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HR Excellence Awards 2011 - Most People-Focused CEO, Public Sector: Marius Frank, CEO, ASDAN

Marius Frank, CEO of curriculum development organisation ASDAN, has only been in the role since September 2010, but has been with the internationally recognised awarding body for five years as a...

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HR Excellence Awards 2011 - Best talent management strategy: Capgemini

Consultancy Capgemini employs more than 100,000 people across the world – so a robust talent management strategy is vital to attract, retain and grow the best people for the business.

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Quarter of UK workforce willing to move abroad for better job, GfK survey finds

As many as 7.6 million British workers are willing to move overseas to improve their job prospects, recent research by leading employee engagement researchers, GfK NOP Engage, reveals.

British Airways dispute between staff and employer ends

The long-running dispute between around 10,000 British Airways cabin crew and their employer is now over, trade union Unite has announced.

Monster launches app to allow separate work access to Facebook

Online employment website Monster Worldwide has today launched a professional networking app designed to allow Facebook users to establish a professional network on the world’s most popular social...

Government’s Red Tape Challenge can improve equality law and create greater business opportunities, says BT director

Caroline Waters, BT’s director of people and policy, has spoken publicly about the impact equality has had on business, in a bid to encourage employers to become involved in the Government's Red Tape...

Deloitte celebrates 600th teacher graduate of its ‘train the trainer’ employability initiative

Deloitte celebrates 600th teacher graduate of its ‘train the trainer’ employability initiative

Men more savvy than women at online business networking, says LinkedIn

Men are more successful than women at business networking online, according to business network LinkedIn.

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HR Excellence Awards 2011 - Best learning and development strategy: Wates group

Building contracting firm Wates has kept its mantra, ‘above all, it’s about people’, close to its learning and development strategy – even when the external market environment in its sector has been...

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Many employers only pay lip service to engagement, SHRM/Globoforce global survey finds

Most HR leaders (99%) anticipate employee engagement being a key challenge to face, yet non-strategic engagement and recognition programmes continue to pervade companies, global research published...

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Apprenticeships rise, even among over-50s, says work and pensions ministry

Statistics from the Department of Work and Pensions showed an increase of 103,000 adults taking part in apprenticeship schemes over 2010 and 2012.

Companies not doing legwork on employer duties around pensions, Aon Hewitt poll finds

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A third of employers have yet to undertake pension contribution cost modelling for the impact of the new employer duties, which come into effect from autumn 2012, according to a survey by HR...

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