David Woods

Recruitment and Employment Confederation launches REC Legal and HR

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched a sector group specifically for recruiters in the HR field.

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Recruitment and Employment Confederation launches REC Legal and HR

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched a sector group specifically for recruiters in the HR field.

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Live election debate: a 'huge job interview in front of the whole nation'

Liberal democrat leader Nick Clegg has called this evening's first live television election debate on ITV a "huge job interview in front of the whole nation", but more than 70% of UK senior executives...

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General Election 2010: Liberal Democrats promise pension reforms and a better deal for working parents

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to make pensions fairer and give more rights to working parents should they win the General Election next month.

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Ruling on annual leave entitlement during long-term sick leave could make SMEs cautious about hiring

New rules on long-term sick leave are preventing almost three-quarters of small businesses from employing new staff, new figures suggest.

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Online HR doctor surgery launched, courtesy of London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) today launched an online advice surgery staffed by an 'HR doctor' to help cure the most common day-to-day problems that companies face.

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Online recruitment is at its highest since 2008

Online recruitment has risen to its highest level since late 2008, according to Monster, as online recruitment activity continued to edge upwards at the end of the first quarter.Marketing, PR and...

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Employees were prepared to make pay and working hours concessions to keep their jobs during recession

Three quarters of British workers are still happy to take pay cuts or work fewer hours to save their company as the economy struggles to recover.

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Working time directive has had an adverse effect on junior doctors' career development opportunities

A 48-hour week restriction is a 'ticking time bomb' for UK hospitals as the next generation of doctors battle to find time to balance service delivery with other essential experience needed to...

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Unite campaigns against Local Government Employers' decision to freeze pay of low-waged

Unite has launched a campaign to protect 'People, Pay and Pension' in local government.

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Authoritarian, bureaucratic and secretive are the most common UK management styles, according to a workforce survey

Half of the UK workforce thinks the dominant management style within their organisation is negative, putting the UK's economic recovery at risk.

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General Election 2010: Tories promise invigoration of occupational pensions and extension of flexible working rights

The Conservative Party pledges to extend flexible working rights and overhaul occupational pension provision should they win the General Election.

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