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Election week decimates the retirement income of older employees

People who retired during the 'week of indecision' could be nearly 800 poorer than people retiring the week before or after the election, according to data from Aon Consulting.

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Chris Grayling is the new pensions minister

Chris Grayling has been appointed pensions minister in the coalition Government.

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Britain's entrepreneurs could provide jobs to offset cuts in the public sector

With predictions of steep job losses in the public sector, research from Investec Specialist Private Bank reveals the important role Britain's leading entrepreneurs will play in helping to offset...

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David Cameron announces pay cuts for ministerial jobs

The prime minister, David Cameron, has implemented pay cuts and a pay freeze for government ministers.

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Capital Incentives & Motivation offers ethical employee benefits option to encourage greener behaviour

Capital Incentives & Motivation, a division of Accor Services, has launched an ethical employee benefits solution.

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Chartered Management Institute calls for tax breaks for employers and more control over skills funding

The Government must now spring into action to address the key issues facing business leaders, if the UK is to continue on the path to post-recession recovery, according to the Chartered Management...

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Huge increase in police spending blamed on rise in number of officers and 90% hike in overtime payments

Spending on the police in England and Wales grew by nearly 50% between 1999 and 2009, with increased recruitment of police officers and a 90% hike in overtime payments, an independent report shows.

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HR experts are cautious about new government's policy on phasing out the default retirement age

The coalition government's employment policies include scrapping an increase in National Insurance Contributions and phasing out the default retirement age but HR experts remain cautious about the...

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David Willetts is appointed minister of state for universities, science and skills

David Willetts has taken on the role of minister of state for universities, science and skills, a role formerly held by John Denham during the Labour government.

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Eversheds updates its L&D structure to progress careers based on skills rather than length of service

Eversheds has modernised its internal learning and development framework in order to foster a performance-based rather than term-based route to career progression.

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Office for National Statistics shows unemployment at its highest since December 1994

Unemployment continues to rise in the UK with an increase of 53,000 jobseekers in the three months to March 2010, taking the total figure to 2.51 million, according to the Office for National...

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Work and pensions goes to Iain Duncan Smith

Iain Duncan Smith has been appointed secretary of state for work and pensions in David Cameron's new coalition government.

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