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Kenexa forms strategic alliance with LinkedIn for recruitment technology

HR consultancy Kenexa has formed an alliance with LinkedIn to support job candidates throughout the application process and help recruiters to work faster, smarter and more effectively in managing...

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BCC urges Government to tackle employment law in a bid to create jobs

Against the backdrop of continued global uncertainty, weak domestic growth and increasing unemployment, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today wrote to the Government urging them to adopt a...

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GP 'sick note' could be replaced by independent panel to advise employers if staff are well enough to work, following review in to absence

A new body, independent from the opinions of general practitioners and employers, could make decisions as to whether employees claiming sickness benefit are fit to work, according to drafts of the...

Sportscotland outsources HR services for 50 Scottish governing bodies of sport

Sportscotland, the national agency for sport in Scotland has outsourced its HR services and launched an HR help desk for all 50 Scottish governing bodies of sport (SGBs).

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Employees agree Olympic games will provide the boost the UK needs, according to Cisco

With more than eight months until the start of London 2012 Olympic Games and Parlaympic Games, 40% of employees already agree that London 2012 will play an important role in building a “better...

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Nuffield Health and Compass Group partner to improve workplace wellbeing

Nuffield Health has formed a partnership with Compass Group UK & Ireland designed to improve wellbeing at work.

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Government, business and unions launch consortium to help employers enhance flexible working practices

Transport Minster Norman Baker launched the ‘Anywhere Working’ consortium to help employers understand the benefits of providing flexible working environments and to enable employees to access the...

Rentokil Initial implements cloud technology to manage data of 66,000 staff worldwide

Rentokil Initial, a business service company, has implemented cloud technology for its global HR system of 66,000 staff records.

CBI: Government needs to go further to boost growth through helping employers recruit young people

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has responded to the Government’s proposals on apprentices, saying more could be done to include employers of any size.

Unite Workers vote to strike on 30 November, as TUC claims Government's pension offer is 'misleading'

GMB, Ucatt and Unite have become the latest unions to confirm, following ballots, their members are supporting industrial action on 30 November in relation to the Government’s proposed public sector...

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'Peer pressure' forces employees to take drugs at work, poll of London managers reveals

More than one in 10 professionals working in London admits to taking illegal drugs whilst at work, and more than a quarter (29%) have witnessed their colleagues taking them too according to new...

Britain is creating a 'permanent underclass' excluded from the prospect of employment, Adecco finds

Britain is creating a permanent underclass excluded from the prospect of employment, according to a report published this morning by the Adecco Group. ? ?