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Employees place too much reliance on company pension scheme without knowing full financial details

Although a majority of employees are reliant on their company pension as their main source of retirement income, many do not know how much their employer actually contributes to the scheme.

Woolfson on Westminster: Behind the scenes at Labour Conference

On the main stage of the Labour Party conference, leading figures from the upper echelons of the party talked about unity, setting out on the path back to power, and reaching out to the legions of...

Better leadership and people management skills needed to make UK more competitive

Efforts to close the UK's productivity gap with its major international competitors are being fatally undermined by a leadership and people management skills deficit in the UK, according to the CIPD.

Next FREE HR Leaders networking event: Developing Dynamic Top Level Teams

HR magazine is making available a few extra spaces to HR directors interested in attending its next HR Leaders Club networking event on October 7.

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Number of pensioners in poverty has fallen by one million

There are one million fewer pensioners in poverty than a decade ago, according to figures out today from the Office for National Statistics but over this period the proportion of pensioners' income...

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80% of HR professionals are unaware of the consequences of not complying with the Agency Worker Regulations

Almost two thirds of HR professionals (61%) don't realise that the Agency Worker Regulations will come into force in just 12 months' time and 80% have 'no idea' what the consequences of non-compliance...

World of Learning Conference: Use of social media as a training tool sparks off lively debate

Industry leaders remain in disagreement over the use of social media for staff learning and development.

World of Learning Conference: Training at Tui has to have a clear purpose

Following the merger in 2008 of Thomson and First Choice to form Tui UK and Ireland, and its change management programme the subsequent year, the company has been using learning and development to...

Financial services sector growth for the past three months is the fastest since June 2007

Activity in the UK financial services sector grew in the past three months at the fastest rate since June 2007, although this growth was much slower than was expected, a new survey reveals.

Employers are waiting for Government review before going ahead with pensions-auto-enrolment plans

Two-thirds of companies have started to prepare for pension auto-enrolment, but many have put their plans on hold to wait for the outcome of the Government's review next month, according to a survey...

Google retains its position as world's most attractive employer

Google remains the world's most attractive employer, according to a global survey of 130,000 jobseekers.

Jobseekers believe they need better vocational qualifications to find employment

Jobseekers are finding it hard to stand out in a competitive market, with a third believing a lack of qualifications is holding them back, according to research by Home Learning College and Reed.