The scale of both the opportunities and the dangers facing the government in implementing its much-heralded welfare reforms was laid...
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Executive search firm Odgers Select has opened an office in London’s financial district to cope with increased demand for talented...
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Talks aimed at securing a revision of the Works Council Directive have collapsed before they even had a chance to...
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Immigration experts have told the government to accept defeat on changes to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) and concentrate...
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Head of Civil Service praises private sector HR professionals for jumping ship
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherCabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell has praised the influx of private sector HR professionals into the Civil Service – and backed...
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GMB fury over Remploy boss’s suggestion that dispute misery is over
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherTrade union officials have blasted Remploy chief executive Bob Warner for his assertion that the disability employer had moved on...
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Department for Work and Pensions holds back on unemployed to join Slivers-of-Time scheme
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been branded “incredibly short-sighted” amid claims it is holding back innovative welfare...
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SMEs dismayed by government call for suppliers to sign skills pledge
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherSmaller employers (SMEs) have expressed concern over government plans to make its suppliers sign the skills pledge.Skills secretary John Denham...
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Staff at delivery firm FedEx UK are now expected to do much more than deliver parcels following the takeover of...
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Employer unrest as Euro unions back rewrite of Works Council Directive
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherConcerns were raised this morning after the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) announced its intention to secure a rapid rewriting...
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A London college has launched a series of courses designed to plug the skills gaps threatening the city’s Olympic dream.Waltham...
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Remploy boss claims union unrest over disabled workers is all in the past
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherDeparting Remploy chief executive Bob Warner has insisted the disability employer has moved on from its bitter dispute with trade...
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Denham urges government departments to ensure suppliers sign skills pledge
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherSkills secretary John Denham will today tell all government departments to ensure their suppliers sign the skills pledge.Denham will tell...
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The Armed Forces should be targeting ‘Middle England’ to solve serious staff shortages, MPs heard last week.Oxford University professor Hew...