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Co-operative Group launches new student work placement programme

The Co-operative Group has joined forces with the National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) to develop a new student work placement programme.

Taleo's talent community lets employers collaborate on common problems and connect with jobseekers

Taleo has launched an online talent community to allow employers and jobseekers to collaborate on talent management issues via social networking.

Exclusive: HR is taking talent management too far, according to HR leaders

HR is in danger of training staff not to think by over-managing talent and implementing "ridiculous" policies.

Talent Round-table dicussion

HR magazine held a round-table discussion to investigate the role talent is playing in a recession and the challenges faced by senior HR professionals, sponsored by Sum Total.

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Workplace parking levy to be introduced in Nottingham first

The Government has confirmed UK's first workplace parking levy will come into effect in Nottingham in 2012, meaning employees will have to pay up to 350 per year to ensure a space.

Talent: Round-table discussion - Should the recession make any difference to how you manage talent?

Directors of talent from a variety of industry sectors debated the issue of talent in the recession. Peter Crush chaired. Sponsored by Sum Total

Ener-G plans to turn graduate engineers into managers

Renewable and energy efficient technology developer, Ener-G, has launched a careers programme designed to turn its engineering graduates into the senior executives of tomorrow.

10,000 extra university places to be funded in science, technology, engineering and maths

The Government has announced it will fund student loans for an extra 10,000 university places.

Harsh economic conditions are forcing businesses to be innovative and creative in managing talent

In February, the CIPD released survey research findings exploring how the current uncertain economic backdrop is affecting talent management strategies.

A major talent gap looms if huge numbers of senior managers choose to retire within next five years

Businesses of the future face a serious talent gap as almost half of senior managers will be eligible to leave their roles within the next five years, HR magazine has learned.

Exclusive: HR is to blame for the line's talent management shortcomings, say leading HR professionals

HR departments must do more to help line managers fully understand their teams, according to senior industry practitioners.