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Gender pay gap reversed for part-time roles, with women earning more, finds ONS

The pay gap between men and women may be closing, but when it comes to part time work – women are earning more, according to the Office of National Statistics.

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Corporate Executive Board study of 6,000 identifies qualities that make for high fliers

Employees who can use constructive tension and push authority can not only get the best out of their peers, but are also four times more likely to be a top performer, According to a Corporate...

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Technical Council alarmed at lack of skilled technicians to fill 450,000 jobs

An 18 month review has revealed an “alarming” skills gap between the number of technicians in the UK and the 450,000 higher skilled jobs that will be needed by 2020 to boost growth in the economy and...

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Pay differential between public and private sectors was 8% in 2011, finds ONS

The difference in average hourly earnings between employees in the public and private sector stood at 8.2% in 2011, according to an article published today by the Office for National Statistics.

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NAPF urges Government to help savers with small pension pots

Hundreds of thousands of small pension pots are already “stranded”, a problem that is likely to get worse after the introduction of automatic enrolment, according the National Association of Pension...

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Interim manager numbers in public sector drops to four-year low, reports Interim Partners

The proportion of interim managers working in the public sector has hit a pre-credit crunch low, according to Interim Partners.

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Seven in 10 HR directors shun social media as a means of recruiting, finds Robert Half

Although more than 8 million people in the UK use LinkedIn, 70% of HR directors believe social media platforms are “ineffective” as a recruitment tool or are unsure over its effectiveness, according...

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Restrictive covenants are 'here to stay' finds, study of financial sector firms

While there are many employers in the City who might dismiss restrictive covenants, 83% of financial sector business included them in their employment contracts and four out of 10 (42%) supported the...

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Public sector workforce numbers to drop to 'record low' finds OBR

In a follow-up to the chancellor’s Budget statement last week the employment projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) show that the public sector workforce is on course to fall to a...

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Managers need to do more to win hearts and minds, finds global DDI survey

Compared to employees’ current manager, their ‘best-ever’ boss was 23% better at helping them be more productive, 22% better at giving feedback on their performance and 21% better at handling...

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Britain’s Top Employers: KFC and Rider Levett Bucknall take the top spots

KFC and Rider Levett Bucknall took the poll positions in their categories at last night’s Britain’s Top Employers Dinner.

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McDonald's launches training scheme to encourage more young people into agricultural industry

McDonald's is to launch a programme to support British and Irish farming by helping young farmers into the industry.

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