David Woods

Employment minister: Government has to remain focussed on driving private sector growth

The Government must remain focused on supporting the economy and driving growth in the private sector, Employment minister Chris Grayling (pictured) said yesterday.

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Ernst & Young offers school leavers an alternative to University

Ernst & Young has today launched a new school leaver programme.

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Micro-businesses hope to grow, but struggle to recruit

Micro businesses (those with fewer than 10 employees) want to grow, but find it difficult to recruit staff for the job. In a survey of over 2,000 micro businesses, over half (55%) are looking to...

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Gender equality on FTSE 100 boards still 70 years away, says EHRC

More than 5,400 women are "missing" from Britain’s 26,000 most powerful posts and at the current rate of change it will take 70 years to reach an equal number of men and women directors of FTSE 100...

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Learning and development staff too busy to be strategic, survey finds

Seven out of 10 learning and development teams are too busy fire-fighting their day-to-day challenges to focus on the strategic talent and learning issues in their organisations, according to a survey...

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Acas launches guide to help employers boost staff engagement

Acas, the employment relations service, has published a new guide to show employers how they can strengthen their business by engaging with staff.

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Two-thirds of public sector content to stay put, especially in Yorkshire, says Badenoch & Clark

It is going to take more than pension reforms and redundancies to push public workers into the private sector, according to a report published yesterday by recruitment consultants Badenoch & Clark.

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Unemployment up, vacancies down, but private sector sees wage increases, says ONS

The unemployment rate for the three months to June 2011 was 7.9%, up 0.1% on the previous quarter, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics, published this morning.

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Chocks away: Interview with Tina Oakley, HR director at Gatwick Airport

On the train from Victoria Station to Gatwick Airport, I couldn’t help but feel like I was going on holiday. I associate other London airports with business travel, while Gatwick, to my mind, has been...

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Should leaders in failing organisations fall on their swords?

Last month, following the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World, Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of its publisher News International, resigned. Days later, the Metropolitan Police...

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Deborah Rowland joins BBC Worldwide as people director

BBC Worldwide has appointed Deborah Rowland (pictured) as people director, with effect from 1 September.

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Western Australia to recruit 150,000 people over the next five years - with the help of UK HR directors

Western Australia (WA) should be the destination of choice for skilled migrants, said its training and workforce development minister, Peter Collier (pictured). He visited the UK last month to promote...

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