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Nearly half the UK workforce intend to work beyond 65

Four in 10 employees plan to work beyond the state retirement age, according to a new CIPD survey.

New report reveals the UK's most productive companies

Rolls Royce, Diageo, Shire and Lloyds Banking Group are among the most productive companies in the UK according to a new report.

1.3 million employees worked last year while suffering from work-related illness

1.3 million employees who worked during the past year were suffering from an illness (long-standing as well as new cases) they believed was caused or made worse by their current or past work.

London ranks high on the Global Cities Index as a place to work, for its diversity and human capital strengths

Diversity makes London one of the top global cities to work, coming second only to New York - but it is top for human capital.

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Many public-sector workers worry that they don't have the skills for a move to the private sector

More than half of workers in the public sector, who would consider moving into the private sector, think they lack the appropriate skills to do so, according to research by recruitment consultants...

Can outsourcing really deliver cost savings?

The expectation has never been greater for outsourcing to deliver on its promise of cost savings. But is desire for guaranteed results too much pressure for outsourcing to shoulder?

Is the interim market growing or shrinking?

Four reports paint a very different picture of the interim manager market. It's not clear if it is growing or shrinking, if day rates are rising or falling or public-sector contracts are increasing or...

Temporary cap on migrant workers has had little impact on quality of UK workforce

Britain's workforce is unaffected by the temporary cap on migrant workers but cracks are showing in the care sector, logistics, manufacturing and construction, new research suggests.

Employees claim female bosses are better than men

Nearly two fifths of Brits think that women make better bosses then men, with 26% of these saying women are more 'assertive' and 59% agreeing women are more 'understanding'.

Eight million employees face being locked in defined-benefit pensions against their will

As many as million pension savers will be 'locked' into their final salary schemes for good from 2012 onwards if Department for Work and Pensions proposals go ahead as planned, according to Hargreaves...

Comprehensive Spending Review: Public sector managers are not prepared to deal with imminent cuts

With the Chancellor of the Exchequer due to announce his comprehensive spending review later today, and leaks already suggesting 500,000 jobs could be lost, half of public sector managers believe they...

Watching the Apprentice boosts employee job satisfaction

Employees would rather not work with contestants who have appeared on The Apprentice - but the show works to make them more engaged in their own jobs.