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Dr Simon Collinson, professor of international business and innovation at Warwick Business School, will exclusively reveal the results of a groundbreaking study into the causes and consequences of...

Rising employment of older workers not linked to youth unemployment, says TUC

The past 20 years have seen a significant increase in the proportion of over-50s and people over retirement age in employment, the TUC reported yesterday.

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European ‘iWorkers’ want company support for use of personal devices at work, says Unisys/IDC survey

Rapid adoption of social networking and consumer devices is shifting the dynamics between employers and employees in modern organisations, a global report reveals today.

Equality and Human Rights Commission seeks European test of UK law on religious discrimination

UK judges have interpreted the law too narrowly in religion or belief discrimination claims, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said in its application this week to intervene in four...

Majority of financial employees refuse to move abroad for work or don't have the opportunity

New research proves the threat of employees moving abroad to work to be a myth, with 80% of financial staff not being offered positions abroad or declining them.

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Chris Grayling: unemployment down, but economic challenges remain

The Government has said the latest fall in unemployment still means that there are big economic challenges ahead

Croydon Council implements online system to manage its organisational structure

Croydon Council has launched an online system to manage the organisational structure of more than 10,000 members of staff.

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CIPD downgrades its predictions of growth - with unemployment expected to hit 2.4 million by 2015

The CIPD has revised its forecasts for UK economic and employment growth expecting the economy to grow by 1.4% in 2011 (down from 1.6% in the previous forecast) and 2.0% in 2012 (down from 2.1%).

Staples launches occupational health and medical insurance strategy

The world’s largest office products company Staples has launched an occupational health and private health scheme for its UK staff.

Finance keener on HR strategy than HR

Finance directors in the UK’s largest organisations show more concern over matters affecting people strategy than their HR director colleagues, a new study, revealed exclusively to HR magazine, shows....

Luanda is the world's most expensive city for expats and Karachi is the cheapest, new research reveals

Luanda in Angola is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates for the second year running, according to Mercer’s 2011 Cost of Living Survey.

Demand for IT professionals surges as employers kick-start post-recession plans

The number of job vacancies in the IT sector has surged 28% year-on-year as businesses ramp up investment in technology according to research conducted by Staffing Industry Analysts and Innovantage on...

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