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Employers sign up for BBC Three show to help unemployed find work

Seven employers have joined forced with BBC Three to offer paid placements to unemployed people.

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Use of temps set to increase in spite of Agency Workers Regulations, REC finds

With the Agency Workers Regulations now just days away from implementation, employers remain committed to the use of temporary staff over the next three months, according to the REC’s JobsOutlook,...

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LV= launches leavers and joiners survey to improve staff engagement and talent management

Mutual insurance, retirement and investment group LV= has launched a joiners and leavers survey as part of its investment in employee engagement and talent retention.

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World of Learning: L&D professionals call for Government to invest in training for unemployed civil servants

Professionals in the learning and development (L&D) sector believe many former public sector workers are not ready for the commercial world and have called for the Government to offer training to help...

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Public Administration Select Committee: Whitehall must improve leadership and management in order to deliver Big Society

There is a critical need to improve Whitehall management and leadership capabilities, in order to deliver the Government's Big Society agenda according to the Commons Public Administration Select...

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Edward Davey: 'Regulations that stop job creation betray people who want to work'

The employment relations minister has pledged to push ahead with flexible maternity and paternity leave and a move from "confrontation to conciliation" with regards to employment regulation and...

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Employers join forces with Mind to address mental health at work

Employers including Barclays, Deloitte, Marks & Spencer and Veolia have joined forces with the mental health charity Mind to form solutions for managing mental health at work in a new report published...

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London Olympic Games: 10,000 volunteers will be offered positions this week

The London 2012 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has started to offer candidates a volunteering role at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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FTSE 350 chairmen urged to declare their goals for female representation on their boards

Seven institutional investors in UK listed companies have asked FTSE 350 chairmen to declare their aspirational goals for the representation of women on their boards in 2013 and 2015 by the end of...

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Advances in technology causes boundaries between work and private life to become blurred, according to Cisco

One in three college students and young professionals consider the Internet to be as important as air, water, food and shelter, according to the 2011 Cisco Connected World Technology Report, published...

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NHS employers struggle with the cost of paying employees

Growing financial pressures are leaving employers increasingly concerned about the cost of the present national pay and conditions, according to NHS Employers.

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Financial crisis continues to impact on staff salaries globally, according to Aon Hewitt

The aftermath of the financial crisis and the subsequent downfalls in the UK and European economies have had a significant impact on employees salaries which are increasing - but still remain below...

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