Tom Newcombe

Royal Mail privatisation: employees to receive free shares worth up to £2,000

Royal Mail employees are set to receive shares worth £2,000 each after the Government confirmed privatisation of the postal service "will begin in weeks".

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Grant Thornton tops internship list

Professional services firm Grant Thornton has been named as the top employer for internships and placements by student review site RateMyPlacement.com.

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Job figures: Addressing the skills gap and youth unemployment must be the priority, says REC

Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), has called on the Government to do more to tackle skills gaps and youth unemployment, despite rising employment figures.

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Employers failing to use experience and skills of older workers

Employers are struggling to use older workers to their full potential, according to research from professional services company Towers Watson.

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Global executive pay up 5.5% in a year

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Executive pay for CEOs of some of the world's largest companies increased by 5.5% last year, research by executive search firm Pedersen and Partners has found.

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EU immigrants 'more productive' and higher paid than Brits, says study

Immigrants from established European countries are more likely to receive higher pay and hold more senior positions than British workers, research has found.

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CIPD and Australian body agree mutual recognition

The CIPD and the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) have signed an agreement enabling mutual recognition for individuals holding professional membership of either body.

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Boris Johnson wants 'London visa' to attract 'exceptional' business talent

London Mayor Boris Johnson is in talks with the Home Office to set up London visas to attract the "best and brightest" in the technology and fashion industries to the capital.

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BBC pay-off row: Adams under fire for offering outgoing top brass “sweeteners”

Former BBC HR director Lucy Adams has told MPs she occasionally offered financial “sweeteners” to push senior executives “out of the door” during a tense session of the Public Accounts Committee’s...

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Unions call for blacklisting to be made a criminal offence

The blacklisting of workers should be made a criminal offence punishable by jail and unlimited fines, trade unions have said.

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Gen Y workers want financial advice in benefits packages, Barclays research finds

Almost two-thirds of Gen Y workers want their employer to offer financial education and guidance as part of their benefits package, according to a report by Barclays.

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Healthcare workers feel 'excessive pressure' over patient care

A quarter of doctors and surgeons, and a third of nurses said they have been put under excessive pressure or bullied in ways, which are counter to patient care, according to a CIPD report.

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