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Draft guidance unveiled on workplace first aid changes

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published draft guidance to help employers get to grips with proposed changes to workplace first aid requirements.

Back-to-work programme's performance "extremely poor", say MPs

The Government's multi-billion-pound back-to-work scheme has been criticised by MPs for "extremely poor" performance.

Met opens investigations into claims police helped to blacklist workers

The Metropolitan Police has opened a formal investigation into allegations of collusion in the blacklisting of construction workers.

Most local government workers struggling with stress, says Unison

Almost 90% of local government workers are struggling to cope with increased stress and pressure at work, according to a survey by public sector union Unison.

The "Bring Your Own Device" trend lets employees take the lead

Flexible working, the agile workforce and employee mobility are terms that create a lot of buzz in the organisational HR department.

Traditional graduate employers losing the war for talent against technology giants, says report

While many university leavers are struggling to find skilled jobs, those at the top of the talent pool have become a sought-after resource, according to a survey by consultancy firm FreshMinds.

HMV administrators cut another 464 jobs

Administrators for collapsed music retailer HMV have closed a further 37 stores, resulting in 464 job losses.

Exclusive report: City trumps retail in best companies to die in

Only one in a thousand people dies in employment, but the benefits to their family can range from nothing to 14 times their salary.

Largest leadership programme aims to transform NHS culture

The NHS Leadership Academy has announced its partners for developing the health service's largest ever leadership programme, which will aim to transform the working culture of the NHS.

Nearly 30,000 council employees are paid more than £50,000 a year, says TaxPayers' Alliance

Employee benefits

UK councils are paying 28,754 employees more than £50,000 a year, costing taxpayers £1.9 billion in 2011/12, according to a report by the campaigning group the TaxPayers' Alliance.

Doing it for yourself – from HR director to ‘silver entrepreneur’

When I left my corner office as group head of HR and Marketing in June 2011 after six years at the company, I did not have a clue what lay ahead. The departure had been ‘mutual’ in that I felt that I...

Diversity takes fresh thinking by businesses, says top HR thinker

London Business School professor Lynda Gratton (pictured) has called diversity an “inevitable consequence of business strategy”.