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Foreign secretary faces criticism for saying businesses should stop complaining and deliver more jobs

Foreign Secretary William Hague (pictured) has faced criticism from business leaders after telling employers to stop “complaining” and “get on with the task of delivering more of those jobs”.

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Someone born today won’t get state pension until age 77, reports PwC

Someone born today is unlikely to receive their state pension until they reach 77 and their children will be working into their mid 80s, according to PwC projections.

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Research reveals apprenticeships improve career prospects and benefit employers

Britain’s apprentices are getting promoted, improving their confidence and taking on more responsibility in the workplace, skills minister John Hayes has announced.

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UK employers join forces to help staff receive qualifications during Adult Learners Week

Employers including McDonald's and Telefonica O2 have spoken out of the importance of helping staff attain qualifications, to mark Adult Learners Week (14-18 May).

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National Work Wise Week: businesses challenged to think smarter about flexible working

This week marks the beginning of the seventh annual National Work Wise Week, building towards National Work From Home Day on Friday, which is challenging UK businesses to think smarter about the way...

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Pensions red tape challenge is opportune time for Government to streamline regulations, says NAPF

Pensions experts have identified a shopping list of key areas where the Government needs to focus its energies if it is to meet its Red Tape Challenge and reinvigorate workplace pensions.

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Tanker drivers' strike narrowly avoided, but Unite claims employers have 'no room for complacency'

A strike by tanker drivers was averted on Friday with drivers voting to accept proposals tabled after eight days of talks at Acas.

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City bonuses to collapse to below 1998 levels, finds CEBR

City bonuses look set to fall in 2012/13 to £2.3 billion from £4.4 billion this year and £11.6 billion peak in 2007/08.

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TUC says employees should sit on pay committees to bring 'a touch of the real world'

Shareholders may have been giving the thumbs down to boardroom pay and bonuses in greater numbers recently, but the Government needs to do more than make investors' voting decisions binding if...

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NHS chiefs’ pay growth grinds to a halt at £157,500, responding to Government calls for pay restraint

Pay growth for senior NHS board directors has ground to a halt with pay for chief executives frozen over the last year, reveals the latest NHS Boardroom Pay report from Incomes Data Services (IDS).

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Northern Ireland firm fined £187,500 under Corporate Manslaughter legislation

The first employer in Northern Ireland to be prosecuted under Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide legislation has been fined a record £187,500.

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Money and lack of skills are all that's stopping an exodus of passive jobseekers, finds survey of 3,000

Three out of five employees in the UK (60%) want to change their job, but are being held back by a lack of finances(46%) and not having the right skills (42%), according to new a poll of 3,000 people...

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