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Does the new Bribery Act 2010 affect your business?

From April next year the Bribery Act will be introduced to improve the worldwide view of corruption in the UK. We have recently dropped from 11th to 20th in a league table published by Transparency International of countries perceived to be the least corrupt in the world. Recruiter have publishedRead More

AWR advice for HR professionals

With the Agency Workers Legislation confirmed for October 2011, Mark Hammerton of Eversheds and People Management magazine give a brief rundown of what is to be expected with the new legislation here. The Works Recruitment will be holding an educational event on the topic in January with the Yorkshire CIPD.Read More

The changing shape of HR for the future

Jackie Orme Chief Executive Officer at CIPD was speaking at Rent-A-Car’s European HR Conference about the changes which the HR sector is currently experiencing. She speaks of businesses, “being able to cut costs while maintaining growth, having the ability to deal with today and tomorrow equally and being able toRead More

Four in ten employees plan to work past the retirement age

Nearly half of the UK worforce plan to work beyond the retirement age, a survey by CIPD has indicated. A survey of 2000 employees identified that 41% say would work beyond state retirement age, while 29% said that they did not plan to. The full article is available to readRead More

Stress reported as the most common cause of sickness absense

A report carried out by Simplyhealth and The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has discovered that more than 1 in 3 employers have reported stress as the main reason for long term sickness absence in the workplace over the last twelve months. To read the full article please clickRead More