Rebecca Gowler

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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'Quick and easy' qualifications fuelling bad practice in security sector

A focus on processing apprenticeships quickly, together with too many training providers in the market, is helping to fuel bad practice when awarding security qualifications, according to a leading...

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SMEs risking profits by not investing in employees

Small- and medium-sized businesses are losing staff and money through failing to invest in their finance workers, a report by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has found.

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Current insolvency laws favour investors over workers

A Business, Innovation and Skills committee of MPs and the Scottish Affairs committee have released a joint report that suggests the current insolvency system favours investors over workers.

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Seven in 10 working carers have felt lonely or isolated

Seven in 10 employees who care for family members have felt lonely or isolated at work as a result of their caring responsibilities, according to research from Employers for Carers.

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SMEs unprepared for shared parental leave

More than a third (36%) of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are not ready to implement shared parental leave (SPL), according to research by law firm Slater and Gordon.

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Apprenticeships help plug hospitality skills gap, says Whitbread head of education

Hospitality employers should use an apprenticeship strategy to support the sector’s future growth, according to Whitbread head of education Sandra Kelly.

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Agency workers afraid of asserting employment rights

Agency workers are unaware of and afraid of asserting their employment rights, a study from Acas has revealed.

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Budget 2015 reaction: Why no mention of productivity?

The CIPD has questioned why chancellor George Osborne did not mention the issue of productivity in yesterday’s Budget.

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Budget 2015 reaction: Lifetime Allowance reduction ‘unfair and unwise’

A pensions expert has branded chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that the pensions Lifetime Allowance (LTA) will be cut from £1.25 million to £1 million “unfair, unnecessary and unwise”.

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Budget 2015: What will it mean for HR?

What will today’s Budget bring? HR magazine quickly runs through what HR and business-related policies could be in the Chancellor’s red box.

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YMCA calls for urgent inquiry into the effectiveness of Jobcentre Plus

The charity YMCA has called for an urgent inquiry into the effectiveness of the Jobcentre Plus service, after research from the Labour party found young people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic...

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