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Ross MacRae joins Orion as HRD

Recruiter Orion Group has appointed Ross MacRae (pictured) group HR director

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Carole Jones promoted to director of global HR strategy at Aviva

Global insurance company Aviva has appointed Carole Jones (pictured) as its director of global HR strategy and organisational development

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Employment law in dire need of reform

HR leaders, thinkers and CEOs from some of the UK’s most prominent organisations have joined forces with HR magazine to launch a campaign in a bid reduce complexity around employment law, with HR...

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Hot topic: sign off the sick note?

David Frost, former director general, British Chamber of Commerce and Dame Carol Black, national director for health and work, have presented to the Government their independent review aimed at...

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Ruling on CPI indexation for public pensions is ‘disappointing’ and leaves private pensioners uncertain

The High Court has ruled the Government’s switch to CPI indexation for public sector pensions is lawful.

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BSI launches standard to help employers handle anti-bribery legislation

The British Standards Institute (BSI) has launched a standard to help organisations show they have robust anti-bribery policies, practices and systems in place.

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Morgan McKinley: financial staff predict a drop in their bonuses as job availability wanes

A third of financial professionals expect lower bonuses next year, according to Morgan McKinley, as job availability drops by 29% on November 2011.

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Employers know about pensions auto-enrolment, but fail to grasp their obligations, says CIPD

Three quarters of employers are “fully aware” they have less than a year to prepare for pensions auto-enrolment, but less than a third know the dates when it will affect them, according to the CIPD.

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Employers must put in place stronger links between pay and performance, says CBI

The CBI has called for action to boost the link between executive pay and performance to further strengthen the current system of corporate governance.

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Optimism in economy drops, but employers hope Olympics will provide all-important boost, finds CBI/KPMG survey

Optimism about the economy has dropped by 30% in the last six months amongst London employers, but 92% expect the Olympic Games next year to provide an all-important boost to the economy.

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Sainsbury’s joins forces with Carers UK to support staff who care

Carers UK and Sainsbury’s have joined forces on national Carers Rights Day 2011 to help support the UK’s 6.4 million people in the UK who care for ill or disabled people.

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Transport for London commits to stopping the stigma associated with mental health in the workplace

Transport for London (TfL) has committed to raising awareness about mental illness and to helping stop the stigma associated with it.

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