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Unemployment falls for the first time since May 2011, reports ONS

Unemployment has fallen by 0.1% in the three months to April 2012, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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Interview with Michelle Luxford, HR director at Travelodge

One of my countless guilty pleasures is a penchant for reading glossy magazines. I love flicking through the interviews with each issue’s celebrity of the moment, where they bemoan, to a wide-eyed...

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Recruits check financial health and legal history of employers before accepting a job, poll of 2,000 shows

Employees have become selective about where they work, and will check the financial health of a business before committing to employment, according to Huntress Group and 192.com.

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The European labour market slows down but Spain’s is ‘nearing collapse’, according to FedEE

The Federation of European Employers (FedEE) has reported in the EU27 as a whole the labour market was expanding throughout 2010 but the trend has been downward since Q2 2011 – mainly due to the rise...

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NEST outlines guidance for employers should staff opt out of pensions auto-enrolment

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has detailed its stance on how employers should manage staff that wish to opt out of pensions auto-enrolment.

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Employers call for delay in implementation of Real Time Information Act for payroll, finds NorthgateArinso

Nearly two in three companies believe that HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) should phase in the Real Time Information (RTI) Act more gradually than it is, according to HR services company...

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Hilton Worldwide launches recruitment drive for 700 UK roles

Hilton Worldwide is today launching a recruitment drive to fill 700 vacancies in the UK, from management to entry level positions, and is expanding its apprenticeship scheme resulting in 100 new...

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As workplace stress increases more than a fifth of employees are chained to desks without lunch, finds Ambius

Almost a third of office workers are feeling more stress than they were a year ago, according to a survey of over 1200 by workplace environment consultancy Ambius.

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HSE publishes its top 10 worst examples of health and safety overkill

Following the launch of its myth busting challenge panel to curb the worst examples of health and safety misuse, the HSE has listed the ten worth health and safety myths.

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European postal giant La Poste launches technology to give staff more control over business processes

The French Post Office, La Poste, the second largest European postal operator has streamlined its HR processes giving more control of data to employees.

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Employers and recruiters fined £65.3 million since 2008 for inadequate candidate checks, reveals FOI request by Giant

Over the last year, £12 million in fines has been issued to employers and recruiters for failing to carry out adequate checks to verify candidates' right to work in the UK, according to Giant, back...

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Generation Z defies the stereotype it is driving consumerisation of IT at work, finds Computacenter study

More than half of Generation Z (people aged between 16 and 24) do not want an iPhone or tablet device in the office, according to research from Computacenter a provider of IT infrastructure services.

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