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Tesco expands its Stronger Starts apprenticeship programme, introducing five times more places for young people in 2025.
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CIPD appoints a new president to act an advocate and ambassador for both the professional body and the wider people profession.
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The government has revealed plans to cut red tape, allowing up to 10,000 more apprentices to qualify each year.
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Metropolitan Police cannot dismiss officers or staff it deems unsuitable as a result of removal of their vetting clearance, High Court rules.
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Unison is urging the government to intervene to stop migrant care staff being exploited by rogue employers.
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Lidl is giving its 28,000 hourly-paid employees a pay rise from March 2025, ahead of the increase in the national living wage.
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Pre-employment screening
Officer fairly dismissed for not disclosing previous sacking – EAT
by Rob Mossby Rob MossBorder Force officer who failed to declare he was previously fired by his employer was fairly dismissed, rules EAT.
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More than three in five (62%) of employment tribunal claims were settled before their final hearing, according to new figures.
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Sexual harassment
McDonald’s: zero hours culture feeds sexual harassment allegations
by Emma Cockerby Emma CockerA deluge of allegations of employee harassment and abuse are threatening to cloud the fast food giant’s reputation.
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Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin repeats call on government to phase in increase to employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).
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Apprenticeships
Aviva apprenticeships: ‘When you invest in people, they stay’
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherInsurance company Aviva has increased its use of the levy “considerably” in the past five years, according to chief people officer Danny Harmer.
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The KPMG/Recruitment and Employment Confederation report on Jobs survey for January 2025 showed that the fall in permanent hiring extended the current period of contraction to 28 months.
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DEI initiatives in the US are under attack, but the evidence in favour of maintaining gender diversity programmes still stands up.
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Liz Kendall: ‘Despite all the myths, a lot of people who are currently on sickness or disability benefits want to work’
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Accenture has axed its global diversity and inclusion goals after an evaluation of the changing US political landscape.