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Pay inequality blamed for 'lacklustre' take up of extended paternity rights

Pay inequality is preventing new fathers from taking up extended paternity leave, according to law firm Pannone.

Stonewall names Ernst & Young as top employer for gay and bisexual staff

Ernst & Young has topped the list of Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers 2012 for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) staff

Extensive background checks for torchbearers will aim to protect Olympic reputation

With the 2012 Games on the horizon, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has announced the 8,000 participants chosen to carry the Olympic flame in the torch relay.

Recruitment falls, but most employers still set to hire this year says REC/KPMG

Recruitment consultants signalled a drop in the number of people placed in permanent jobs for the third successive month in December, according to The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)...

'Blue Monday' approaches, but workplace malaise costs employers £93 billion, according to University of Exeter

Monday 16 January 2012 has been designated the most depressing day of the year – Blue Monday - but ‘workplace malaise’ could be costing businesses as much as £93 billion in lost productivity according...

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Death of the P45? But a perfect storm could be brewing for employers, say tax experts

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Radical change to the way employers and HMRC handle pay slip data is fast approaching – but could lead to “a perfect storm” for employers according to tax experts.

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Pensions jargon could prevent millions from saving for retirement finds NEST/YouGov

Millions of employees are set to start saving for their retirement with pensions auto enrolment coming into effect in October, but research by the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) and YouGov...

Breath screening tool for employers launched to save £6.4 billion annual cost of workplace hangovers

Each day over 140,000 people go into work with a hangover with a cumulative impact of £6.4 billion cost to the UK economy, triggering the launch of employee breath screening technology in workplaces.

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Titanic Belfast launches 'T-Factor' auditions to recruit fresh talent

Titanic Belfast, the world’s largest Titanic exhibition which is due to open in March, is holding a unique audition-style recruitment drive with employment agency, Grafton Employment Group, to secure...

Compassionate absence management can 'significantly impact' on employer brand, report finds

A compassionate approach to absence management can have a “significant impact” on an employer’s reputation, according to the initial findings of a forthcoming report commissioned by Ellipse, the...

Failure to fully tap into workforce skills is holding back UK productivity, finds Work Foundation

In the wake of the chancellor’s plans to make the skills system more responsive to employers, a report published today by The Work Foundation argues that skills shortages are only part of the...

Avoidance of AWR leads a third of employers to terminate temp contracts, says APSCo

Nearly a third of organisations (29%) are likely to terminate contractors' and temporary workers' assignments prematurely because of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), according to research by the...