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Prime minister rumoured to be investigating 'stripping down' of Agency Workers Directive

The prime minister David Cameron, is reportedly investigating a way to water down the Agency Workers' Directive set to come into effect next month.

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Travelodge launches apprentice scheme as part of strategic growth strategy

Travelodge has launched an apprenticeship scheme with the aim of building future leaders for its business.

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Graduate skills and loosening of recruitment red tape top the lists of London businesses' priorities for the mayor

London business leaders have called on the mayor Boris Johnson, to work to improve the literacy and numeracy levels of graduates as well as make it easier for employers to recruit people from abroad...

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Networking and work experience are best ways into graduate employment, according to University of Lincoln

Research published today by the University of Lincoln reveals that work experience and networking are the most effective strategies for graduating university students to use to secure employment.

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Graduates facing unemployment still shun careers in public sector or charities, says Totaljobs

Less than one in 10 of graduates would choose to work in the public sector over the private and charity sectors, according to research from Totaljobs.

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Acas launches online guide to help employers manage social media

Acas has launched an online guide for social media - a problem, which it estimates, costs the UK billions of pounds every year.

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One in three employers forced to reduce pension spend in the advent of auto-enrolment, says ACA

A third of larger employers are looking to decrease their spend on workplace pensions at the very time when they need to be considering the possibility of a higher spend, with auto-enrolment looming...

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UK HRDs are behind the global curve on performance management, reveals Lumesse

Employers in the US and Canada are leading the way in employee performance management, with the UK lagging behind, according to talent consultancy Lumesse.

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Staff don't want to discuss salaries - let alone payrises - with employers, according to Scottish Widows

UK employees' salaries are not up for discussion, especially with employers, according to new findings from Scottish Widows’ Dare Not Ask survey, published this morning.

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Female executives earn the same as men for the first time - but equal pay for all is still 100 years away, according to CMI

Female executives are earning as much as their male counterparts for the first time since its records began, albeit only at junior executive level, according to groundbreaking research released today...

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HR professionals lose confidence in line managers' ability to handle people management tasks, Croner research shows

Confidence in line managers’ ability to cope with day-to-day HR tasks remains low despite over half of HR professionals admitting to handing them, according to research published yesterday by Croner.

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Pensions auto-enrolment: 93% of large employers are unprepared, according to Standard Life

With just over a year to go until pensions auto-enrolment will affect larger employers, the majority (93%) do not yet have firm plans in place to meet auto-enrolment regulatory requirements,...

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