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    Recruitment industry turnover reaches record levels

    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006

    Turnover in the recruitment industry has hit the highest levels on record, a Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) report has...

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    Stress levels soar at family businesses

    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006

    Stress levels soared at family businesses over the last year, according to research conducted by financial advisers Grant Thornton. Around...

    • Personnel Today

    Insecurity grips nation as 53% of employees feel unwanted

    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006

    More than half of the UK’s employees do not feel secure in their jobs. In its annual report on the...

    • Employee relations
    • Employee communications
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    Jargon is big turn-off for employees

    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 6 Nov 2006

    Bosses who use management jargon fail to impress more than half of their staff, according to a survey by pollsters...

    • Employee relations
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    • Employee communications

    Former Barclaycard organisational development head gives it credit for good attitude to employee engagement

    by Emma Ann Hughes 3 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 3 Nov 2006

    Employee engagement scores leapt up by nearly 20% after HR at Barclaycard started a programme to develop talent across the...

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    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

    DTI plans to overhaul statutory dispute resolution procedures again

    by Emma Ann Hughes 3 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 3 Nov 2006

    Statutory dispute resolution procedures introduced just two years ago look set to be overhauled. Law firm Shoosmiths said the Department ...

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    Less than one in three school leavers choose career before starting work

    by Emma Ann Hughes 3 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 3 Nov 2006

    Most school leavers stumbled into a job rather than chose their career, a poll has found. A survey of 1,500...

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    UK workers willing to swap pay for less stress

    by Emma Ann Hughes 2 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 2 Nov 2006

    Six out of 10 workers would consider swapping long hours for a less stressful existence, according to research from insurer...

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    • Productivity

    Use of MP3 players while working could affect productivity

    by Emma Ann Hughes 2 Nov 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 2 Nov 2006

    One in five workers are tuning into their iPods and turning away from their colleagues, according to research.
    The survey,...

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    Government unveils national skills academies for financial services, manufacturing and construction

    by Emma Ann Hughes 31 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 31 Oct 2006

    The government has launched three national skills academies to drive up the standard of industry training, improve productivity and tackle skills...

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    Financial services sector employers must understand the online generation to attract talent

    by Emma Ann Hughes 31 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 31 Oct 2006

    Employers in the financial services sector must connect with Generation Y – the next generation of graduates, according to the...

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    Government announces ‘Delivery Authority’ for National Pension Savings Scheme

    by Emma Ann Hughes 30 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 30 Oct 2006

    A ‘Delivery Authority’ is to be put together to sort out how a National Pension Savings Scheme will operate, the government...

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    UK business spend on research and development rose by £2bn in a year

    by Emma Ann Hughes 30 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 30 Oct 2006

    Businesses have spent £2bn more on research and development this year, according to figures published by the Department of Trade...

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    Businesses set to lose more than £7bn as staff go Christmas shopping online

    by Emma Ann Hughes 30 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 30 Oct 2006

    The soaring popularity of online Christmas shopping could cost British businesses more than £7bn, experts have warned.
    Online sales are...

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    • Wellbeing

    Insurer calls on HR to fully implement Working at Height Regulations

    by Emma Ann Hughes 27 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 27 Oct 2006

    Businesses are still failing their staff when it comes to managing working at heights, according to statistics from Norwich Union....

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