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Deloitte celebrates 600th teacher graduate of its ‘train the trainer’ employability initiative

Deloitte celebrates 600th teacher graduate of its ‘train the trainer’ employability initiative

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Health is wealth: A healthy workforce equals a healthy bottom line

'Good health is good business.' These words were put to the Government in 2008 in Dame Carol Black’s report, Working for a Healthier Tomorrow.

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Apprenticeships rise, even among over-50s, says work and pensions ministry

Statistics from the Department of Work and Pensions showed an increase of 103,000 adults taking part in apprenticeship schemes over 2010 and 2012.

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Fraud in business - especially amongst senior management - is on the increase

Company bosses including those working within the chief executive or managing director’s offices are increasingly committing more fraud, according to a global KPMG survey.

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Exclusive HR Vision Survey: Social mobility moves up employers' agendas, but does not form part of a long-term HR strategy

HR professionals consider social mobility to be important for society, with sizeable numbers offering internships and apprenticeship schemes to candidates from diverse pools - although most do not...

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London: Recruitment habits returns to pre-recession levels in the capital

More London firms are hiring as normal and fewer are resorting to redundancies compared with six months ago, as companies are cautiously optimistic about business prospects.

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Global talent management: How do you build an international talent pipeline?

Every Saturday night, as children recite poetry holding boa constrictors, and dance troops shimmy like their sister Kate, we are told 'Britain's got talent'. But for HR directors, the irony is...

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Volunteering improves job prospects, engagement, learning and diversity, IES report shows

Volunteering helps young people develop the skills and confidence that improve their chances of getting a job, new research by the Institute for Employment Studies shows.

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Lower wage earners face pension shortfall in retirement, according to ONS stats

Low pension scheme membership by employees in low-income brackets is affecting how they will live when they retire.

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LV= launches in-house training academy for actuaries

LV= has launched an academy to recruit and train actuaries, to provide them with a pathway to acturial qualifications and support ongoing development.

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HR staff need to be up-skilled to make the most of talent management, according to think-tank Ochre House

Talent management systems tend to work well at the senior management level but are often not achieving desired results across the board because of a lack of communication on how to make best use of...

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Successful companies are those that empower line managers with HR skills, survey reveals

The most successful companies coming out of the recession are those that invest in their line managers - giving them the skills to be better people managers, research published this week suggests.

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