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    £1.4bn goes begging as jobseekers fail to claim allowances

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

    More than half a million people who were entitled to claim jobseekers allowance failed to do so in 2004-05, according...

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    Kwik Fit Financial Services passes on successful initiatives to reduce staff turnover to the group

    by Emma Ann Hughes 26 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 26 Oct 2006

    Vehicle repair business Kwik Fit is considering adopting strategies devised by the HR director of the financial services arm of...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    HR chiefs reject headhunters in favour of job ads in the right places

    by Emma Ann Hughes 26 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 26 Oct 2006

    The Home Office’s group HR director has spoken out against the use of headhunters rather than job advertisements.
    John Marsh,...

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    Workplace stress responsible for 25% of sickness absence

    by Emma Ann Hughes 26 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 26 Oct 2006

    A quarter of sick days can be attributed to work-related stress, a survey by HR consultancy Ceridian showed.
    The poll...

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    Employers face £2,000 fine for hiring staff with illegal Romanian passports

    by Emma Ann Hughes 26 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 26 Oct 2006

    Businesses employing illegal immigrants who have bought Romanian passports on the black market could be hit by £2,000 fines, warns...

    • Employment law
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    • Pay & benefits

    NHS launches non-ageist redundancy arrangements

    by Emma Ann Hughes 25 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 25 Oct 2006

    New redundancy arrangements were introduced today for NHS staff. Anyone made redundant from 1 October this year under the new...

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    Critical absence levels forced Prudential to change sickness strategy focus

    by Emma Ann Hughes 25 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 25 Oct 2006

    Soaring absence levels back in 2004 forced insurance giant Prudential to change its strategy on keeping tabs on sick staff....

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    HR must look for talent from much wider pool

    by Emma Ann Hughes 25 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 25 Oct 2006

    HR needs to draw talent from a far bigger pool, which includes former criminals, according to the Chartered Institute of...

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    • Pensions

    Young workers must start saving for pensions in their 20s or risk losing half their final fund

    by Emma Ann Hughes 24 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 24 Oct 2006

    University graduates and school leavers risk halving their retirement fund if they put off contributing to their occupational pension until...

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    HR professionals struggling to shake off ‘pen pusher’ image: 360-Degree Appraisal of HR

    by Emma Ann Hughes 24 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 24 Oct 2006

    The vast majority of line managers working across all industries still see the HR function as mainly administrative, according to...

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    Charity Shaw Trust takes to Glasgow streets to promote benefits of employing disabled and disadvantaged people

    by Emma Ann Hughes 23 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 23 Oct 2006

    Charity Shaw Trust hit the streets of Glasgow this morning to help people find work. Glasgow has the largest number...

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    • Economics, government & business

    One in 12 men hope their wives will keep them in old age

    by Emma Ann Hughes 23 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 23 Oct 2006

    One in 12 men intend to turn to their partners rather than their employers or the state for their retirement...

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    Top HR civil servant tells MPs she is impressed with Whitehall leadership

    by Emma Ann Hughes 20 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 20 Oct 2006

    The top HR professional in the civil service has told MPs she is “impressed” by the quality of leadership across...

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    • Pay & benefits

    Primary school staff stage walk-out after funding for extra workloads is scrapped

    by Emma Ann Hughes 20 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 20 Oct 2006

    A dispute over national funding rules for teachers with extra duties prompted a staff walk-out at a Merseyside school. As...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Prison service uses podcasts to woo HR recruits

    by Emma Ann Hughes 20 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 20 Oct 2006

    Podcasts are the latest tool to be deployed to help HM Prison Service recruit candidates for HR roles.
    Three podcasts,...

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