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DWP launches guide to make employers aware of the spending power of disabled people

The minister for disabled people Maria Miller (pictured) has launched a business guide aimed at making more firms aware of the £80 billion potential spending power of disabled people and encourages...

Anne Sewell appointed HR director at Heinz

Heinz has appointed Anne Sewell as HR director for the UK and Ireland

September looks set to be the most popular month for annual leave, CIPP reports

September is the most desired month to take annual leave, according to the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

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Three quarters of staff returning from sick leave require employer support, finds DWP/Legal & General analysis

Nearly three quarters of people off work due to illness required adjustments in the workplace to help their return, an analysis of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Fit for Work Service...

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Wasabi launches its first UK employee benefits package

Wasabi the sushi retailer has, for the first time, introduced a pension and benefits package to its UK employees.

Former Thomson Reuters CHRO Stephen Dando to join Bain Capital as operating partner

Stephen Dando is to join private equity group Bain Capital as an operating partner, with a specific focus on management team talent.

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IBM to acquire talent management provider Kenexa

IBM has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kenexa a provider of recruiting and talent management consultancy for $46.00 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3...

Unemployment will peak at 2.7 million next year, despite projected GDP growth, CBI predicts

Growth should return to the UK economy towards the end of the year, and pick up a little pace during 2013, but unemployment looks set to peak at 2.7 million next year, according to the CBI’s quarterly...

A third of companies worldwide plan to up HR spend to combat recession, says Towers Watson

A third (31%) of companies plan to increase their spending on HR technology in the coming year, in an attempt to continue growth and improve efficiency in the face of a challenging economic...

Number of 'workless households' in UK down slightly, ONS figures show

In April to June 2012 there were 3.7 million UK households with at least one member aged 16 to 64 where no-one was working, figures from ONS have shown.

HR experts and training providers welcome Holt Review recognition of adult apprenticeships

Apprentice training organisations have welcomed the recognition from a Government review that apprenticeships are as important for upskilling the adult workforce as they are for creating new jobs for...

Extending retail opening hours during the Olympics and beyond – will staff buy it?

It took an act of Parliament to allow shops to extend their opening hours during the London 2012 Olympics.