Tom Newcombe

Demand for a 'mobile strategist' could help boost stagnant job market, survey finds

The mobile jobs market is booming and three-quarters (74%) of UK and US businesses have mobile-specific roles to fill, according to a survey of 600 HR managers by mobile applications and solutions...

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Equality legislation U-turn will let bad bosses off the hook, says TUC

The Government announced yesterday that it would remove the third-party harassment provisions from the Equality Act 2010.

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Service company Serco Group Has appointed Julia Warren as HRD, UK and Europe, as part of its newly formed UK and European division

Jeremy Stafford, chief executive of Serco UK and Europe, said: "Looking after our people and developing our talent is of critical importance to us in the times and I am delighted Julia has joined our...

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CIPP plans book-keeper apprenticeships to support SMEs with RTI

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is to create 550-600 skilled jobs through apprenticeship schemes in an initiative funded by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)...

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Transforming organisations through people engagement

Achieving excellence in people strategy: Discover, deliberate and differentiate.

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World Mental Health Day – 2012

Today is the 20th annual World Mental Health Day. This year the theme is "Depression: A Global Crisis."

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From cheap soap to recycling tar: staff involvement can make working practices leaner

Valerie Hughes-D'Aeth, group HR director at public service provider, Amey says with most of its clients in the public sector it has had to become leaner, more performance-driven and effective quickly....

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CMI managers report card on coalition's half term performance = could do a lot better

The majority of managers in the UK (63%) have little or no confidence in the Government's economic policy, according to figures released today by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Almost one...

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Create 45,000 jobs by extending National Insurance Contributions holiday, says FSB

Extending the National Insurance Contributions (NIC) holiday to all micro-firms across the UK would create 45,000 jobs, according to research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

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Osborne's 'employee-owner' scheme gets mixed reviews

Chancellor George Osborne's plans to allow employees to forfeit some employment rights in exchange for a stake in their firm has been met with a mixed reaction. Certain businesses owners welcomed the...

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Fall in UK absence levels could be masking deeper problems says CIPD

The average level of employee absence in the UK has fallen compared with last year – from 7.7 days to 6.8 per employee per year – according to this year’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and...

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Drop rights in exchange for a stake in firm, says Osborne

Chancellor George Osborne announced today at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham that employees would be able to forfeit some employment rights in exchange for a stake in the firm they...

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