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No Plans To Retire
September 2 2010 - 10 per cent of the UK working population (the equivalent of 3.5 million) have no plans to retire and 42 per cent are unable to say at what age they plan to stop working.

Technology...the biggest distraction in the workplace?
August 30 2010 - Businesses are being warned to ensure they have guidelines in place for misuse of technology in the workplace after reports that people are spending more than half the day using technology.

Recruiters Wary Of Social Media
August 26 2010 - 65 per cent of graduate recruiters are wary of using social media and one in seven perceives it as 'dangerous'.

Internet Use At Work
August 26 2010 - More than half of British workers access social media websites while at work.

Abolishing Default Retirement Age
August 26 2010 - Age UK welcomed the Government's decision to consult on abolishing the default retirement age (DRA) from October 2011.

Equal Pay? Wait Another 57 Years
August 19 2010 - 40 years after the 1970 Equal Pay Act, male and female salaries are converging so slowly in the UK that it will take more than another five decades to reach equality, according to a report from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR.

More Effort Needed For Apprentice Training
August 18 2010 - Employers are failing to provide enough places on schemes that provide on-the-job training, according to the TUC.

UK Employment Statistics
August 11 2010 - The unemployment rate stands at 7.8% - down 0.2% over the quarter and unchanged over the year. 29.02 million people were in work in the period April to June according to the labour force survey (LFS).

Health And Safety Not Over-regulated
August 1 2010 - Research from the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University found that safety in the workplace has been adversely affected by policy changes relating to health and safety over the last ten years, with reduced levels of enforcement by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).

Long Hours Bad For The Heart
July 16 2010 - Research led by University College, London and published in the European Heart Journal found that working overtime is bad for the heart.

Different Pay Rates For Nurses?
Junly 16 2010 - Skilled nurses in regions where private sector pay is better tend to leave NHS hospitals to work in unregulated sectors such as nursing homes.

Language Skills In Demand
June 11 2010 - Language skills definitely improve chances of employment according to a survey by specialist language recruiter, Euro London Appointments.

Gloomy Prognosis For Employment
June 10 2010 - CIPD forecasts unemployment will peak at close to 3 million by 2012 as a result of the coalition government's deficit reduction measures.

Unions Supporting Economic Recovery
June 9 2010 - UK unions are supporting economic recovery by helping to reduce stress and lack of motivation in the workplace according to a recent report from the TUC.

Small Businesses Create Most Jobs
May 19 2010 - Small businesses employing less than 100 workers account for 65 per cent of new British jobs created in an average year.

Probation Officers Want To Help Not Punish
May 19 2010 - Attitudes and motivations expressed by new recruits to the probation service were inconsistent with the UK government's current emphasis on probation as 'punishment in the community' and protection of the public rather than rehabilitation for the individual offender.

Employment and Immigration Legal Updates 26/4/2010
* Whistleblowing - Protection Extends to Future Employment
* Whistleblowing - Employee who Leaked Information to the Press had not made a Protected Disclosure

Employment and Immigration Legal Updates 12/4/2010
* Grievances raised during disciplinary proceedings
* Employment Tribunal Survey
* Employment Law Update Briefing
* Minimum Wage

Better Education But Worse Job Prospects For Minorities
April 1 2010 - Members of Britain's ethnic minority communities, whether born abroad or in the UK, tend to be better educated than their white British-born peers but are less likely to be employed.

European Skills in Demand
March 31 2010 - According to CEDEFOP (The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) most of the projected 8.5 new jobs created in Europe over the next ten years will be in knowledge- and skill-intensive occupations, including high level management and technical jobs.

Recruiting Older Employees
March 26 2010 - A study by Allianz shows that in 2010 people between 60 and 65 will outnumber those between 15 and 20 in the European Union.

National Minimum Wage Increases
March 26 2010 - The adult minimum wage rate will increase from £5.80 to £5.93 an hour on October 1 2010.

Learning and Skills Council Funded Courses
March 25 2010 - Almost five million people participated in a Learning and Skills Council funded Further Education course in 2008/09 according to figures released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

Ambition in IT? New NI Career Information System
February 5 2010 - With ICT being one of the most successful business sectors in Northern Ireland, new sources of information will help people with computing ambitions find out more about career paths.


Recent News Releases

August 2010

  • Atlantic Link Ukraine Acquires Youmanage LTD
  • CIPD announces new route to membership for experienced HR professionals
  • July 2010

  • CIPD announces new route to membership for experienced HR professionals
  • Human Recognition Systems Launches the First Biometric Workforce Management Solution for the Civil Environment
  • Winners of the 2010 CIPD Recruitment Marketing Awards announced
  • May 2010

  • Premier League football club tackles HR head-on with new software system
  • CIPD launches World Cup absence guidance to help employers boost employee motivation and engagement
  • April 2010

  • Lorica launches Actuarial and Risk Management Division
  • Fit Notes To Replace Sick Notes
  • Employment Law Update 2010
  • March 2010

  • NHS sickness absence can be reduced
  • Winds Of Change: Skilled Engineers Are National Resource For Renewables Sector
  • Launch of Top Employers for Working Families 2010
  • February 2010

  • The British Army Needs You!
  • January 2010

  • Hitachi Consulting Delivers Complete End-to-End Payroll Solution for Arqiva
  • CIPD launches 'manifesto' for a recovery that lasts, with call for National Minimum Wage freeze for younger workers to strengthen efforts to tackle youth unemployment

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