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Workingmums.co.uk announces Top Employers for 2011

Workingmums.co.uk announces Top Employers for 2011

Workingmums.co.uk has announced the winners of its annual Top Employer Awards, celebrating the leading companies in diversity and work life balance.…

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Top Employer Awards: making the business case

Top Employer Awards: making the business case

Workingmums.co.uk's Top Employer Awards 2011 was an opportunity not just to celebrate best practice around family friendly and flexible working, but also to network and find out what other organisations are doing. Here's a full report of the event.

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Elder care 'to become bigger issue in flexible working debate'

Elder care 'to become bigger issue in flexible working debate'

Almost as many men have elder care responsibilities as women, according to a survey by My Family Care which suggests this will become a mainstream issue for organisations in the near future.

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'Stress the main cause of long-term sickness at work'

'Stress the main cause of long-term sickness at work'

Stress is, for the first time, the most common cause of long-term sickness absence for both manual and non-manual employees, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Simplyhealth Absence Management survey.

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CIPD says reducing employment rights will increase numbers being fired

CIPD says reducing employment rights will increase numbers being fired

The UK's leading HR body has spoken out against Government plans to increase the time people need to work for an employer before they can claim unfair dismissal.…

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