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Bosses are still rejecting highly qualified women because they fear they will leave to have children

Women are better employees, say British bosses, but they are reluctant to offer them top jobs for fear they will leave to have children.

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Working carers have to look after friends and relations as well as children

Male and female workers are just as likely to have caring responsibilities for a partner, relative or friend than they are for children, according to the CIPD.

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Few working men feel they would be able to take six months' paternity leave

Less than one in five working men would take all of the proposed six months' paternity leave, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by Orange.

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NHS employee engagement is high despite perceived lack of career development opportunities

Engagement levels at the NHS have reached an all-time high but less than half of NHS staff think they have good opportunities to develop their careers within the organisation.

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Companies that value diversity are also more likely to be eco-friendly

Businesses with a diverse workforce are more likely to be committed to reducing carbon emissions, new research reveals.

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HR needs make sure the company practises what it preaches on CSR

'Build it in, don't bolt it on.' That's the oft used but absolutely legitimate advice regularly doled out to companies about CSR. No one department should own CSR; it should be initiated by everybody...

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National skills academies launched with places for more than 300,000 learners

The Government has launched national skills academies to cover the rail engineering, logistics, green building services, biotechnology and composites sectors.

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Office for National Statistics shows unemployment has fallen but growth in job numbers is slowing down

Unemployment figures released today still show a fragile recovery, with unemployment falling by 33,000 from the previous quarter to stand at 2.45 million.

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HMRC clarifies the legal position on workplace giving via salary sacrifice

Employers are taking a legal risk if they use a salary-sacrifice arrangement to allow staff to donate money to charity.

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The income from defined-contribution pensions is less than pre-recession

The value of retirement incomes from defined-contribution (DC) pensions are substantially lower than pre-recession levels.

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5,000 tribunal appearances have been avoided since last April by pre-claim conciliation, says Acas

The number of businesses and employees trying to avoid employment tribunal claims has continued to rise in recent months, according to figures published today by Acas.

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The Art of Engagement: zones of discovery

Employee engagement

Sometimes you need to forget the preconceptions you have about engagement - in fact, your brain positively needs to be 'decontaminated'; so prepare to be whisked away to a 'check-in' area where you...

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