Tom Newcombe

Employee engagement and productivity biggest HR challenges for UK, report finds

Low employee engagement and lagging productivity is the greatest HR challenge facing UK employers in 2013, according to research from talent and career management company, Right Management.

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Skills shortages will always exist as we're unaware of "the next big thing", says Sky people director

There will always be skills shortages in the UK as long as innovation is driving change, because we don’t know what the "next big thing" is going to be, Deborah Baker, people director at broadcasting...

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Government's Work Programme is failing, say MPs

The Government's flagship back-to-work programme is failing to reach the most disadvantaged long-term unemployed people, MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee have warned today.

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Contributing to employees' pensions pot is key to auto-enrolment, says NEST

Employer contributions are key to staff staying opted in to their auto-enrolment scheme, according to research published today by National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

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We need transparency in business to re-build trust in leaders, says Unilever CEO

Trust in our leaders is "extremely low" and it cannot be re-built without "transparency at the very top", Unilever CEO Paul Polman has said.

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European senior executives expect headcounts to fall in 2013

Only 15% of European senior executives expect to grow their workforces in the next 12 months and half predict headcounts to fall, according to research from member-based advisory firm CEB.

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Food and grocery industry launches scheme to tackle youth unemployment

The UK's food and grocery industry has launched a nationwide initiative to help tackle youth unemployment.

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UK graduate job opportunities to rise in 2013, IDS research finds

Job opportunities for university students graduating this summer are set to rise, according to research published today from research firm Income Data Services (IDS).

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EU bonus cap could hit "10 times" more City bankers

Up to 10 times as many City bankers as previously expected could be caught by the EU's cap on bonuses, professional services firm PwC has said.

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Rate of female appointments to FTSE100 boards slows

The rate of female appointments to FTSE100 boards has slowed drastically this year, figures have revealed.

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Focus EU debate on securing growth and jobs, says CBI chief

Political demands for a bill around prime minister David Cameron's promise of an EU referendum are a diversion from securing growth and jobs, CBI director-general John Cridland has said.

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Allowing working parents to share responsibility for childcare will help create more equal and diverse workforces, says CIPD

As the Government's consultation on the administration of shared parental leave draws to a close, the CIPD has reiterated its support for the proposals but has highlighted some technicalities that...

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