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Higher than average staff turnover in the charity sector puts pressure on HR departments, according to Agenda Consulting

Staff churn in the charity sector has dropped in the last 12 months, but turnover in among third sector staff is still higher than their private and public sector counterparts, putting the pressure on...

FTSE 100 firms double the number of women at board level, appointing 18 over six months

Lord Davies’ report gave FTSE 100 companies until yesterday to sign up to the 25% female representation at board level but an extension has been given until the end of the month, for companies to...

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Employees overestimate their levels of health, according to ORC International

Employees have "optimistic illusions" about their health, a workplace survey of 1,000 staff reveals.

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Insolvencies decrease in UK's largest businesses, Experian reports

The largest companies in the country experienced a year on year drop in insolvencies in July 2011, according to figures published this morning by information services provider Experian.

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GCSE results improve but NEET numbers rise by 100,000 since 2010

As 750,000 UK students anxiously wait for GCSE results this morning, they face an uncertain future following a report finding young adults are continuing to struggle to gain a foothold in the labour...

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British Retail Consortium: retail staff are the 'forgotten victims' of the riots

Employees in the retail sector are the "forgotten victims" of this month's riots, according to The British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Asda reports increase in apprentice applications

As thousands of students receive their GCSE results today, supermarket chain Asda has recorded 4,000 young people signing up to train for GCSE and A Level equivalent qualifications in the last three...

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Argos partners with Tui UK to place summer holiday staff in its stores for the Christmas period

Argos has launched its annual Christmas recruitment campaign to employ 12,000 festive staff to work in its stores.

Edenred enhances global recruitment strategy and employer brand through online portal

Edenred is poised to strengthen its global recruitment by improving its monitoring and analysis and develop its brand using an online portal.

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FTSE 100 firms miss out on growth opportunities in China due to lack of cultural understanding, according to Blackwood Group report

The under-representation at board and senior management levels of individuals with real expertise in the "strategically critical" China market represents a serious commercial risk, according to a...

Acas: Government cuts will have 'profound implications' on employment relations

Government measures to reduce the deficit and reconfigure the role of the state could have "profound implications" for public sector employment relations, according to a paper commissioned by Acas.

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CIPD: employers still reluctant to hire school leavers, as unemployment among the young increases

On the eve of the GSCE results due to be published tomorrow, employers believe school leavers lack employability skills meaning they are being pushed to the back of the jobs queue, according to the...