David Woods

Demand for staff in July continued to increase but rose at the slowest pace for eight months

Increases in permanent and temporary staff appointments continued during July but in both cases the rates of growth continued to ease reaching eight-month lows.

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UK recruitment companies are planning to expand abroad despite the uncertain economic outlook

Nearly a third of UK recruitment businesses intend to expand into Europe over the next 12 months.

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UK workers need their employers to provide access to stress counselling

More than half of UK employees need a stress counselling service from their employer to help them deal with the pressures of the workplace, new research reveals.

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Drop in adult age minimum wage rate could cost employers 50 million more

The adult age for the National Minimum Wage has dropped to 21 but the decision is expected to cost employers an additional 50 million in wages.

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Deloitte to recruit students in their penultimate year at university for its seven-week paid work experience programme

Deloitte has begun recruiting around 150 undergraduates to take part in its Summer Vacation Scheme.

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L&D professionals split down the middle on plans to divert some Train to Gain funding to finance more apprenticeships

The HR industry is divided on the Government's plans to cut the Train to Gain scheme and create 50,000 new apprenticeships.

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CIPD's new experience assessment approach to membership will widen pool of eligible people

The CIPD is to launch a new experience assessment route to membership, designed to nurture a more inclusive approach.

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Research shows employers' awareness of the need to provide more generic financial education for staff

Employers admit they need to raise the bar when it comes to financial education, according to new research.

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Jobcentre Plus will no longer advertise sex industry jobs

Sex industry jobs, which could lead to exploitation, will be banned from job centres, according to minister for employment Chris Grayling.

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Unite speaks out against manipulation of the facts in making the case for cutting public-sector pensions

Trade union Unite has warned of a 'lynch mob' mentality to demanding cuts in public-sector pensions from the Government, industry experts and media.

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Video is launched to show school leavers the software industry is creative and isn't full of 'geeks'

A video has been launched on YouTube with the aim of encouraging school leavers to embark on a career in the software industry.

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Karan Hutchinson is AXA UK's new group HR director

AXA UK has appointed Karan Hutchinson as group HR director, as Sonja Wolsey-Cooper, the incumbent director, takes up the newly-created role of corporate responsibility director at AXA's healthcare...

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