Skillsmart Retail has called for employers to invest in management training to stay competitive, following suggestions that the number of...
Job creation and losses
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Royal Mail has lost its second high-profile human resources (HR) director in a matter of weeks with Kevin Green’s surprise...
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Whole families to get ’employability audits’ in bid to get long-term unemployed back to work
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEntire families on benefits could be hauled in for employability ‘makeovers’ by private firms as the UK welfare reforms kick...
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Graduate vacancies are set to increase for the fifth year running, in spite of uncertainties regarding the UK’s current economic...
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The immediate future of 850 employees at mail order firm Empire Stores is uncertain. High street retailer Littlewoods has announced...
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The union representing staff at Lloyds TSB has raised concerns over the future level of support to managers after the...
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Peter Hain steps down as police are called in to investigate legality of campaign donations
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryWork and pensions secretary Peter Hain has resigned after his deputy leader campaign donations were referred to the Met Police.Hain...
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Unions have demanded ‘meaningful consultation’ after outsourcing provider Capita confirmed it is to close its site in Wythall, Birmingham, with...
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P&O Ferries has begun consultation with its staff over plans to implement a new rostering system and potential job cuts at...
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Budget airline Ryanair has announced Birmingham International Airport as its 25th European base, a move that is expected to create...
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Engineering firm Rolls-Royce will cull up to 2,300 posts in a bid to reduce costs and improve efficiency. It is...
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Employers will not want to recruit people who are forced to work with them, the TUC has argued in response...
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Migrants working under points-based system will be warned they ‘cannot stay forever’
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherExclusiveAll migrant workers coming to the UK under the new points-based system will be told that the rules allowing them...
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Government urged to resist pressure from unions and EU to improve rights of agency or temp workers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA leading employers’ organisation has urged the government to stand firm in 2008 under increasing union pressure to implement employee-friendly...
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Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development warns 2008 will be worst year for employment since 1997 as the number of redundancies rise
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherA grim warning that 2008 will be the worst year for employment since Labour came to power in 1997 has...