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Nike accelerates its recruitment and talent strategy in Asia

Nike Sports China has implemented new technology to upgrade its recruitment strategy across the Greater China and Asia region.

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Department of Health's announcement that low paid NHS staff won't have to pay extra for pensions, doesn't cut it with unions

More than half a million extra staff will not need to pay any extra into their pensions next year, the Department of Health announced today.

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Job insecurity exacerbates ‘long hours business culture’, according to survey of 2,700 staff

Almost half of workers in the UK work well over eight hours every day, over a third put in nine to 11 hours and a tenth work more than 11 hours, according to Regus.

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State of flux in eurozone piles pressure on employers' benefits strategy

Although the concept of a single European currency has been kicked about since at least the Second World War, it is hard to believe that 2012 marks 20 years since the establishment of the euro by the...

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Acas launches guidance to help employers prepare for winter

Acas has urged employers that now is the time to make sure they’re prepared for workplace issues that crop up over the winter months.

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Further redundancies are 'inevitable' as local councils struggle to cut staff costs, according to LGA and Audit Commission

Councils are finding many ways to cut the pay bill without losing jobs, but further redundancies are inevitable given the sheer scale of budget cuts that councils have been hit with.

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Any more public/private sector collaboration will damage employee morale and destroy key skills, according to Hay Group study

Public sector leaders predict a significant increase in public-private sector collaboration over the next few years, but have doubts over its likely success according a study by management consultancy...

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Global recruitment levels are holding up - and look set to increase, according to survey of 19,000 businesses

Despite ongoing worries about fall-out from the eurozone crisis, a global survey of over 19,000 organisations in 52 countries has found the jobs market for professionals and managers holding up well.

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Despite economic uncertainty, more than a third of employers still plan to recruit before April 2012

More than a third (36%) of businesses plan to hire new staff in the first three months of 2012, according to Women Like Us, a recruitment agency that finds part time staff for employers.

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Employment law is not working: we need a solution

“Don’t get me started on employment law. It almost appears as if the decision-makers deliberately set out to avoid any input from the HR profession.” This is the view not of HR magazine (where do you...

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Mike Cooke promoted from HRD to chief executive of Camden Council

Only last month, HR magazine questioned whether an HR director could have the drive, courage, commitment and commercial accumen to make it to CEO. As if by magic, Mike Cooke (pictured), who was once...

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Telefónica Digital appoints Simon Linares as group HRD

Simon Linares (pictured) has been appointed group HR director for Telefónica Digital, the global unit created by Telefónica

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