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One in five unemployed young people claim finding a job in the next year is 'unachievable', warns Prince's Trust and RBS report

One in five unemployed young people claim that finding a job in the next year is ‘unachievable’, according to a Prince's Trust and RBS report released alongside the launch of the A-Z of Young...

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Death of a salesman: building relationships with clients is a ‘losing’ technique in the fight to make sales, claims CEB

The tradition of relying on good relationships to make sales is a 'losing strategy' according to a study from Corporate Executive Board (CEB), the member-based advisory company.

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Pay growth slows for FTSE 100 directors, finds IDS

Bonuses frozen for many, and falling for some but FTSE-100 CEOs still see a median 8.5% earnings rise, according to the Incomes Data Service (IDS).

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Simon Mennell joins law firm Shakespeares as HR director

Midlands law firm Shakespeares has appointed Simon Mennell as HR director across the firm’s seven offices.

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InMobi appoints Monisha Tambay as VP global people operations

InMobi, the independent mobile advertising network, has appointed Monisha Tambay as VP of global people operations

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TUC study uncovers widening North-South pay divide and lack of Government action to re-balance the economy

The Government is failing in its pledge to rebalance the economy, which is now more dependent than ever on financial services, according to the latest TUC economy report published today.

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Dental firm launches iPhone app to recruit 'new generation' of dentists

Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) has launched a smartphone app to help dental workers and clinicians find positions at the group more easily.?

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Employees demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit and positive attitude despite recession threat, Legal & General reveals

Despite gloomy stories that UK job creation has fallen to a three year low, UK workers are feeling very positive and demonstrating great entrepreneurial spirit, Legal & General has reported.

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IOSH praises Olympic Games as a 'blueprint' for health and safety

The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has paid tribute to the role pragmatic health and safety played in planning and delivering a successful Olympic Games.

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A level results: young people are facing toughest employement outlook since 1994, claims TUC

School leavers may be anxiously awaiting A level results this morning, but the TUC has claimed young people finishing school, college or university this summer are facing the toughest outlook since...

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Dropping levels of unemployment ‘almost impossible to explain’, says Work Foundation

Yesterday the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported the unemployment rate was 8.0% of the economically active population, down 0.2% on the quarter. There were 2.56 million unemployed people,...

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Strike action now ‘a fact of life’ for employers as ONS figures show 1.4 million days lost to unrest in 2011

Staff strikes are an “increasingly common fact of life in the public and private sector”, and are something that employers need to plan for in the current economy, employment law experts have warned.

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