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Western Australia to recruit 150,000 people over the next five years - with the help of UK HR directors

Western Australia (WA) should be the destination of choice for skilled migrants, said its training and workforce development minister, Peter Collier (pictured). He visited the UK last month to promote...

A fifth of employers still do not record sickness absence

More than a fifth of employers did not have a system in place for recording sickness absence, according to findings from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).

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Mergers & Acquisitions: culture is key in integration

Only a small proportion of companies take account of organisational culture differences as part of their integration plans for mergers and acquisitions (M&As), according to Mercer.

'Cut our pay not our pensions' say public sector employees

Public sector workers are "desperately" holding onto their pension packages in the face of ever-decreasing morale levels, according to a new study by recruitment consultants, Badenoch & Clark.

Babel Media relaunches employee benefits scheme

Babel Media, the international games industry outsource company, has launched a reinvigorated employee benefits programme for its UK staff.

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Increased life expectancy figures must serve as a warning for employees to save for retirement

Twenty year olds are three times more likely to reach 100 than people of their grandparent’s age (80 year olds), and roughly twice as likely to reach 100 than people of their parent’s generation (50...

Guide launched to help HR directors work with freelancers ahead of Agency Workers Regulations

Recruitment agencies and HR directors across the country will today receive the first ever guide to ‘working with freelancers’ in advance of October’s introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations...

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Employer forums on age and belief to relaunch as Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion

The Employers Forums on Age and Belief (EFA and EFB) are to join together in October and relaunch as the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI).

High levels of engagement are not enough to stop a third of employees moving jobs, according to Lumesse

Despite employee happiness at work, almost a third (29% )of workers expect to leave their companies within five years.

HR directors are positive women are breaking through the 'glass ceiling', research shows

Women are increasingly breaking through the ‘glass ceiling’ and have growing employment opportunities, particularly in terms of career advancement and remuneration, according to a report published...

Electronic devices at work are becomming detrimental to colleague relationships, research suggests

The "overabundance" of electronic devices for collaboration, social networking and communication tools designed to make it easy to complete work-related tasks is leading to rudeness at the office and...

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Take home pay is £1,212 lower on average than two years ago, according to Vocalink

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The average annual real take home pay is £1,212 lower than it was two and a half years ago, according to a report published this morning by payments provider Vocalink.

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