The massive financial deficit in the NHS is a direct result of the government underestimating the cost of new staff contracts, according to the Conservatives.
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Rentokil Initial is closing its workwear and linen operations at Initial Hygiene UK with the loss of up to 1,700 jobs.
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Thursday is day of woe for HR professionals.
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Public sector employers are experiencing shortages of IT contractors with the security clearance needed to work on sensitive networking projects.
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Global car giant DaimlerChrysler is to cut 6,000 jobs in a bid to cut costs.
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Nearly half of UK workers have reading and number skills similar to children leaving primary school.
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Newly released welfare figures show Glasgow has the highest number of incapacity benefit claimants in the UK.
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The government is now the biggest employer of freelance IT staff in the UK.A survey of 2,500 freelance IT staff...
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GPs could be offered cash incentives for signing fewer people off work.
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The government is drawing up controversial plans to switch work overseas, according to a leaked internal document.
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HR staff at electrical chains Dixons and Currys could face the axe after its owner DSG said it is to cut office jobs as part of a £20m savings drive
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The NHS Agenda for Change programme has been implemented for more than 90% of employees.
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Anyone convicted or cautioned for a sex offence against a child will be banned from teaching under a tightening of the rules
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The university lecturers' union has condemned the growing pay gap between college top brass and teaching staff.
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UK slips back in European productivity stakes, as US romps ahead