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Red tape challenge moves onto private pensions regulation

Private pensions regulations are being put in the spotlight from this week, as part of the Government’s 'Red Tape Challenge'.

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Acas tackles the taboo of mental health at work

Acas has launched its first guide to tackle the last taboo in business - mental illness at work.

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Wandsworth Borough Council launches integrated HR, payroll and talent system

Wandsworth Council is replacing its separate HR and payroll IT systems with an integrated solution for HR, payroll, talent management and workforce planning.

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BCC: Government must do more to help private sector recruit

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has urged the Government to do more to help the private sector create jobs in the wake of yesterday’s unemployment figures.

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Number of management resignations doubles since 2010 as employers struggle to retain top talent

Employers are struggling to hang on to workers, despite the turbulent employment market, with more than 283,000 managers walking away from their jobs in the 12 months to September 2011.

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TUC general secretary Brendan Barber to retire this year

Brendan Barber (pictured) the TUC general secretary is to retire at the end of the year.

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Madonna generation of female workers bucks the jobs recession, says CIPD

The ‘Madonna generation’ of female workers over 50 defy the jobs recession, according to the CIPD

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Graduate starting salaries drop to lowest levels since 2003, finds IDS

Starting salaries for graduates are projected to decline in real terms this year, falling to the lowest levels since 2003, according to a report into graduate pay and progression by Incomes Data...

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Work experience is the key to getting young people off benefits, reports DWP

Young people taking part in a experience placement are more likely to get off benefits and into work, according to DWP research.

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Foreign doctors will have to prove they can speak English in order to work in UK

Foreign doctors will have to prove they can speak English before they can practise in England under specific proposals set out by health secretary Andrew Lansley (pictured).

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Countdown to Olympics: 100 days to go and employers still underprepared, finds Badenoch & Clark

As the countdown to the 2012 Games hits 100 days, research by recruitment consultants, Badenoch & Clark, has found employers are still yet to inform employees of official leave policy for those...

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As global mobility increases business asks for international experience from staff

Almost three quarters of staff think their employers viewed international experience as important or very important, up from 63% last year according to recruiter Hydrogen Group.

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