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Government prepares for single state pension, say industry experts

Pensions experts have suggested the Government is flexing its muscles to introduce a flat rate state pension, following its announcement yesterday that amount of state pension money paid out to...

Graduate recruits reckon they have fewer job opportunites than in 2007, reports Hay Group

Graduates believe they have fewer job opportunities than five years ago, despite most companies continuing to offer graduate schemes, according to research by global management consultancy, Hay Group.

Pride and customer service trump pay and bonuses as the top motivators in business, says Adecco

Pride and client service, rather than pay rises and bonuses, motivate more than half (52%) of UK employees to regularly go the extra mile at work, according to a report from recruitment consultancy...

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State pension income varies from £7 a week to £230 a week, DWP finds

The amount of state pension money paid out to pensioners can differ by more than £200 a week – that’s a difference of £10,000 a year, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Pay gap between men and women is due to lack of female applications globally, suggests McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management

Women are underrepresented in high-paying jobs because they are not applying for them, rather than as a result of direct employer discrimination, research from Desautels Faculty of Management at...

Sainsbury's doubles number of trainee manager vacancies

Sainsbury's has re-launched its trainee manager scheme for new applicants, with 150 places available – more than double that of last year.

Tesco faces £200,000 fine for employing foreign nationals working longer hours beyond visa remit

Tesco could be fined up to £200,000 after foreign students at one of its warehouses were found to be working illegally.

'How would you get an elephant into a fridge?' Recruiter advises employers to ask weird interview questions to win the war for talent

Two-thirds of candidates welcome obscure lines of questioning as part of the job interview process, giving businesses the opportunity to shake up their interview processes in the tight war for talent,...

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GMB members vote 95% in favour of local government pensions deal

The new Local Government Pension Scheme 2014 proposals represent a fair and balanced outcome, which means the pension scheme will remain affordable and sustainable says GMB.

Young unemployed's unused digital skills, could be worth £6.7 billion to business, claims O2

The unused digital skills sitting within the community of one million unemployed young people is estimated by UK businesses to be worth £6.7 billion, research from O2 reveals.

One in five unemployed young people claim finding a job in the next year is 'unachievable', warns Prince's Trust and RBS report

One in five unemployed young people claim that finding a job in the next year is ‘unachievable’, according to a Prince's Trust and RBS report released alongside the launch of the A-Z of Young...

National Audit Office uncovers 'weaknesses' in DWP contract with Atos to carry out fit-to-work assessments

Auditors have found "weaknesses" in the contract between the government and Atos, the private firm paid to carry out fit-to-work medical assessments, according to the BBC.

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