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Take-home pay in 2017 lower than pre-crisis levels, says EY report

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Take-home pay in 2017 will be lower than pre-crisis levels, says an EY report.

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Conservatives plan benefits cap to fund apprentices

The Conservatives have unveiled plans to fund 3 million apprenticeships, partly by imposing stricter conditions on youth benefits, if they win a clear majority in the next general election.

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Nick Worrall joins Countryside as HR director

Nick Worrall has joined Essex-based housebuilder Countryside as HR director.

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Britain's 'talent mismatch' among worst in Europe, says Hays report

Skills gaps in high-skilled industries such as engineering and IT are threatening the UK's economic growth, according to a report by professional recruiters Hays.

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Advertised salaries growing faster than inflation, says Adzuna

Average advertised salaries saw a year-on-year increase of 1.9% up to August 2014, according to research by Adzuna.

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Unite NHS members latest to vote for strike

Unite's 100,000 NHS members are the latest to vote for strike action after the results of a ballot were announced today (26 September).

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Monarch staff vote for pay cuts to save company

Employees at airline The Monarch Group have voted to accept a significant decrease in pay so that the company can target the budget travel market.

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Finance directors concerned over losing baby boomer skills

More than two-thirds (69%) of CFOS are concerned about a skills drain due to baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) leaving their company within the next two years, according to a report by...

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Graduate unemployment in biggest drop for 15 years

The number of former students still out of work six months after graduating has dropped from 8.5% to 7.3% in one year, according to the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU).

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Baker & McKenzie appoints Gillian Coyle as London HR director

Global law firm Baker & McKenzie has confirmed the appointment of Gillian Coyle as London HR director.

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Miliband pledges NHS jobs in conference speech

A Labour government would create 36,000 NHS jobs over the course of the next parliament, Ed Miliband claimed yesterday in his speech at the party's conference in Manchester.

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PCS union calls national strike

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has announced its 250,000 members in England and Wales are to take part in a national strike on 15 October.

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