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Rise in personal tax allowance comes into effect

The rise in the personal tax allowance is among a raft of tax changes that comes into effect today, meaning that no worker will pay tax until they earn more than £9,440.

Telecoms firms ordered to pay £100,000 National Minimum Wage arrears

Two telecommunication companies have been ordered to pay wage arrears of almost £100,000 to 197 of their call centre telesales workers, HMRC has revealed.

Children of the 80s wake up to pensions

Young workers born in the 1980s are more "switched on" to pensions than older colleagues and plan to save more, despite the pressures of student debt and buying property, a survey published today for...

Final entry deadline extension for HR Excellence Awards 2013

The Easter break has made it difficult for many to get entries signed off in time, therefore you'll be pleased to hear of a little extra grace to submit - Wednesday 10 April is the new deadline.

Apprentices are the "most employable" young people

Former apprentices are outpacing their peers when it comes to being fit for the workplace, according to figures published today by ICM Research.

Last chance to enter HR Excellence Awards 2013

Submissions for the 18th annual HR Excellence Awards close on Wednesday 10 April.

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Workers expect bosses to cough up for sick leave

Half of employees assume their employer would pay them their full salary for at least three to six months if they faced a period of sickness absence, according to research published by Think tank...

‘Best practice’ is damaging talent management, says KPMG

A rigid attachment to ‘best practice’, rather than a focus on business needs, is preventing many organisations from unearthing and nurturing staff to drive their business forward, according to KPMG.

Exclusive: Pay rises for high performers only

High-performing employees are being rewarded with higher pay rises and bigger bonuses than their peers, despite continued constraints on pay budgets, research has found.

Unions call for millions of workers to walk out in protest at spending cuts

Unite, Britain's largest union, is to press forward with plans for a 24-hour walkout by millions of workers in an "explicitly political" protest against spending cuts.

Public unaware of state pension reforms, MPs say

The Government must do more to explain its forthcoming reforms of the state pension to the public, a cross-party group of MPs has said.

David Cameron tells Scottish voters to reject independence to safeguard thousands of defence jobs

Prime minister David Cameron says he is committed to keeping defence jobs in Scotland in a pro-UK speech, which he hopes will make voters reject Scottish independence.