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HR needs to pounce to serve the businesses of the future, says Logica’s head of people strategy

If employers are not thinking multinationally to find where talent will thrive, they will have to do so – and hope it is not too late, delegates at the HR Forum on board the cruise ship Aurora...

Bosch seeks to big up UK engineering, says its global HR director

Bosch’s most senior human resources director said the key to the German firm’s growth is engaging young people with science and technology skills as early as kindergarten, in the week the UK’s GDP...

Replace NHS with pay as you go, urges IEA head

The NHS needs a “radical” reform, where employees have personal pots into which savings can be made for healthcare and transferred into pensions funding upon retirement, according to Mark Littlewood...

Lack of clarity still evident around Agency Workers Regulations, finds TEAM and BIS

Despite years of discussion and the eventual implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), increased employment costs and a reduction in the use of agency workers, almost 60% of temporary...

London’s employers urged to check staff are acting on Olympic Games-time travel plans

Employers have been urged to check that their staff are receiving information and advice so they can plan their Games-time travel.

No fault dismissal proposals 'poorly thought out', say employers and lawyers

The Government’s call for evidence on compensated no-fault dismissal closes this Friday and industry groups have warned of harmful consequences of a "poorly thought-through" regime enabling micro...

HR departments need to be extra vigilant that their practices are watertight to avoid facing claims in the Employment Tribunal

According to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Justice in March 2012, between October – December 2011 there was a 40% overall increase in employees and potential employees seeking...

TUC launches campaign claiming Beecroft report would ‘turn the clock back’ on workplace rights

More than three million people working in small companies with fewer than 10 staff will be turned into “second-class citizens” if government supporters of the Beecroft report get their way, according...

People with children given preferential treatment by employers, say 27% of staff in YouGov survey

More than a quarter of UK workers aged between 45 and 54 who work with other people think their employers put their colleagues who have children or families first.

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Pensions regulator highlights inducements and safeguards for pensions auto-enrolment

With automatic enrolment approaching, The Pensions Regulator has taken steps to remind employers of the laws relating to inducing staff to opt out of retirement savings.

Applications for food and drink sector retail double between 2010 and 2011, as vacancy numbers shrink

The number of supermarket and food retailer roles available has not followed a steady pattern since the start of the recession in 2008.

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Employers expect skills shortfall to worsen, finds Elemense/OnePoll survey

Half of key UK industries surveyed believe their sector is suffering a skills shortage – and even more expect the shortfall to get worse, according to research commissioned by Elemense, a recruitment...