Minister announces degree of commitment to nursery sector.
Economics, government & business
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A report by the spending watchdog has cast doubt on government claims to have saved almost £5bn through efficiency programmes
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EU waters down cross-border working proposals to allay union fears over jobs.
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Chief executives in the NHS have seen their salaries increase between 3.5% and 5% in the past year.
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Manufacturing pay settlements have fallen to their lowest level for more than two years, according to the EEF manufacturers' organisation
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Job losses in the manufacturing sector continue upward push on unemployment levels.
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The Tough Love survey of 800 HR professionals reveals that 96% of respondents have issues with poor performance, with 29% admitting that it is a major problem.
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Employers will be keeping a close eye on a test case to be heard by the House of Lords today which could lead to part-time workers obtaining access to occupational pension schemes
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TUC general secretary Brendan Barber has labelled business chiefs who criticised the government for allowing public sector workers to claim their pensions at 60 as "hypocrites"
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Employers that exclude new recruits from final salary pension schemes and offer inferior schemes instead could be sitting on a legal 'volcano', experts have warned
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Personnel Today's Michael Millar is returning to Iraq to look at the contribution the UK's reserve forces are making in the ongoing effort to pacify the insurgency and stabilise the country
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MPs will vote tomorrow in the House of Commons on whether to ban smoking completely in public places
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NHS nurses more inclined to moan about money and conditions.
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Walkers’ crisp handout rubs salt and vinegar in wounds of redundant staff
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryRedundant staff upset by free crisps gesture.
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Oracle likely to cut jobs at latest software firm acquisition.