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HR salaries and vacancies both on the rise according to Badenoch & Clark

Permanent vacancies have 1.55% month on month to 1,967 and permanent salaries up 0.08% on average, according to the Talent Spotlight Report from Badenoch & Clark.

Average retirement age increases by one year since 2004, finds ONS

The average retirement age has risen from 63.8 years to 64.6 years for men and from 61.2 years to 62.3 years for women between 2004 and 2010, according to findings from the Office for National...

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Women are not being hit harder than men in the UK jobs market, despite national press coverage, says CIPD

The CIPD has said reports that women are faring less well in the UK labour market are the results of "widespread misinterpretation".

A John Lewis economy: will an increase in employee ownership boost business growth in the UK?

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced plans to create a “John Lewis economy” by increasing employee share-ownership schemes and making it easier for employers to take part.

‘Damaging’ EU proposals for pensions remain on the table despite threat to UK jobs

The advice submitted by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) to the European Commission on an EU Pensions Directive based on Solvency II, has sparked anger in the UK...

Loughborough University and Macmillan Cancer Support launch guide to help working cancer carers

Loughborough University has launched a resource for Macmillan Cancer Support to help cancer carers manage their work demands.??

Strike action absenteeism hits levels last seen in Thatcher years, finds Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Two national days of co-ordinated public sector strike action in the UK last year have contributed to the highest level of working days lost to industrial action since 1990, according to full-year...

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As HR moves towards strategic business development, line managers take on ‘personnel management’ – and don’t like it

A disturbing trend is forming around line managers’ views of human resources – and it is one that looks set to continue.

Network Rail: implications of remote office move raise issues for HR directors in general

The disagreement between Network Rail and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), the trade union representing the workers who are required to move to the new office, raises a number of issues...

Yell creates group HR director role

Yell has appointed Linda Kennedy (pictured) to the new role of group HR director.

Employment increases by 60,000 but unemployment still at highest rate since 1995, finds ONS

The employment rate has risen 0.1% on the quarter and there are 29.13 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 60,000 on the previous quarter, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Cost management and pensions auto-enrolment top the employee benefits priorities, finds Aon Hewitt

The three most pressing benefits issues facing employers are managing cost; addressing low levels of employee engagement; and dealing with legislative changes, according to Aon Hewitt.