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Employers missing female potential as women ‘underused’
More men must work part-time to end ‘Paula Principle’, says academicMany women are working below their true level of competence with damaging consequences for UK employers and the economy, an expert...
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Raise your English and maths skills or lose benefits, MP tells jobseekers
Many claimants ‘trapped in a vicious cycle between low pay and benefits’Plans proposed by Labour will require people receiving jobseekers allowance (JSA) to take up training if they do not meet basic...
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Competition for best talent remains ‘fierce’ despite jobs growth
Global labour market drives demand for most skilled, finds EY report Employers face a “fierce” battle to attract and retain the highest skilled workers even though the supply of labour has grown...
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ONS figures show biggest quarterly fall in unemployment since 1997
But real wages show weaker improvementUnemployment fell by 167,000 to 2.32 million in the three months to November, representing the biggest quarterly drop in joblessness since 1997.Figures from the...
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Employers urged to ‘arm’ parents with careers information
Mums and dads fear failing their offspring with ill-informed jobs adviceSchool-leavers look primarily to their parents for careers advice but half of mums and dads feel they don’t have sufficient...
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Young fathers ‘most resentful’ about lack of flexible working
Working Families reveals almost a third of parents denied flexi-timeAs legislation to make the right to request flexible working universal is delayed further, a new report has found that 31 per cent of...
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What you can learn from Kingfisher
Why Kingfisher’s Liz Bell is making international mobility her target – and not just among the C-suite The possibility of a global career isn’t the first thing that springs to mind as you watch Liz...
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Women to hold 40 per cent of top roles by 2020, announces major bank
Banking group plans to boost female representation in senior postsLloyds Banking Group has announced plans to fill 40 per cent of its senior roles with women by 2020 in a bid to improve its gender...
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BITC urges leaders to reward staff for responsible behaviours
Shift focus on remuneration to rebuild trust in business, says charity chiefThe head of charity Business in the Community (BITC) has challenged company bosses to reward their staff for responsible...
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Government initiative to get sick employees back to work faster
Workers off sick for four weeks could be referred for specialist supportThe government has announced a scheme to give people on sick leave for more than four weeks extra support to get back to...
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Above inflation pay rises ‘to remain elusive’ without UK productivity boost
CIPD research identifies barriers to return of real term wage increasesReal term wage rises will only make a return when the productivity of the UK workforce increases, research from the CIPD has...
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Employers urged to be sympathetic to staff affected by the floods
TUC publishes guidance for organisations to ensure safety of employeesWith many parts of the UK hit by the worst flooding in decades, the TUC has urged employers to offer affected members of their...
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Cambridge academics urge rethink to boost female recruitment
Campaign group wants changes to address lack of women professorsMore than 50 senior staff members at Cambridge University have called for a rethink on recruitment to tackle gender inequality in...
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Thaw has begun on employee pay freezes, data suggests
Awards under 2 per cent account for just 6 per cent of all settlementsThe number of pay freezes has fallen in the three months to January 2014, suggesting a thaw around wage increases, according to...
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Budget needs productivity focus to revitalise economy, says CIPD
Chancellor urged to reconsider skills policy and invest in careers servicesAhead of the government’s Budget next month, the CIPD has urged the chancellor to focus on delivering policies to drive up the...
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Managers’ communications still lacking in NHS, staff survey reveals
But 58 per cent of employees ‘would recommend working at NHS’Only 36 per cent of NHS staff said that communication between senior managers and staff is effective, according to the annual NHS England...
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Higher skilled workers ‘under-used’ in UK economy, finds CIPD report
Thirty per cent of British workers overqualified for their jobsAlmost a third of British employees are over-qualified for their jobs, while 22 per cent of roles require no more than primary education,...
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Raise minimum wage to £6.50, says Low Pay Commission
Vince Cable says recommendation is first real increase above inflation since 2008The independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended an increase of 3 per cent in the national minimum wage, Vince...
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Budget 2014: what does HR want?
The measures that will make employers happy – and what the chancellor might actually deliver The penultimate budget before the 2015 general election is an opportunity for the chancellor to set the...
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Virtual staff and flexi-working will be commonplace in 2030, UKCES predicts
HR faces game-changing disruptions as work evolves, finds reportEmployees who inhabit the office with their ‘virtual presence’ and super-flexible workforces are just two developments that HR will need...
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