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John Lewis launches its first ever apprenticeship programme

Apprenticeships are a way that the UK can get talent back on tap, says head of partner development at John Lewis.

Jagex walk away with best major employer at the National Online Recruitment Awards

Games developer Jagex walked away with best major employer at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs) last week.

One in three people bullied at work

One in three people have suffered some form of bullying at work, according to a survey by One Poll.

Hot Topic: Is George Osborne's 'employee-owner' scheme where workers give up rights for shares a good idea?

Chancellor George Osborne may have put the cat among the pigeons when he unveiled his proposal for ‘employee-owners’ at the Conservative party conference last month, whereby workers in SMEs and...

More than a third of workers will continue in employment past the age of 65

Over a third of UK workers are planning to take advantage of the abolition of the default retirement age and keep working past the age of 65, according to research by insurer Canada Life Group.

Lack of skills holding people back from pursuing a job in technology, says hotels.com

Over 1 in 4 adults wish they had chosen a career in technology but a lack of skills is holding them back, according to research published today by hotels.com.

EU's 40% quota for women on boards by 2020 may not be reached because of rigid career structures and inflexible working hours, says study

Rigid career structures and inflexible long working hours are standing in the way of women progressing to board levels, according to a study published today by Talking Talent.

Redundancies and increased scrutiny is stripping the public sector of some of its top talent, says Hays

Public sector employees believe redundancies and increased scrutiny have stripped the public sector of some of its best people, according to a report published today by recruitment firm Hays.

DeVere people director to talk about 'behavioural competence' on live web TV debate

Mike Williams, director of people development at DeVere Hotels and Village Urban Resorts, will discuss how the 6,000 employee-strong company is closing the skills gap by moving recruitment spend into...

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"Over the next year I want to drive performance management and grow talent," says HRD at Bull

At the HR magazine HR Excellence Awards in 2011 we named Jo Sims, who was then group head of HR at Access, as our rising star, saying: “It can surely only be a matter of time before an HR director...

Businesses find it hard to establish themselves in China because of a lack of understanding about the culture and dynamics of the country

Head of international operations at recruitment firm Antal, Sarah Jones, told HR magazine that 'a lack of understanding', 'lack of trust' and 'too many regulations' as reasons why businesses find it...

Quota for 40% of women on boards has been approved

The EU has approved the proposals from justice commissioner Viviane Reding to have 40% of women on company boards by 2020.