David Woods

Rentokil Initial implements cloud technology to manage data of 66,000 staff worldwide

Rentokil Initial, a business service company, has implemented cloud technology for its global HR system of 66,000 staff records.

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CBI: Government needs to go further to boost growth through helping employers recruit young people

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has responded to the Government’s proposals on apprentices, saying more could be done to include employers of any size.

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'Peer pressure' forces employees to take drugs at work, poll of London managers reveals

More than one in 10 professionals working in London admits to taking illegal drugs whilst at work, and more than a quarter (29%) have witnessed their colleagues taking them too according to new...

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Britain is creating a 'permanent underclass' excluded from the prospect of employment, Adecco finds

Britain is creating a permanent underclass excluded from the prospect of employment, according to a report published this morning by the Adecco Group. ? ?

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Government launches plans to help employers hire apprentices to reduce unemployment and boost growth

The Government has launched measures to ‘ensure more young people benefit from an apprenticeship’, and to help employers gain the skilled workers they need to grow.

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Eli Lilly and Company outsources global recruitment processes to Kenexa

Pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company has outsourced its global recruitment processes to increase efficiencies in the end-to-end recruiting process.

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Health secretary outlines training standards for healthcare assistants

New measures to support the training standards of healthcare assistants were unveiled by health secretary Andrew Lansley.

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Breaking news: youth unemployment reaches 1.02 million, ONS figures show

The employment rate for those aged from 16 to 24 has reached 1.02 million; figures published by the Office for National Statistics published this morning, have shown.

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Nine to five soon to be a 'distant memory', with global markets set to keep staff up all night, research suggests

The standard nine to five working day will be a ‘distant memory’ in 25 years, according to a report published today by Office Angels.

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Calls for tax credit to help employers take on young unemployed as NEET numbers feared to reach one million

Fears are growing figures published later this morning could show more than one million people between the ages of 16 and 24 are not in employment, education or training (NEET).

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Driving Change: interview with Hannah Thomson, UK HR director at Avis Rent-a-Car

It would be completely inappropriate for HR magazine to include a profile photograph of an HR director sprawled over the bonnet of a high-end car – our magazine is, after all, a serious business title...

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Government warned cutting legal aid will increase numbers of employment tribunal claims

Abolishing legal aid for employment advice will have the “perverse effect” of increasing the number of cases that end up at an employment tribunal, national charity Citizens Advice warned today.

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