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CMI redoubles its efforts to ensure school leavers have management and leadership skills

In an attempt to help tackle youth unemployment, address the complaints of business leaders and deal with management skills gaps, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has "redoubled its efforts"...

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Male employees would prefer 'just male' colleagues, citing 'bitchiness' as a factor, according to Reabur

More than two fifths men would ‘prefer’ to work in an environment consisting of ‘just male employees’ while less than a tenth 8% of the men think a working environment of ‘just women’ would be their...

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Charity sector pay almost 20% lower than private sector, according to Croner

Charity sector pay is still 18% below the private sector nationally, according to research by consultancy Croner, part of Wolters Kluwer.

Property developer Land Securities ringfences job opportunities to boost employment in London

As unemployment rates in London remain high, out-of-work Londoners are being given the chance to help build the capital as part of an employment agreement by Land Securities, the commercial property...

I Don’t Know How She Does It: what can HR professionals learn from Sarah Jessica Parker's latest on-screen incarnation?

The delicate balancing act between career and motherhood is back in the spotlight with Sarah Jessica Parker’s new film “I Don’t Know How She Does It” released today. It documents the trials and...

HR directors join forces with Government to encourage employers to report on gender equality

HR directors from organisations including Tesco and BT, Government and industry bodies have joined forces in a bid to encourage employers to sign up to a framework for voluntary equality reporting.

Employers work to promote greater awareness of disability inclusion

Employers and recruiters joined minister for disabled people, Maria Miller, to encourage greater awareness and confidence in Britain’s workforce around inclusion and disability.

Private sector employees oppose an autumn of public sector strikes over pensions

Unite, the largest union in the country, will ballot its 250,000 members in the public sector for industrial action in defence of public service pensions.

'Long and difficult path to full employment' ahead, according to IPPR

The UK faces a "long and difficult path back to full employment" according to a new report published today by the think tank IPPR.

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Applications for MBA programmes decreasing, according to global survey by GMAC

In the face of continued economic uncertainly worldwide, application volumes to specialised master’s programs in finance and management show strong gains, while the picture for MBA programs is mixed,...

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Money problems prevent a tenth of employees from coming to work

Financial anxiety is taking its toll on the British workforce as almost one in 10 adults admits worrying about money has caused them to take a sick day, according to YouGov and Money in Mind.

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Unemployment reaches 2.51 million, ONS figures show

Unemployment has increased by 80,000 over the quarter to July 2011, taking the number of unemployed people to 2.51 million, according to results from the Office of National statistics, published this...