Tom Newcombe

Budget 2013 will have limited impact on labour market say HR professionals

Chancellor George Osborne's 2013 Budget has received a mixed reaction from HR professionals, with many believing populist measures will fail to deliver economic and job growth.

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HR must change “fundamentally” in the digital age, says Direct Line HR director

The influence of technology in business is going to have a huge impact on the HR function, according to Mark Martin (pictured), HR director of insurance firm Direct Line.

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Government announces childcare funding scheme and scraps salary sacrifice

Childcare vouchers are set to change at the end of next year, after the Government announced proposals to help more working parents meet the cost of childcare.

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Budget 2013: George Osborne announces a "tax off jobs" with the creation of an employment allowance

Chancellor George Osborne has today created an employment allowance that will give every employer in the country £2,000 off national insurance contributions.

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Rise in unemployment levels to 2.52 million, ONS figures show

The number of unemployed people rose by 7,000 in the three months to January 2013, with the total number of people in employment aged 16 and over standing at 29.73 million, according to the latest...

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Osborne confirms state pension reforms to be brought forward to 2016

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the introduction of a new-simplified state-pension will be brought forward to 2016.

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Personal tax allowance raised to £10,000 by April 2014

British workers will not pay income tax on the first £10,000 of their salary from April 2014, chancellor George Osborne announced today.

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Teachers to strike over pay, pensions and workload, unions announce

Teachers in England and Wales are planning a national walkout this autumn in a continuing row over pay, pensions and workload, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and NASUWT have announced.

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Budget must stimulate growth or jobs miracle might be over, says REC

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is calling on chancellor George Osborne to use tomorrow’s Budget to deliver practical measures in three areas to stimulate growth and jobs.

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UK's changing recruitment practices fail young jobseekers, finds UKCES report

A radical shift is needed in the way young people are viewed by employers to create a culture where recruiting and developing them is part of standard business practice in the UK, the UK Commission...

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UK's economic rebalancing is being thwarted by 40,000-a-year shortage of STEM sector graduates

The Government's aim to rebalance the economy away from financial services is "inconceivable" due to a 40,000-a-year shortage of UK graduates in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)...

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Confidence in job security for older workers falls by 10%, figures reveal

Older workers' confidence in their job security dropped by as much as 10% in January 2013 compared with last quarter's findings, according to Legal and General's Job Security Index.

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