Hywel Roberts

Construction industry blames recession on apprenticeships decline

The construction industry has blamed the recession for a sharp drop in apprenticeship numbers after a parliamentary commission showed a sharp decline in recent years.

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Economic recovery leads to higher attrition, study finds

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If the economy does recover, as predicted, HR departments could face a battle to keep hold of top performers as they start to look elsewhere for opportunities.

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Unions back LOROL absence policy overhaul, says HRD

London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) HR director Darren Hockaday has revealed the unions are completely behind an overhaul in absence policy at the company.

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Parliament to consider amendments to pensions bill

The House of Lords this week will examine amendments to The Pensions Bill to provide greater transparency of charges in pension plans.

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Birmingham Council to sell agency management system nationally

Birmingham City Council (BCC) is hoping to take its award-winning agency supply and management system to local authorities across the UK.

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Payroll providers divided over auto-enrolment simplification

Payroll and pension systems companies are split over Department of Work and Pension (DWP) amendments to auto-enrolment legislation.

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HR salaries to increase by 10% in 2014, says report

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HR professionals' average basic pay is set to rise by up to 10% in 2014, with companies investing more in their HR departments than in previous years, according to the Robert Walters Salary Survey...

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Top Employers for Working Families awards and benchmark open

Registrations for the 6th annual Working Families awards, in partnership with HR Magazine, are now open.

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Manufacturing group EEF accuses Government of 'acting unreasonably' over international graduates

EEF has submitted evidence to a House of Lords committee claiming the Government is damaging employers by forcing skilled non-EEA (European Economic Area) graduates to go home straight after their...

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Work experience becoming more valuable to employers, UKCES claims

Employers and young people are increasingly seeing value in work experience, according to a report by the UK Commission For Employment And Skills (UKCES).

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Royal Mail and unions turn to third party mediation

The Royal Mail, in an agreement with unions Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), has called in independent mediators The TCM Group to resolve disputes among its 150,000 staff.

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Unemployed graduates question value of university degree, says report

Nearly half of graduates struggling to find work several months after leaving university wish they had taken a vocational course, a new study has found.

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