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Budget 2012: flat-rate single tier pension of £140 per week for new pensioners

The Government has announced a flat-rate state pension of £140 per week, in today’s Budget.

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Employers reluctant to use analytics to make informed talent decisions, finds global SHL survey

Almost nine out of 10 of businesses globally have a process to capture talent analytics data but less than half indicated they used the information to make informed business decisions.

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Budget 2012: one million jobs to be created over next five years, says chancellor

One million new jobs will be created in the economy over the next five years, the chancellor George Osborne said in his Budget statement, this afternoon.

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Unite calls on chancellor to announce a Budget for growth, not austerity

Trade union Unite has urged the chancellor George Osborne to unveil a Budget for jobs and growth this afternoon to help workers.

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SME bosses on brink of burn-out as they struggle to stay afloat, finds Bupa

A significant proportion of the UK’s small business bosses are risking burn-out and ill-health as they battle absence to keep businesses afloat, according to health insurer Bupa.

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Managers feel bad leadership is stunting productivity in larger businesses

Almost three-quarters of UK managers believe improving the quality of leadership in their organisation would make a difference to business prospects, according to a survey by Edgecumbe Consulting...

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NHS Employers calls for a national framework for health service pay

Greater flexibility to vary pay in different parts of the country could lead to more efficient use of the "unaffordable" NHS pay bill, according to the NHS Employers organisation.

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National pay rates for public sector staff could be scrapped in Wednesday’s Budget speech

The chancellor George Osborne is understood to be planning to remove national pay rates for public sector workers in his Budget speech on Wednesday.

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CEOs gear up for triathlon challenge for Sport Relief

Boardrooms of UK and global businesses are about to get a lot more active as over 30 top CEOs and business leaders take part in the inaugural Leader Board Triathlon Challenge for Sport Relief to take...

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Employers' changes to working patterns undermine parents, finds Working Families

Employers are imposing changes to working patterns which undermine parents’ ability to combine work and childcare, according to Working Families.

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Police Review calls for shake-up of pay, training, conditions and fitness

The Home Secretary Theresa May has received the final part of Tom Winsor’s review into police pay and conditions, which aims to create a “more skilled and effective workforce fit to face the...

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Time for the next phase of workplace diversity, says ENEI patron David Blunkett

David Blunkett MP and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) patron has said: “Diversity is an important issue for both organisations and a cohesive functioning society.”

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