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Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland to tap into social media as means of promoting apprenticeships

A social media campaign has been launched this week to promote the take-up of apprenticeships in Scotland.

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Reckitt Benckiser's Facebook recruitment application aims to educate high-flyers on working for a FMCG group

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has launched a Facebook application as part of a new recruitment drive to educate talented graduates and early career sales and marketing professionals about life in a global...

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Tesco to take on more graduates in September under newly created schemes

Tesco is set to increase its graduate intake in September to support business growth with a new talent pipeline.

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Government's NHS reform proposals put more power into hands of frontline staff and patients

Power will be devolved from Whitehall to NHS professionals meaning GPs will have much more control over staffing, pay, benefits, and workforce planning.

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The public sector will rise or fall on the quality of its leadership

Last week the Local Government Association released a public opinion poll that put NHS management costs among the top three priorities for spending cuts - the other two being oversees aid and arm's...

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Hewitt Associates and Aon Consulting to merge

Hewitt Associates is to merge with Aon Consulting to be known as Aon Hewitt.

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Exclusive: Factoring as a cashflow funding tool is on the increase in HR businesses

HR suppliers are increasingly turning to factoring to support their cashflow funding, with new business instructions pointing to a steady return to health of the UK economy.

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BT agrees three-year pay deal for staff with Communication Workers Union

The Communication Workers Union has reached a three-year pay deal with BT worth 9.3%, in a bid to avoid strike action from staff.

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Students will suffer as huge numbers of university jobs disappear in the funding cuts

If the Government pushes ahead with plans for 25% funding cuts then there will be a loss of 22,584 university jobs in England alone, according to new figures released by University and College Union...

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Business leaders talk about ethical values but their actions don't always match the message

Business leaders are comfortable speaking about the ethical values and principles they want staff to work by but these are not regularly measured or evaluated and are often undermined by their own...

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McDonald's to help attract, select and train volunteers for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Up to 70,000 volunteers will lend their time, energy and expertise to make London 2012 a success, with McDonald's today named presenting partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Maker...

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Number of employee tribunal claims against employers has escalated by 56% in past year

The number of tribunal claims brought against employers in England, Scotland and Wales has soared in the past year, new findings reveal.

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