The BBC has announced it will positively seek to recruit a female newsreader over the age of 50, sparking claims...
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Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter should not be used by employers to recruit graduates, the Association of...
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Lack of cash for training places is delaying employers’ recovery from the recession, the Association of Learning Providers (ALP) has...
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Top employers including Kellogg’s and Accenture have thrown their weight behind the new Pension Quality Mark, saying it will improve...
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The government has launched a helpline to advise both employers and their workers about employment rights.The Pay and Work Rights...
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The Conservatives have strongly hinted that they would look to change Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) rules to allow those on unpaid...
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British firms need to find £200m to plug a funding gap for the pensions of their top executives, the Guardian...
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Swine flu hotline staff are poorly trained and are risking lives by misdiagnosing serious illnesses as flu, doctors have warned. A...
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British firms outside of the financial sector should be protected from proposed changes to the bonus culture to prevent work...
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Vince Cable has called for public sector pay budgets to be frozen and some managerial posts to be axed in...
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Schools secretary Ed Balls has revealed government plans to cut up to 3,000 senior education positions, to save £2bn in...
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Public sector job-cut threat is chance for HR to prove strategic value, says CIPD
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerPublic sector HR professionals should use the prospect of widespread job cuts to prove their strategic value to their organisations,...
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New paternity rights do not address take-up or gender pay gap, warn campaign groups
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerCampaign groups have warned that the government’s new paternity rights do not go far enough to encourage fathers to take...
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HR professionals have backed calls for tax breaks to be given to businesses hiring the long-term unemployed.As unemployment reached 2.47...
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TUC Conference update: Gordon Brown on maternity pay; agency workers; civil service job cuts and more
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerPrime minister Gordon Brown addressed the TUC annual congress today, on a range of employment issues. Here is a round...