Tom Newcombe

Unemployment drops by 57,000, ONS job figures show

The number of people unemployed fell by 57,000, in the three months to the end of May, figures published today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.

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UK has three times more millionaire bankers than the rest of EU, European Banking Authority finds

There are three times more millionaire bankers in Britain than the rest of the EU combined, figures published today have found.

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Most jobs growth is in low-paid sectors, says TUC

The majority of jobs created since June 2010 have been in industries where the average wage is less than £7.95 an hour, according to a TUC report.

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Sick leave costs UK employers £29 billion a year, says PwC

Sick days are costing UK employers about £29 billion a year as British workers take up to four times as many days off than rival economies, according to research from accountancy firm PwC.

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Prince Charles calls for business and community partnerships

Prince Charles has urged businesses to join a programme that places senior managers in organisations into some of the most deprived parts of the UK.

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Call for flat rate tax relief on pensions

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has called for a flat rate of tax relief on pension savings to encourage low and middle earners.

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Thousands of graduates in unpaid internships

About 2,000 UK graduates are working in unpaid internships six months after leaving university, according to a report from the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU).

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Increase in managers planning to work on holiday

An increasing number of managers plan to work while they're on holiday this summer due to stress and a mounting workload, a report by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) has found.

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OFT concerned about workers' pension deals

A number of concerns about the way the workplace pensions market operates have been identified by watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

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BBC HR director urged to step down over severance payments scandal

BBC HR director Lucy Adams came under fire from MPs yesterday over how BBC senior staff were given large pay-outs that often breached the corporations own guidelines.

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Graduate vacancies down 4%, says AGR figures

There has been a 4% decrease in the number of graduate vacancies compared to the same time last year, according to research by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).

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Lack of management training stalls business growth, report finds

More than half of employers agree weaknesses in leadership and management in the UK are holding back company growth, according to research by Cranfield School of Management and learndirect.

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