Rebecca Gowler

B&Q to close 60 stores in the next two years

B&Q has announced the closure of 60 stores in the UK and Ireland over the next two years.

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Female-owned businesses more attractive to millennials

Organisations can learn a lot about company culture from female-owned businesses, Mara Swan, ManpowerGroup executive VP of global strategy and talent, global Brand Leader for Right Management, told HR...

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Labour party to ban zero-hours contracts

Labour has proposed banning zero-hour contracts for employees working regular hours for longer than 12 weeks.

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Shared parental leave stigma lessens

Over half (56%) of people say they would consider taking shared parental leave, a figure that rises to 65% among 18- to 24-year-olds, according to Allen & Overy research.

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Three in five don't know how much they have saved for retirement

Three in five (59%) people aged 65 and under with pension savings have no idea how much they have saved, according to YouGov research on behalf of B&CE, provider of The People’s Pension.

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AGR calls on future government to prepare young people for work

The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) is calling on the future government to help employers, schools and universities to fully prepare young people for the world of work.

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Companies missing out on gamification benefits

Four in 10 HR directors report their organisation is ‘not at all interested’ in exploring the potential of gamification, despite over half (52%) of them expressing interest in using it to improve the...

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Numbers lying on CVs increase

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of CVs contain lies, a rise of 15% in the past decade, according to an analysis of 3,000 CVs by the Risk Advisory Group.

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Business welcomes women on boards progress

The number of women on boards has almost doubled in the last four years since the Lord Davies target was set.

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Less than half of graduates aren't prepared for work

Nearly half of graduates (47%) said they felt unprepared for work, according to a survey by Work Ready Graduates, an organisation established by Prospects that helps prepare graduates for employment.

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Wellbeing should be "at the heart" of employee benefits, says Samsung VPHR

Speaking at HR Tech Europe, Samsung Electronics UK VP HR Tess Smillie said that wellbeing “needs to be at the heart of your benefits strategy”.

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Business needs to improve strategic workforce planning, research finds

UK businesses looking to improve performance and manage future challenges need to improve their strategic workforce planning, according to a poll by the Corporate Research Forum and KPMG.

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