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    • Economics, government & business

    Public sector bosses ‘ill-equipped’ to deal with budget cuts, managers say

    by Kat Baker 19 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 19 Feb 2010

    Nearly one-third of public sector managers fear their bosses are ill-equipped to deal with looming budget cuts, new research has...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Recruitment & retention

    Part-time workers reach record high during recession, official figures show

    by Kat Baker 17 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 17 Feb 2010

    The number of people forced to work part-time or become self-employed because of the recession has reached a record high,...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Inflation

    Inflation surge could lead to unsustainable pay settlements

    by Kat Baker 17 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 17 Feb 2010

    The surge in the cost of living “has come at the worst possible time” and could lead to unsustainable pay...

    • Professional services
    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    KPMG increases 2010 graduate intake by 25%

    by Kat Baker 16 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 16 Feb 2010

    KPMG has boosted its graduate intake for this year by 25% after experiencing an increase in demand for its services...

    • Professional services
    • Education - further and higher
    • Graduates

    PwC launches new graduate assessment route with less reliance on degrees

    by Kat Baker 15 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 15 Feb 2010

    Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) has revamped the way it assesses candidates for its graduate scheme to widen its talent pool and reduce...

    • Sector Skills Councils

    Government ‘wastes’ £41.8m on launch of new skills agency

    by Kat Baker 12 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 12 Feb 2010

    The government has “wasted” at least £41.8m on setting up brand new skills agencies that are staffed with the same...

    • Sector Skills Councils

    New skills agencies staffed with ‘same people doing same jobs’

    by Kat Baker 10 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 10 Feb 2010

    Government plans to staff brand new skills agencies with “the same people doing the same jobs” are unlikely to create...

    • Local authorities
    • Job creation and losses

    Birmingham City Council to axe up to 2,000 jobs

    by Kat Baker 10 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 10 Feb 2010

    Up to 2,000 jobs will be axed at Birmingham City Council in a bid to save £69m by April 2011.A...

    • HR practice
    • Sickness absence

    Fit-note tsar Carol Black warns note won’t work without more detail

    by Kat Baker 10 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 10 Feb 2010

    EXCLUSIVEThe health expert who invented the fit note has warned it is in danger of becoming just “another version of writing...

    • Business performance
    • Education - further and higher
    • Graduates

    CBI head Richard Lambert urges business to help fund university courses and teaching

    by Kat Baker 8 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 8 Feb 2010

    CBI boss Richard Lambert has urged private sector firms to pump cash into the higher education system to help soften...

    • Police
    • Recruitment & retention

    Police officer waiting lists defended by HR chief

    by Kat Baker 5 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 5 Feb 2010

    A police HR chief has defended putting new officer recruits on waiting lists to start their jobs – despite some...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Race discrimination
    • Sex discrimination

    Network Rail HR chief discrimination allegations investigated by Liberal Democrats

    by Kat Baker 5 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 5 Feb 2010

    The Liberal Democrat transport spokesman has waded into the campaign against the alleged discriminatory behaviour of Network Rail’s HR director,...

    • Apprenticeships

    BBC to launch apprenticeship scheme to enhance 2012 Olympics coverage

    by Kat Baker 4 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 4 Feb 2010

    The BBC is set to launch a new apprenticeship scheme tomorrow in a bid to enhance the broadcaster’s coverage during...

    • Recruitment & retention

    Rate of increase in permanent staff placements falls

    by Kat Baker 2 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 2 Feb 2010

    The rate of increase in permanent staff placements dropped in January from the peak seen last December.
    The latest Recruitment...

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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Unite takes British Airways to High Court over cabin crew cuts

    by Kat Baker 2 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 2 Feb 2010

    The Unite union has taken British Airways (BA) to the High Court in an attempt to secure an injunction against...

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