David Woods

Global business leaders prepare strategy for another recession, according to Harvard Business Review

Seven out of 10 business leaders globally are braced for second world-wide recession, a survey from Harvard Business Review shows.

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Employee faith in occupational pensions hits rock-bottom, according to NAPF

Staff confidence in pensions has hit a record low in the ongoing fallout from the financial crisis, the NAPF reported this morning.

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New rules on acquisitions put HR issues into the spotlight

Amendments to the Takeover Code by the UK Take-over Panel bring due diligence into much greater focus for the people-related issues in acquisitions – driving HR to the discussion table.

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Government guidance advises interns should be paid National Minimum Wage

The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has produced guidance with greater clarity for businesses that offer work experience, placements and internships, advising these people should be...

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Jurys Inn awarded gold Investors in People standard

Jurys Inn has been awarded the only gold accreditation from Investors in People for an international hotel group.

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Kraft Foods on recruitment drive for research and development roles

Kraft Foods has set a recruitment plan in place, in a bid to grow its research and development arm.

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Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games: 1,044 jobs announced with 1,044 days to go

Glasgow based recruitment agency Search Consultancy has signed a Tier 2 deal to become the official recruitment agency for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games as the recruitment programme to fill...

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Charity sector pay almost 20% lower than private sector, according to Croner

Charity sector pay is still 18% below the private sector nationally, according to research by consultancy Croner, part of Wolters Kluwer.

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Property developer Land Securities ringfences job opportunities to boost employment in London

As unemployment rates in London remain high, out-of-work Londoners are being given the chance to help build the capital as part of an employment agreement by Land Securities, the commercial property...

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HR directors join forces with Government to encourage employers to report on gender equality

HR directors from organisations including Tesco and BT, Government and industry bodies have joined forces in a bid to encourage employers to sign up to a framework for voluntary equality reporting.

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Employers work to promote greater awareness of disability inclusion

Employers and recruiters joined minister for disabled people, Maria Miller, to encourage greater awareness and confidence in Britain’s workforce around inclusion and disability.

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Private sector employees oppose an autumn of public sector strikes over pensions

Unite, the largest union in the country, will ballot its 250,000 members in the public sector for industrial action in defence of public service pensions.

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