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UK's financial sector damages SME recruitment, according to Work Foundation

The UK’s financial sector is systematically failing SMEs, which could provide the greatest source of innovation, jobs and growth, according to a submission to the Independent Banking Commission (ICB)...

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HR numbers grow in businesses with increasing need for recruitment and L&D strategies

The London HR market is growing in confidence, with the permanent recruitment market showing greater signs of activity, according to the latest Talent Spotlight from Badenoch and Clark, published...

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Coca-Cola Enterprises engages with school students with launch of an on-site education centre

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Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) yesterday launched a £750,000 education centre at its Sidcup site in Kent.

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Kent County Council pledges to raise awareness around apprenticeships

Kent County Council has launched plans to boost the number of apprentices over the next four years and increase awareness among young people of apprenticeships as a viable career choice.

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Rob Barnett appointed HR director of Friends Life

Friends Life has appointed Rob Barnett as director of HR following its merger in March

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Business Environment promotes Nazia Ahmed to HR director

Serviced office operator, Business Environment, has promoted Nazia Ahmed to HR director

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Fairy Jobmother joins forces with Fish4jobs to boost jobseekers' employability skills

Generalist job site, Fish4jobs, has recruited Channel 4's 'Fairy Jobmother' Hayley Taylor (pictured) to boost its campaign to provide people with the resources they need to find a new job.

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Employers pay out £4.4 billion in redundancy payments in the last year

UK employers are estimated to have paid out £4.4 billion in redundancy payments over the last year, according to law firm Wedlake Bell.

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Recruiting "unemployed young Britons" over migrant workers, could shrink the talent pool, employer groups warn

UK employers have been told to look to UK nationals – especially "unemployed young Britons" – to recruit, rather than relying on foreign nationals, by the work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith...

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Age discrimination claims increase by 79%, Tribunal Service statistics show

The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) has expressed concern over a sharp rise in the number of age discrimination claims and warns the figure is likely to continue rising.

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SME employers forced to cut holiday entitlement to reduce employee benefit spend

More than a quarter of private sector employers are considering cutting holiday entitlement for staff in order to reduce employee benefit costs, new research from MetLife shows.

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Global employee survey shows "chronic" undersaving for retirement

Employees are failing to act on fears about their financial security despite a growing realisation that they need to plan for the long-term in the wake of the global financial crisis, a multi-country...

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