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Fraud in business - especially amongst senior management - is on the increase

Company bosses including those working within the chief executive or managing director’s offices are increasingly committing more fraud, according to a global KPMG survey.

Exclusive HR Vision Survey: Social mobility moves up employers' agendas, but does not form part of a long-term HR strategy

HR professionals consider social mobility to be important for society, with sizeable numbers offering internships and apprenticeship schemes to candidates from diverse pools - although most do not...

SMEs forced to freeze salaries or take pension contributions from profit to fund auto-enrolment

More than a third of small businesses will be forced to freeze salaries to pay pension contributions and afford the cost of auto-enrolment, when it comes into effect next year, according to the...

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London: Recruitment habits returns to pre-recession levels in the capital

More London firms are hiring as normal and fewer are resorting to redundancies compared with six months ago, as companies are cautiously optimistic about business prospects.

Taleo acquires Jobpartners for $38 million

Talent management provider Taleo Corporation has acquired Jobpartners for approximately $38 million.

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Volunteering improves job prospects, engagement, learning and diversity, IES report shows

Volunteering helps young people develop the skills and confidence that improve their chances of getting a job, new research by the Institute for Employment Studies shows.

Lower wage earners face pension shortfall in retirement, according to ONS stats

Low pension scheme membership by employees in low-income brackets is affecting how they will live when they retire.

LV= launches in-house training academy for actuaries

LV= has launched an academy to recruit and train actuaries, to provide them with a pathway to acturial qualifications and support ongoing development.

HR staff need to be up-skilled to make the most of talent management, according to think-tank Ochre House

Talent management systems tend to work well at the senior management level but are often not achieving desired results across the board because of a lack of communication on how to make best use of...

Successful companies are those that empower line managers with HR skills, survey reveals

The most successful companies coming out of the recession are those that invest in their line managers - giving them the skills to be better people managers, research published this week suggests.

Graduates defy 'lazy generation y' myth by increasing their workloads

Graduates are being forced to work longer hours, as they strive to get ahead in a tough labour market, according to Graduate Prospects.

Recruitment situation improving, but wage rises don't follow suit according to CBI and Harvey Nash

Recruitment prospects are picking up across the private sector, particularly for professional and highly-skilled staff, but there is little wage growth in the economy as pay restraint remains the...