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UK's largest businesses enjoy drop in insolvencies in May

The UK’s largest companies performed well in May 2011, experiencing the biggest fall in insolvencies compared to any other business size, according to Experian, the global information services...

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Recruiting "unemployed young Britons" over migrant workers, could shrink the talent pool, employer groups warn

UK employers have been told to look to UK nationals – especially "unemployed young Britons" – to recruit, rather than relying on foreign nationals, by the work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith...

Employment levels jump in the financial sector, according to CBI and PwC

Numbers employed in the financial sector rose "unexpectedly" in the three months to June this year, at the fastest rate since the financial crisis began in September 2007, according to the latest...

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Job vacancies in June increase 3%, according to Reed Job Index

The number of job vacancies posted in June was up 3% from the previous month according to the Reed Job Index. This marks a return back up to April’s level of new job vacancies.

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Learndirect launches health and safety courses for employers

Learndirect has launched a range of compliance courses to keep employers up-to-date on health and safety legislation.

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Age discrimination claims increase by 79%, Tribunal Service statistics show

The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) has expressed concern over a sharp rise in the number of age discrimination claims and warns the figure is likely to continue rising.

SME employers forced to cut holiday entitlement to reduce employee benefit spend

More than a quarter of private sector employers are considering cutting holiday entitlement for staff in order to reduce employee benefit costs, new research from MetLife shows.

Global employee survey shows "chronic" undersaving for retirement

Employees are failing to act on fears about their financial security despite a growing realisation that they need to plan for the long-term in the wake of the global financial crisis, a multi-country...

Barclaycard opens applications process for grants to help lone parents back to work

Barclaycard has today opened its applications process for its Horizons Education programme, which aims to provide funding to help lone parents back to work.

CIPD and Jobcentre Plus launch guide to help employers improve work experience for job seekers

The CIPD and Jobcentre Plus have said the quality of work experience in the UK needs to improve in order to increase the employability of young people and to dispel negative perceptions towards...

University reform looks set to give students more information on jobs and salaries they could receive

Graduates are set to pay more towards the cost of their degrees, but the Government proposes this will improve their experience as students, expand their choices and make universities more accountable...

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Employees face saving for 18 years to get on the property ladder as salaries are "drastically" out of kilter with house prices

Average house prices are drastically out of step with salaries at almost seven times the annual national wage, mortgage payments are as high as four fifths of gross salary and employees could be left...