The government is failing to address poor management - a key factor behind the UK's woeful productivity performance - the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development warns.
Economics, government & business
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The London Development Agency (LDA) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) have begun joint research on the skills that...
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All eight job sectors showed an increased demand for temporary/contract workers in January 2006, according to the NTC Economics monthly...
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The number of permanent job placements in January rose to its highest level in six months, the NTC Economics monthly Report on Jobs showed.
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CBI comes up with alternative pensions proposals.
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Minister announces degree of commitment to nursery sector.
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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