Tom Newcombe

River Island signs Bangladesh safety agreement

Clothing retailer River Island has signed up to an agreement to improve workplace safety in Bangladesh following the Rana Plaza factory collapse earlier this year.

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FTSE 100 executive bonus payments decline

Annual bonus payouts to FTSE 100 executive directors have fallen as shareholders are taking a stronger position on pay by shifting remuneration towards longer-term incentives, Deloitte research has...

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'Exploited' interns not receiving minimum wage, study finds

Nearly four in 10 interns are still not receiving the minimum wage, according to a study by jobs board Monster.co.uk.

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Labour to force firms to train an apprentice for every non-EU hire

Labour leader Ed Miliband (pictured) has announced plans that will require large employers to train up an apprentice every time they bring in a worker from outside the EU.

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Labour pledges 25 hours of free childcare a week

Labour has announced plans to provide 25 hours of free childcare for working parents of three and four-year-olds, shadow chancellor Ed Balls will pledge today.

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Employers are ignoring huge pool of female talent, says Amey HRD

Valerie Hughes-D'Aeth, HR director at public services firm Amey, has called on employers to tap into an overlooked pool of female talent: women who have left work after having children.

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Employers prepared to cancel employees' holiday, study finds

A third of employers are prepared to cancel someone’s holiday if there is too much work to do in the office, according to research from recruitment company Adecco.

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Full face veils for NHS staff under review

The Department of Health has confirmed there is to be a review into whether NHS staff in England should be allowed to wear full-face veils.

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OFT outlines reforms to tackle 'poor value' pensions

The Office of Fair Trading's study into the £275 billion defined contribution (DC) pensions market has found savers are not getting "value for money".

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Employment tribunal fees: high price to pay for justice?

Last month saw some sweeping changes in employment law, with the introduction of employment tribunal fees.

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Jeremy Hunt: Leadership programme needed to seek out 'brightest and best' talent for NHS

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt will today outline details of the NHS leadership programme, which aims to transform the senior tier of health service managers and staff into "top performers".

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US employers could be forced to disclose what CEOs are paid as ratio of average wage

American employers could be required to disclose the pay packets of senior management and chief executives as a ratio to that of the average worker, under a proposal outlined yesterday by the US...

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