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    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Graduate recruiters urged to look beyond academic qualifications

    by Kat Baker 4 Mar 2010
    by Kat Baker 4 Mar 2010

    Graduate recruiters have been urged to stop focusing on “arbitrary” academic qualifications in order to improve retention and diversity and...

    • Employee engagement
    • HR strategy
    • Talent management

    One-third of executives fear low employee engagement will lead to a loss of talent

    by Kat Baker 4 Mar 2010
    by Kat Baker 4 Mar 2010

    Almost one-third of executives fears low levels of employee engagement and trust could lead to the loss of key talent...

    • Local authorities
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Council HR job cuts could exceed 10%

    by Kat Baker 3 Mar 2010
    by Kat Baker 3 Mar 2010

    Local government HR departments are set to face job cuts in excess of the 10% expected for councils across the...

    • Business performance
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Permanent jobs show fastest rise in two-and-a-half years

    by Kat Baker 3 Mar 2010
    by Kat Baker 3 Mar 2010

    The number of people placed into permanent jobs saw the greatest increase in two-and-a-half years last month, research has revealed.The...

    • Careers in HR
    • CIPD
    • HR qualifications

    CIPD membership level changes could raise concerns among less experienced HR workers

    by Kat Baker 26 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 26 Feb 2010

    Less experienced HR workers have expressed concern that new changes to CIPD membership levels could disadvantage them in the jobs...

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Fujitsu workers call off strikes following mediation with Acas

    by Kat Baker 26 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 26 Feb 2010

    Fujitsu workers have voted to end their strike action after accepting proposals made by the conciliation service Acas.
    The agreement...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Retirement

    Equality Bill amendment to scrap the default retirement age to be debated next week

    by Kat Baker 26 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 26 Feb 2010

    An Equality Bill amendment calling for enforced retirement to be scrapped by the end of 2011 is due to be...

    • Careers in HR
    • CIPD
    • The HR profession

    CIPD Associate membership level will boost HR recognition

    by Kat Baker 25 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 25 Feb 2010

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched a new professional level of membership in a bid to...

    • Personnel Today

    Social care £15k ‘golden hello’ won’t tackle retention problems, experts warn

    by Kat Baker 24 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 24 Feb 2010

    A £15,000 incentive encouraging graduates to retrain as social workers will fail to tackle key retention issues and might attract...

    • Professional services
    • Graduates
    • Recruitment & retention

    Npower joins PwC in seeking new ways to assess graduates

    by Kat Baker 24 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 24 Feb 2010

    Graduate employers are ditching their reliance on academic qualifications to separate good candidates from the weaker ones.Energy giant Npower is...

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Siemens IT contractors at BBC in strike ballot

    by Kat Baker 23 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 23 Feb 2010

    IT contractors working for the BBC are to vote on a 24-hour strike in a dispute about pay.
    The Broadcasting,...

    • Employee relations
    • Industrial action / strikes

    British Airways cabin crew vote to strike

    by Kat Baker 22 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 22 Feb 2010

    British Airways (BA) cabin crew will go on strike after the union Unite today secured a vote in favour of...

    • Business performance
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Increase in part-time work suggests long climb out of recession for workers

    by Kat Baker 22 Feb 2010
    by Kat Baker 22 Feb 2010

    The sharp spike in part-time working during the recession indicates it could take workforces “several years” to fully recover, experts...

    • Fit notes
    • HR practice

    Fit-note guidance for employers is published

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

    Guidance to help employers use the new fit note and help more staff return to work following periods of ill-health...

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Pay & benefits

    Pay freezes become the median basic pay settlement

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

    Pay freezes are set to dominate 2010, as research shows more employers are continuing to put salary increases on hold.The...

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