has been put under threat by the 48-hour working week.

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Advances in technology have made the nine-to-five working day redundant

Working nine to five is no longer the way to make a living, with employees embracing more flexible working patterns, although many are still burning the candle at both ends and putting in over 10...

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FTSE 100 companies paid 17.5 billion into their defined-benefit pension schemes in 2009 to tackle deficits

Britain's biggest companies pumped record amounts into their pension schemes last year in an effort to plug gaping pension black holes.

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NHS hospitals are much less safe than they were before the working time directive limited doctors' hours

European working time laws, brought in to improve patient safety and the working lives of doctors, has 'failed spectacularly', say surgeons on the first anniversary of its implementation.

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Outplacement service launched aimed at helping public-sector employers and employees cope with expected redundancies

With over 600,000 public-sector redundancies expected to be made over the next five years, NorthgateArinso and Chiumento have launched a new outplacement service aimed at helping public-sector...

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Salary sacrifice for company cars isn't as popular as providers tend to suggest

Interest levels in salary-sacrifice schemes around company cars are lower than marketplace comments would suggest, according to new research.

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