David Woods

Diversity strategies will suffer in Government's drive for public-sector efficiency

Government budget cuts put diversity strategies at risk, according to an equality think tank.

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Internships and volunteering help graduate job-hunters stand out from the crowd, says Vodafone HRD

When it comes to finding a job, work experience is a graduate's most valuable asset, according to Vodafone's UK HR director, Matthew Brearley.

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Boredom drives many office workers to think about starting their own businesses

Many UK office workers have considered starting their own business because they are bored with day-to-day monotony of their work.

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Enterprise-Rent-A-Car joins Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme

Enterprise-Rent-A-Car has become the 600th employer to become a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions Programme.

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Health & Safety Executive's power to enforce the law has been reduced by recent policy changes

A report by the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, Regulatory Surrender: Death, Injury and the Non-enforcement of Law, reveals policy changes have affected the ability of...

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Workers who took a pay cut to keep their jobs are still waiting to have it re-instated

As many as 8,680,000 employees who took a pay cut during the recession, in order to avoid redundancy, have still not had their pay re-instated.

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Association of Graduate Recruiters rejects Government's idea of a graduate tax

The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has reacted against Government proposals to introduce a graduate tax, saying the priority for universities should be to drive up the quality of teaching.

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World of Learning 2010: Build an internal resource of accredited coaches and mentors to maximise the benefits of training

With a number of organisations cutting back on coaching, I believe investment in this key development tool, particularly in the current climate, is essential for the evolution of any workforce. It not...

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Bullying remains rife in the workplace

A fifth of workers feel 'bullied' by their boss, new research shows.

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Some employees don't understand the figures and items on their payslip

Just under one in 10 employees (9%) do not understand everything on their payslip.

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Unemployment drops for the fifth month in a row

Unemployment has dropped by 34,000 to 2.47 million in the three months to May.

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UK workforce's 35 million days off a year are 'sickies', according to Aon Consulting research

The UK economy is suffering as its workforce takes more than 35 million sick days a year for personal reasons rather than for a genuine illness.

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