Tom Newcombe

NHS staff "gagging orders" banned by health secretary

"Gagging clauses", which stop departing NHS staff from speaking out about patient safety or care, have been banned by the Government with immediate effect.

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Half of employees pressured to come to work when ill, Adecco Retail report finds

Half of UK employees feel pressurised to come into work by their line manager when they are ill, according to research published by Adecco Retail.

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Government response to Richard review: Employers to design their own apprenticeships

Employers will be empowered to design and develop their own apprenticeship standards and qualifications, so they can address skills shortages that are threatening growth, deputy prime minister Nick...

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Apprentice used the “media as a weapon”, says Lord Sugar

Lord Sugar has told an employment tribunal that Apprentice winner Stella English is a “headline grabber” and is effectively trying to blackmail him.

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Public sector hiring again after “over-firing”, Manpower report finds

The jobs outlook for the austerity-hit public sector is at a five-year high after “over-firing” following the financial crisis in 2008, according to a report from recruitment firm Manpower.

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Working Families calls for national investigation into workplace maternity discrimination

Work/life balance organisation Working Families has today called for a national investigation into maternity discrimination in the workplace.

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Iain Duncan Smith: Ex-alcoholics and drug users can be “top employees”

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has unveiled schemes to help ex alcoholics and drug users back into employment.

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IT job cuts finally coming to an end, recruitment survey reveals

Job cuts in IT departments are finally coming to an end, with only one in 10 IT directors expecting to make job cuts in 2013, half the proportion planning job cuts a year ago, according to research...

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Employers are investing more in talent but it's not effective, says Mercer

Employers are investing more money in talent, but much of it is proving ineffective, according to the latest Talent Barometer survey from Mercer.

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Allied Bakeries HR director: It's an HR cliché, but people are our most unique asset

Last month Allied Bakeries opened a multi-million-pound, state-of-the-art bread production line in its bakery in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

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Employers and training providers should seize the opportunity to provide high-level training, says skills minister

Skills minister Matthew Hancock (pictured) has welcomed the creation of the first graduate level higher apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing, commercial airline piloting and professional...

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Half of employers report a shift from graduates to apprentices

Employers are moving away from graduate recruitment and towards apprenticeships, according to a report published today from jobs site Totaljobs.com and the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).

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