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Public sector job seekers would sacrifice pension for private sector career

More than half of public sector job seekers would be prepared to sacrifice their pension for a career in the private sector, according to global professional recruiting group Hays.

Employer demand for agency workers is growing, despite AWR, says REC

Demand for temporary staff over the past month has remained stable and is up on the same time last year, despite new regulations on agency work coming into force in October, according to data...

BCC: burden of regulation on UK business still 'too high' despite several 'flawed' Government attempts to ease it

The British Chambers of Commerce has attacked the Government’s red tape challenge and ‘one in one out’ policies for employment law, saying the burden or regulation on UK business remains too high.

HR professionals put in more hours than other staff, poll of 2,200 reveals

Nine out of 10 HR staff believe their work is key to the overall success of their employer, according to a survey of 2,200 office workers by recruiter Robert Walters.

Optimistic outlook for MBA graduates despite economic uncertainty, GMAC reveals

In contrast to concerning economic predictions, findings from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) reveal an optimistic job outlook for MBA and Masters graduates.

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Bah humbug? Hungover employees set to cost employers £888 million this Christmas

Seven out of 10 workers will spend one working day nursing a hangover this festive season, costing employers £888 million in lost productivity, poll of 6,000 staff reveals.

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CIPD: It will be a tough jobs market for both sexes as unemployment increases

While men benefited most during the initial post-recession jobs recovery in 2010, it’s been tough for both sexes in the 2011 jobs market and women have actually fared slightly better than men despite...

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UK unemployment increases by 128,000 in Q3 to 2.64 million

There were 2.64 million unemployed people in the third quarter of 2011, up 128,000 on the previous three months quarter, findings from the Office of National Statistics revealed this morning.

Commuting and traditional working hours cost employers £1.21 billion in lost productivity, research shows

Commuting and the traditional ‘nine to five’ lead to stress, fatigue and a £1.21 billion bill for employers in lost productivity, research reveals.

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Employees admit to 'regrettable behaviour' at Christmas parties, Monster poll shows

One in 10 employees admits to having done something either extremely regrettable at their office Christmas party and been fired because of it (4%), or have acted in a way that was somewhat regrettable...

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FSA report blames 'culture of poor decisions' for failure of RBS

The failure of RBS amid the systemic crisis resulted from poor decisions made by the management and Board as well as a “culture that made it prone to make poor decisions”, according to a Financial...

Interim managers: the A-Team of the business world, or expensive temps?

Interims have been perceived as many things – consultants by another name, retirees in search of a purpose, permanent managers who are ‘between jobs’ and even destroyers of business culture and...