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Autumn Statement: chancellor admits employment rules need reform

The chancellor George Osborne has pledged once again to reform employment rules saying the Government is "committed to fair rights for employees" but that businesses have the right "not to be sued out...

Autumn Statement: Government commits to helping young people up-skill and find employment

The chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the deputy prime minister Nick Clegg's pledge to invest £1 billion in helping young people find employment.

Generation y staff call for more training opportunities in lieu of a pay rise, survey of 2,000 shows

Training and career development is seen as the most popular alternative to pay rise for generation y, according to a survey by training company People 1st and ICM Research.

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Stringfellows case is a reminder to all businesses of the differences between 'employed' and 'self-employed'

A judge has ruled that a lap dancer can appeal an Employment Tribunal decision to establish whether she was “employed” by the club. This legal challenge will be of interest to all businesses using...

Consultancy launches to help public sector staff move into corporate roles

Launching this week on the streets of Westminster, PublicIntoPrivate a new consultancy has been established to give public sector workers help to make the transition into the private sector.

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Löfstedt Review: Government moves to cut back health and safety red tape from January

The Government has announced plans to begin a “major cut back” of health and safety red tape as early as January.

Hilton Worldwide to create 8,500 jobs in European expansion

Hilton Worldwide is to create more than 8,500 employment opportunities in Europe in the next three years.

Autumn Statement: State pension to increase to £107.45 in next financial year

The basic state pension will next April rise by £5.30 to £107.45

Autumn Statement: State pension age to rise to 67 in 2026

The Government is set to increase the state pension age from 66 to 67 in 2026, the chancellor george osborne has announced.

NHS will ‘rise to the strike-day challenge’ but some patients will be affected, says NHS Employers

The NHS Employers organisation today said that it was confident the NHS would rise to the challenge created by the trade union day of action on Wednesday (30 November).

UK unemployment to increase by 150,000 by the end of 2012, according to BCC

Total UK unemployment will increase from 2.62 million (8.3% of the workforce) in July-September 2011, to 2.77 million (8.7% of the workforce) in Q4 2012, a net increase of 150,000 in the jobless...

Too much information: Data overload at work damages staff motivation, survey of 2,000 employees shows

Employees in the UK are “drowning in droplets rather than floods of data” at work, and are struggling to navigate, organise and digest this collectively, which is costing businesses.

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