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Employment groups welcome flexible working changes

Employment groups have broadly welcomed new legislation that extends flexible working rights to all employees.

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Gender diversity only 'tip of the iceberg', says Helena Morrissey

Workplace diversity programmes should look beyond gender and towards other areas such as age and social mobility, according to Newton Investments CEO Helena Morrissey.

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HR should focus on 'aggregate talent' over individuals, says Hamel

HR as a function can pay too much attention to how individuals develop and should focus on "collective capability", according to London Business School visiting professor of strategy and...

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SAP uses HR team members as sales force

The HR technology giant is sending its HR staff to sell products to clients. Janet Wood, VP of global HR explains why.

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Mixed reaction for Government's 'defined ambition' Pensions Bill

Pensions experts have given a lukewarm reaction to the Government's plans to offer workplace savers a third pensions option called 'defined ambition' (DA).

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Graduates over-optimistic about career prospects

Eight out of 10 graduates expect to find graduate-level roles within 6 months of leaving university but only 53% find an equivalent position within five years, according to a report by the National...

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Business groups urge further action on zero-hours contracts

Leading voices in business have praised Vince Cable's plan to ban exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts, although some have criticised the business secretary's decision not to introduce further...

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Employees would 'work better' with workplace pet, study finds

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Almost half of us would like to bring animal companions to work, according to research of more than 1,000 UK workers from job site reed.co.uk, seen exclusively by HR magazine.

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Exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts to be banned

Business secretary Vince Cable has announced that the Government is to outlaw the use of exclusivity in zero-hours contracts, but has resisted calls to ban them completely.

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People want international careers 'on their own terms'

Global mobility is a huge challenge as employees want to forge careers on their own terms

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Nine in 10 still consider career in finance attractive

Almost nine in 10 (88%) executives still believe the financial sector is an attractive place to work, despite 39% admitting the industry's reputation affects its appeal to potential employees.

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'More to be done' on gender balance in oil and gas sector

Three-quarters of women working in the oil and gas sector say they feel welcome in the industry. Despite this only 45% still don't believe they receive the same recognition as men.

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