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Government to simplify apprenticeship system for large employers

The Government has announced measures to simplify the apprenticeship system for larger employers.

Staff tempted to look at colleagues' payslips, says CIPP

More than a fifth of employees would be prepared to look at colleagues' payslips to find out their salaries, according to research published yesterday by the Chartered Institute of Payroll...

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Prime minister rumoured to be investigating 'stripping down' of Agency Workers Directive

The prime minister David Cameron, is reportedly investigating a way to water down the Agency Workers' Directive set to come into effect next month.

Employers count the cost of the end of default retirement

With less than a month to go before the abolition of the default retirement age (DRA), research from recruitment firm Search Consultancy reveals over half of UK businesses are set to be impacted by...

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Travelodge launches apprentice scheme as part of strategic growth strategy

Travelodge has launched an apprenticeship scheme with the aim of building future leaders for its business.

Graduate skills and loosening of recruitment red tape top the lists of London businesses' priorities for the mayor

London business leaders have called on the mayor Boris Johnson, to work to improve the literacy and numeracy levels of graduates as well as make it easier for employers to recruit people from abroad...

Networking and work experience are best ways into graduate employment, according to University of Lincoln

Research published today by the University of Lincoln reveals that work experience and networking are the most effective strategies for graduating university students to use to secure employment.

UK Job demand steady in August but salaries slip down, according to Reed

Employer demand for new UK workers stayed steady in August, bucking the normal summer slump, according to the Reed Job Index.

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Recruitment businesses faring "no better than last year", according to Bibby Financial Services

With the unstable UK economy continuing to place many companies under significant financial pressure, 81% of employers in the UK business services sector - which includes recruitment - admit they are...

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Employers failing to protect their pension investments, Xafinity research suggests

Employers are not doing enough to protect their pension investments, with staff in defined-contribution schemes set to be 25% worse-off in retirement, according to pension provider Xafinity.

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Unemployment among women set to rise, according to TUC

Women's unemployment - already at a 23-year high - is set to rise around the UK as the Government's public sector job cuts begin to bite, the TUC has warned this morning.

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Growing numbers of graduates prepared to work for free to secure a City job

Graduates in the city are willing to work for free so secure a footing on the career ladder, research published this morning reveals.

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