More than half a million people who were entitled to claim jobseekers allowance failed to do so in 2004-05, according...
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City law firms look to Australia and New Zealand for financial lawyers
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherUK law firms are increasingly looking to Australia and New Zealand for financial lawyers, according to a recruitment specialist.
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CIPD welcomes UK government’s stance on immigration from Bulgaria and Romania
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government’s strict stance on immigration from Bulgaria and Romania has been welcomed by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...
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The City needs to encourage better business relations with China and India or risk losing its elite status as a...
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Home secretary puts limits on lower-skilled workers from Bulgaria and Romania
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryLower-skilled workers coming to the UK from Romania and Bulgaria will only be able to work in the food processing...
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Good people-management, rather than sweeping cost cuts, must be at the heart of the government’s 2007 comprehensive spending review, according...
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One in 12 men intend to turn to their partners rather than their employers or the state for their retirement...
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Government must tailor programmes to help people with learning disabilities and mental health problems get into work
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThousands of disabled people could be assisted into work if the government introduced programmes tailored to the needs of people...
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The top HR professional in the civil service has told MPs she is “impressed” by the quality of leadership across...
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The British Medical Association (BMA) has accused the government of “trying to claw back” the pay rises it gave doctors...
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Almost three-quarters of newly qualified nurses are still searching for a permanent job months after qualifying, according to the Royal...
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Bupa Hospitals has backed the government’s bid to get long-term incapacity benefit claimants back to work. The business has recruited...
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All government departments will see their administration budgets cut from 2008 onwards, Stephen Timms, chief secretary to the Treasury, has...
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The number of unemployed people in the UK has reached its highest level in six years, hitting 1.7million in the...
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Civil servants ran up a £56m bill on hotels and meals last year, official figures have revealed.
Tory MP Grant...