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Unemployment figures signal the toughest labour market since 1994

Unemployment has risen to 2.68 million, increasing by 118,000 between September and November 2011.

Presenteeism figures increase due to downturn, finds Nuffield Health

A third of workers are more likely to go into work ill because of the economic downturn, according to a survey by Nuffield Health.

Self-employment helps keep the lid on UK unemployment, says CIPD

The CIPD has raised concerns that the rate of unemployment conceals the numbers of the workforce engaging in casual and part-time employment.

GMAC survey suggests wage gap is 'noticeably' smaller between men and women with an MBA

The wage gap between men and women is noticeably smaller among alumni from MBA and other graduate management programmes than it is among the general population, according to a US survey by the...

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Recruitment falls, but most employers still set to hire this year says REC/KPMG

Recruitment consultants signalled a drop in the number of people placed in permanent jobs for the third successive month in December, according to The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)...

Increased immigration not linked to increases in jobseekers allowance claims, says NIESR

Immigration does not cause unemployment according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

BCC director general: UK's "talent and energy" could keep economy out of slowdown

The UK has “the talent and energy” to avoid being part of the “inevitable slowdown” in the Eurozone, but can only do this if it makes boosting business growth a priority, according to the British...

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Charity and voluntary sector employment drops by 70,000 in 12 months

Employment in the voluntary sector has fallen by nearly 9% over the past year according to Skills – Third Sector’s analysis of the Labour Force Survey.

UK under threat of ‘talent drain’ as high achieving students look for job opportunities abroad

Half of UK students would are considering leaving the country to seek work abroad upon graduating.

CIPD: employees lose faith that reward reflects how hard they work

Employees have lost faith that pay and reward will accurately reflect how hard they work, as economic realities bite, according to a report from the CIPD.

Strategic positioner, credible activist or innovator – HR competencies to be effective

Leading HR thinker Dave Ulrich and a team at Michigan Ross School of Business and the RBL Group have unveiled the six core competencies HR professionals must demonstrate to be personally effective and...

A tenth of London managers took no annual leave in 2011

One in 10 London managers have not taken any of their holiday entitlement this year, according to research from jobsite LondonlovesJobs, published this morning.

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