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    Employers that exploit interns to be named and shamed

    by Beth Holmes 13 Sep 2011
    by Beth Holmes 13 Sep 2011

    The Pay Your Interns campaign, led by graduate advice site Graduate Fog, will draw attention to large companies that take advantage of...

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    • Job creation and losses

    North-South divide returns to the jobs market

    by Beth Holmes 13 Sep 2011
    by Beth Holmes 13 Sep 2011

    The threat of a double-dip recession means that job prospects are looking “increasingly bleak” in certain parts of the UK,...

    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR Technology
    • Online recruitment

    ‘Apply with LinkedIn’: changing the face of recruitment?

    by Beth Holmes 10 Aug 2011
    by Beth Holmes 10 Aug 2011

    If you’re a recruitment company, you should be quaking in your boots. The world you have been working in for...

    • HR strategy
    • Recruitment & retention
    • The HR profession

    Institute of Recruiters ready to bare its teeth

    by Beth Holmes 9 Jun 2011
    by Beth Holmes 9 Jun 2011

    After a slightly shaky start, the Institute of Recruiters (IoR) was finally launched last week. But what is the point...

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    Demand for graduate jobs at an all-time high

    by Beth Holmes 18 May 2011
    by Beth Holmes 18 May 2011

    A major new survey of university undergraduates published today shows that students graduating from Britain’s top universities this summer have...

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    • Job creation and losses

    Unemployment falls slightly but UK business yet to be convinced

    by Beth Holmes 18 May 2011
    by Beth Holmes 18 May 2011

    UK business groups are still wary of an unstable job market, even though the latest employment figures published today show...

    • Early careers
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    • Economics, government & business

    Youth ‘underclass’ believes it is heading for dead-end jobs

    by Beth Holmes 18 May 2011
    by Beth Holmes 18 May 2011

    Thousands of young people from the UK’s poorest families believe that they will achieve little or nothing in life, claims...

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    Retirement gender pay gap narrows but men still set for 50% higher pensions than women

    by Beth Holmes 17 May 2011
    by Beth Holmes 17 May 2011

    The retirement gender pay gap is £6,500 per year, although it has shrunk slightly over the last 12 months, according to...

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    • Paternity
    • HR practice

    Cable proposes radical reforms to parental leave

    by Beth Holmes 16 May 2011
    by Beth Holmes 16 May 2011

    New fathers would be allowed six weeks’ paid paternity leave – two weeks off straight after the birth with a...

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    Scottish regions top Britain’s worst employment blackspots

    by Beth Holmes 16 May 2011
    by Beth Holmes 16 May 2011

    The Scottish industrial heartlands of West Dunbartonshire and East Ayrshire have overtaken inner London boroughs to become the worst place...

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    Graduates call for more employability training at universities

    by Beth Holmes 16 May 2011
    by Beth Holmes 16 May 2011

    Universities must teach better employability skills in course structures to help students develop key workplace competencies, according to research published...

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    Economic forecast points to increased unemployment

    by Beth Holmes 10 Mar 2011
    by Beth Holmes 10 Mar 2011

    UK business should brace itself for more job losses after the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) revised its forecast for...

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    Hutton report calls for sweeping changes to public sector pensions

    by Beth Holmes 10 Mar 2011
    by Beth Holmes 10 Mar 2011

    Millions of public sector employees should work for longer and receive smaller pensions, according to a government-commissioned report over which...

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    Unions threaten mass strike action over Hutton report

    by Beth Holmes 10 Mar 2011
    by Beth Holmes 10 Mar 2011

    Lord Hutton’s report on public sector pensions, which recommends increased payments, working longer and a reduction in the value of...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Job creation and losses

    Job growth figures point to ‘two speed’ labour market

    by Beth Holmes 10 Mar 2011
    by Beth Holmes 10 Mar 2011

    Overall jobs growth accelerated in February, but contrasting fortunes in the private and public sectors have given rise to a “two-speed”...

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